Harvest of Empire Theatrical Release!
Based on the groundbreaking book by award-winning journalist Juan González, HARVEST OF EMPIRE takes an unflinching look at the role that U.S. economic and military interests played in triggering an unprecedented wave of migration that is transforming our nation's cultural and economic landscape.
From the wars for territorial expansion that gave the U.S. control of Puerto Rico, Cuba and more than half of Mexico, to the covert operations that imposed oppressive military regimes in the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Nicaragua and El Salvador, Harvest of Empire unveils a moving human story that is largely unknown to the great majority of citizens in the U.S. "They never teach us in school that the huge Latino presence here is a direct result of our own government's actions in Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America over many decades -- actions that forced millions from that region to leave their homeland and journey north," says Juan González at the beginning of the film.
ALBUQUERQUE
March 1-3
Guild Cinema
3405 Central Avenue Northeast
Albuquerque, NM 87106
Writer Juan González and Producer J. Wendy Thompson-Marquez will appear in person on Saturday, March 2 at 3:30 pm.
SANTA FE
March 1-7
Center for Contemporary Arts (CCA)
1050 Old Pecos Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Special Event Saturday March 2, 7:15 pm! Juan Gonzalez in person for Q&A with Radio Cafe's Mary-Charlotte
TEMPE
March 1-9
Valley Art Theater
509 South Mill Avenue
Tempe, AZ 85281
Writer Juan Gonzalez and Producer J. Wendy Thompson-Marquez will appear in person on Friday, March 1 at 7 pm.
BERKELEY
March 8-16
Shattuck 10
2230 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
Director Eduardo López will appear for Q&A sessions on Saturday, March 9 at the 5:00 pm & 7:20 pm showings
SAN FRANCISCO
March 8-16
Opera Plaza - Landmark Theaters
601 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102
Director Eduardo López will appear for Q&A sessions on Friday, March 8 at the 7:00 pm & 9:40 pm show times.
WASHINGTON DC
March 13
West End Cinema
2301 M Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20037
SILVER SPRING
March 15-23
Majestic Theater
900 Ellsworth Drive
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Writer Juan González and Director Eduardo López will appear in person on March 15.
Director Eduardo Lopez and Producer J. Wendy Thompson-Marquez will appear on March 16 and 17.
SAN DIEGO
Audre Lorde - The Berlin Years 1984 to 1992 in Atlanta, Toronto, Waterloo, Bloomington, New York, Charleston and Boston
This documentary explores a little-known chapter of the writer's prolific life, a period in which she helped ignite the Afro-German Movement and made lasting contributions to the German political and cultural scene before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the German reunification.
Thursday, March 14
Collegium for African American Research Conference
Atlanta, GA
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Friday, March 15
William Doo Auditorium
University of Toronto
45 Willcocks Street
Toronto, Canada
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Saturday, March 16
Rainbow Reels Film Festival
Waterloo, Canada
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Monday, March 18
Black Film Center/Archive
Indiana University Cinema
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Wednesday, March 20
Goethe-Institut Wyoming Building
5 East 3rd Street
New York, NY
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March 20-24
African Literature Association Conference
College of Charleston and the Charleston School of Law
Charleston, SC
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Thursday, March 21
Northeast Modern Language Association
Boston, MA
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