Social Justice. Equality. Compassion. Perseverance.

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BENEFIT: ABEL SANCHEZ & TEATRO CAMPESINO
Mill Valley Film Festival

Song for Cesar World Premier

Presented by the Mill Valley Film Festival

Friday, October 15, 2021 • Film 6:30pm • Concert 9:00pm • Mill Valley, CA

Saturday, October 16, 2021 • Film 4:30pm • Berkeley, CA

As tribute to the legacy of Cesar Chavez, the farmworker movement, and the world premiere of Song for Cesar, an all-star group of extraordinary VIP guest musicians featured in this riveting documentary will perform an exceptional one-time Latin fueled rock concert following the showing of the film premiere documentary.

Entitled: “BRINGING FORTH SONG AND CELEBRATION OF LIFE,” group leader Abel Sanchez and eight of the Song for Cesar project musicians will perform music from the movie and more. The music is drawn from the original 2004 vision that inspired Abel (an original Fantasy Records label mate of CCR) and Jorge Santana (founder and guitarist of the band Malo) to write the lyrics and the music to Song for Cesar as a tribute to the legacy of Cesar Chavez, the farmworker movement, the United Farm Workers Union, and most of all the farmworkers and their families. Fans of San Francisco’s early 1970’s energetic Latin-soul-rock-powered music are going to be enthralled.

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★ Tickets: $16.50 General • $15 Senior • $8 Student/Youth

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Official Trailer • Song for Cesar

Song for Cesar: A Documentary

Song for Cesar a documentary film with a unique view of the life and legacy of Cesar Chavez and the farmworker movement. The film tells a previously untold story about the musicians and artists – including Joan Baez, Maya Angelou, and Carlos Santana, among others – who dedicated their time, creativity and even reputations to peacefully advance Cesar Chavez’s movement to gain equality and justice for America’s suffering farmworkers. The documentary also explores other facets of Cesar’s life – from childhood to his final days – revelations that, until now, have not been shared on screen.

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''Non-violence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak...Non-violence is hard work. It is the willingness to sacrifice. It is the patience to win''

– Cesar Chavez

The core values of social justice, equality, compassion, and perseverance.

The power, importance, and effectiveness of non-violent and peaceful protest

The use of education, talent, creativity, and self-sacrifice to help improve the lives of others.

The art of organizing to give a voice to those without one.

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SI SE PUEDE!

“Yes, it can be done.”

Song for Cesar was inspired by a man, a song and a poet.

Abel Sanchez and Jorge Santana wrote the lyrics and the music to “Song for Cesar” as a tribute to the legacy of Cesar Chavez and the movement he created. They put the words to music and set the song to a short video infused with iconic images of musicians and artists working side-by-side with Cesar to give voice to struggling farmworkers. And then, they shared it with Maya Angelou. 

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Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez

Labor Leader • Civil Rights Activist

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Abel Sanchez

Filmmaker • Musician • Songwriter • Activist

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Jorge Santana

Guitarist • Musician

Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou

Writer • Poet

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Ways to participate

The ultimate goal of Song for Cesar is to educate and inspire. Now more than ever, people struggle for justice and to be heard. Much can be learned by recalling Cesar’s brave and peaceful movement that lifted oppressed farmworkers and their families out of unfathomable conditions and created a movement that lives on today.

Will you help educate and inspire our communities by supporting Song for Cesar?

You can help by:

  • Following us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter and sharing Song for Cesar’s messages.
  • Donating to help ensure Song for Cesar and its message of hope can be widely shared.
  • Joining our mailing list to sign up for updates on events and premieres.
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David Carrasco
Neil L. Rudenstine Professor of the Study of Latin America
Divinity School and Department of Anthropology, Harvard University

“Song for Cesar” does more than most films can do. It entertains, inspires, challenges but also opens the viewer so Cesar Chavez’s life, courage and wisdom can be absorbed into oneself. This cinema magic comes from the musical storytelling that Sanchez and Alegria present with gusto, sensitivity, love and power. This is Chicano history expanded…

Maya Angelo
American Poet, Memoirist, and Civil Rights Activist

Abel Sanchez and Jorge Santana have added music to a story of Cesar Chavez and it’s really a song for Cesar. The piece is so moving that I can’t wait for it to be in the clear possession of everybody, Black, and White, Latino, and Asian, Native American, all of us we should have it.