Coming June 26: Special screening of documentary film on Latinos in America

NPC's The International Correspondents Committee will present a special screening of “Harvest of Empire: The Untold Story of Latinos in America,” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, in the Conference Rooms.

Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (D-Ill.), a strong advocate for pro-immigration reform who has succeeded in gaining significant bipartisan alliances on the issue, will give closing remarks after the film is shown.

Producer Wendy Thompson, who heads EVS Communications, and co-director/producer Eduardo Lopez, the award-winning producer of Linea Directa, the Spanish-language television series in the Washington, D.C. region, will take part in a Q&A session. A cash bar reception will follow the program..

Tickets are free for Club members and $5 for non-members. Tickets are available through EventBrite.

Click here to jump to the ticket form. The NPC member promotional code for a free ticket is available on the NPC website when you log in as a member.

The documentary is generating favorable reviews during initial showings across the nation. It lays out a historic picture of U.S. policy in Latin America, described by the producers as a ”look at the role that U.S. economic and military interests played in triggering an unprecedented wave of migration that is transforming our nation’s cultural and economic landscape."

The film is based on the book “Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America” by Juan Gonzalez, award-winning columnist for the New York Daily News since 1987, who is an investigative reporter and co-host of the radio and television program “Democracy Now!”

For more information on this event, contact Aileen Schlef of the International Correspondents Committee at [email protected].