Help Fund Fieldwork, a documentary

Law professor Yxta Maya Murray and Paulina Sierra are fundraising for “Fieldwork,” their documentary about farmworkers in Fresno, California. Yxta is a law professor and writer (novels!), and Paulina is an artist and filmmaker. In March of 2024, they traveled to Fresno and filmed interviews with fifteen farmworkers living in Fresno, Mendota, Macfarland, and other towns in the region. These farmworkers explained to us how they suffered from pesticides exposure, extreme heat, housing precarity, deportation risk and fear, cancer, and harm to their families as a consequence of their labors in California groves. We are turning this footage into a documentary that we will screen at film festivals, law schools, conferences, and, most importantly, community centers throughout Central California. We are fundraising for honoraria paid to participating farmworkers, travel costs, and technology needed to finish this film.

KJ