George Ballis

Fighting for Our Lives is a 1975 documentary film produced and directed by Glen Pearcy. The film documents the striking of California grape workers from Coachella to Fresno as they negotiate for a United Farm Workers (UFW) contract in 1973. The film also depicts their non-violent struggle against police brutality on the picket lines. It was nominated for the 1976 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

The Dispossessed was the winner of the 1971 “Grand Award” at the Foothill Film Festival. It is a brilliant film and a must for anyone who is preoccupied with the death-producing consequences of monopoly capitalism and the life-generating qualities of the new Indian resistance. Next year, I plan to show the film in a course on the subject of political anthropology. - SHELTON H. DAVIS