Including recent and historical interviews with Huerta and her family members, the documentary includes historic film footage from the farmworker strikes and marches in Delano, California and New York City, the activism of the Delano grape strike that spread throughout the country, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy's meetings with the organizers during his presidential campaign, as well as interviews with UFW co-founder Cesar Chavez, theatre artist Luis Valdez, Angela Davis, Gloria Steinem, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama.
She witnessed police brutality and other horrors that made her feel that there was not true justice or equality in the world she was living in.
His goals were immediately attractive to young Huerta because of Ross' focus on police brutality, and his efforts to combat it.
She was forced to pick up and move her family to Delano, California in order to be connected to the agricultural communities she was trying to help.
She was forced to even leave some of her younger children behind for fear they would not be able to endure the circumstances of their new living conditions and mothers dedication to the UFW.
This was all particularly upsetting for Dolores because it became clear to her that the current system did not want "brown people" to have an organization or have power.
Dolores was following their orders when suddenly one of the officers started to hit and bash her with a police baton.
While many members and the public wanted to see Dolores as the new president, considering how equally she and Chavez had worked for decades, however the board voted to appoint someone else.
This foundation has allowed Dolores to continue to give back and touch on every single issue that she is passionate about.
[2] Not only in the documentary, but in articles published in response to the film it is evident that Dolores Huerta experienced overt sexism throughout her activist career.
While she led the fight for the acceptance, and equality for those who were less fortunate than herself she in turn was scrutinized by the public and her fellow activist.
[3] The reporter returns with the response of "But don’t you ever have the average woman’s dream of going out to some spa and being relaxed and having a new hairdo and buying a great dress and having a big party?”[3] In addition, following the death of Cesar Chavez, Huerta was not even given the presidency of the organization she founded.
This sort of oppression led Huerta to become a huge supporter of the feminist movement, becoming friends with other influencers such as Gloria Steinem.
The challenge became finding a creative way to tell a compelling story - not just about an important historical figure, but how to engage a whole new generation that may not even know who she is.
While it was ultimately picked up by PBS for Independent Lens, networks such as Netflix, HBO, and Telemundo refused.
Specific reviews say that the film was "exuberantly inspiring,"a documentary of exceptional storytelling power," and "energetic, engaging".