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Año Nuevo

Emmy-winning documentary by a UCLA student concerning undocumented Mexican workers' struggle on a flower farm in Northern California. The documentary traces the worker's struggle at Año Nuevo flower farm, who were denied proper housing, denied pay, and extorted by the flower farm owner, and their attempt to bring a civil lawsuit against him. Footage includes interviews with dozens of Año Nuevo workers and main organizers, lawyers representing the group, local and state employees, and the owner of Año Nuevo farm. The documentary weaves in a history of Mexican immigration to the U.S., the struggles associated with crossing the border, the economic history of Mexico, and the crisis of transnational production in Mexico, displacing access to food staples. Following the bureaucratic state involvement with Año Nuevo Housing department and wage violations, workers organized from 1977-1979 to bring civil suit against their employer.

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Año Nuevo

January 1, 1981
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Directing

Todd Darling
Director

Writing

Production

Todd Darling
Producer
Chuck Collette
Production Assistant
Richard Lees
Production Assistant
Richard Portman
Production Assistant

Sound

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Camera

Roberto Juarez
Additional Camera
Dan Riesenfeld
Additional Camera
Gene
Additional Camera
Jim Locker
Additional Camera
Steve Fagenbaum
Additional Camera

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Editing

Bernard Nicolas
Assistant Editor
Patrick Melly
Assistant Editor
Stuart Timmons
Assistant Editor
Susan Grendon
Assistant Editor
David Miller
Assistant Editor
Grace Barnes
Assistant Editor

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