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WWW.FREEPFILMFESTIVAL.COM MARCH 30-APRIL FILM FESTIVAL 9 THE FILM LINEUP History tells us that Cesar Chavez transformed the U.S. labor movement by leading the first farm union. But often missing from this narrative is his equally influential co-founder, Dolores Huerta, who fought tirelessly alongside Chavez for racial and labor justice and became one of the most defiant feminists of the 20th Century. The documentary, which debuted at this Sundance Film Festival, has a historical approach, but also arrives decidedly of the moment as the nation debates issues of immigration, environment, labor and rights. 2017.

1 hour, 35 minutes. Directed by Peter Bratt. Michigan premiere. MPAA rating: Not rated; some adult language and situations. 8p.m.

April 1, Emagine Novi. 5p.m. April 2, Cinema Detroit. AFTER THE FILM On Sunday, Detroit Free Press staff writer Niraj Warikooleads a conversation on work and the challenges migrant farmworkers face with Martha Gonzalez-Cortes, community relations director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights and Delia professor of history at Michigan State University. Union activist Dolores Huerta fought tirelessly alongside Cesar Chavez for racial and labor justice.

in Abruzzo: A Journey Home with My Culinary MARK FREE PRESS James Rigato, left, and Luciano Del Signore traveled to Italy to cook and learn. Take a culinary journey to the real Italy with two of metro best chefs. James Rigato and his culinary godfather Luciano Del Signore travel to hometown in Abruzzo, Italy, to attend wedding and to seriously cook for much of his Italian family for the first time. Rigato, an Italian American, has never been to Italy before and learns a lot about his mentor and his own heritage in one whirlwind cooking adventure. This short film by Detroit Free Press restaurant critic Mark Kurlyand- chik will be followed by an in-depth conversation between Kurlyandchik, Rigato (Mabel Gray, the Root) and Del Signore (Bigalora, Bacco Ristorante).

discuss the trip, the film, the Detroit restaurant scene and more. 2017. Approximately 30 minutes. Directed by Mark Kurlyandchik. World premiere.

MPAA rating: Not rated; profanity. 12:30 p.m. April 2, Cinema Detroit. Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the explores the life and visionary work of Finnish-American modernist architectural giant Eero Saarinen (1910-61). Best known for designing National Historic Landmarks such as St.

iconic Gateway Arch and the General Motors Technical Center in Warren, Saarinen also designed New TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy International Airport, Yale Ingalls Rink, Dulles Airport and modernist pedestal furniture like the Tulip chair. Saarinen spent much of his life based at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills before his sudden death at age 51 cut short one of the most influential careers in American architecture. The exploration of his professional output is interwoven with stories from his sometimes difficult family life, particularly through the eyes of his son Eric Saarinen, who is the director of photography. 2016.

1 hour, 10 minutes. Directed by Peter Rosen. MPAA rating: Not rated; some adult situations. 5p.m. March 31, Detroit Historical Museum.

1p.m. April 1, Cinema Detroit. AFTER THE FILM Conversations with Eric Saarinen, the coproducer, director of photography and Eero son, led by Detroit Free Press business columnist John Gallagher on Friday and Joe Posch, owner of the Detroit-based retail store Hugh, on Saturday. Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the SAARINEN: THE ARCHITECT WHO SAW THE Astill image from the film Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the.