Synopsis
This documentary examines the lives of Jamaican migrant laborers recruited to cut sugar cane in Florida under the temporary H-2 guest worker program. Filmed in the cane fields and labor camps around Lake Okeechobee, the film documents the harsh working conditions and limited protections faced by the workers.
Facts
Awards
Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary
Setting
Florida
Filming location
Florida
Original language
English
Festival History
- New Directors New Films 1990 generic
- Sundance Film Festival 1990 generic
