WASHINGTON D.C. –Screening of Adios Amor: The Search for Maria Moreno at the American Historical Association Annual Meeting. Jeff Hardwick, National Endowment for the Humanities, will introduce the film and will be joined for a discussion afterward by Laurie Coyle, director; Vicki L. Ruiz, University of California, Irvine; Karen Kenton, National Endowment for the Humanities; Ernest Lowe, photographer and radio producer; and Mary Wallace, Walter Reuther Library, Wayne State University. Friday, January 5, 2018: 3:30 PM-5:30 PM (EST), Washington, DC Laurie Coyle, director (2017) Adios Amor: The Search for Maria Moreno
In Adios Amor the discovery of forgotten photographs prompts a search for an unsung heroine—Maria Moreno, a tenacious woman who sacrificed everything but her twelve kids to organize California’s migrant farm workers fifty years ago. The one-hour broadcast documentary interweaves the filmmaker’s quest to find Maria with a time-traveling journey through the attics and archives of California’s agricultural belt.
Through the microcosm of a little known but remarkable migrant mother’s life, Adios Amor tells a story with national resonance about the migrant workers who put food on our tables, while exploring enduring questions about whose lives we remember, record and recognize. Featuring the master photographs of George Ballis and Ernest Lowe, Adios Amor uncovers multiple layers of memorabilia, radio recordings, black & white movies, faded mimeographs, and the vivid memories of those who knew Maria. Adios Amor is being developed in association with the Chicana/Latina Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides scholarships, professional development and leadership training for young Latinas/ Chicanas while emphasizing empowerment through personal storytelling.
You can watch a trailer of the film here: https://vimeo.com/110853148 Adios Amor: The Search for Maria Moreno is made possible in part with support from: The Creative Work Fund, a program of the Walter and Elise Haas Fund supported by generous grants from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and The James Irvine Foundation. www.creativeworkfund.org The California Council for the Humanities, an independent non-profit organization and a partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. www.calhum.org San Francisco Arts Commission Cultural Equity Grant. www.sfartscommission.org National Endowment for the Humanities. www.neh.gov
