Join us for a screening of the 2014 documentary Cesar's Last Fast, part of the new film series Cinema and Sacrament, which engages questions of faith and culture through the lens of modern Cinema.

A reception and conversation with the documentary's director, Richard Ray Perez, will follow in the Marymount Institute.

To Attend
These screenings are free and open to the public; RSVP is requested (click here). Campus parking fees will apply.  For parking information, visit lmu.edu/parking. 

For information, please contact the CSJ Center at 310.568.6696 or csjcenter@lmu.edu.

About the Film
In 1988, Cesar Chavez embarked on what would be his last act of protest in his remarkable life. Driven in part to pay penance for feeling he had not done enough, Chavez began his "Fast for Life," a 36-day water-only hunger strike, to draw attention to the horrific effects of unfettered pesticide use on farm workers, their families, and their communities. Using never-before-seen footage of Chavez during his fast and testimony from those closest to him, directors Richard Ray Perez and Lorena Parlee weave together the larger story of Chavez's life, vision, and legacy. A deeply religious man, Chavez's moral clarity in organizing and standing with farmworkers at risk of his own life humbled his family, friends, and the world (written by Sundance Film Festival).