Reel Work Labor Film Festival presents:

Film: Watsonville On Strike (Jon Silver, 1989, 65 min)
Set in the former frozen food capital of the world, this film is an intimate and unvarnished portrait of the 18-month cannery workers' strike which virtually paralyzed this rural California town. The class struggle erupting in the streets drew in the entire community and ultimately transformed Watsonville.

Film: Daughters of the Strike (Jon Silver, 2025, 6 min)
This short film features a former cannery worker and her daughters who share how their mother's resilience and activism shaped their own paths to become educators and continue the legacy of the Cannery Strike by empowering future generations.

Speakers: Filmmaker Jon Silver, veteran cannery strikers and community allies.

Co-sponsors: Watsonville Film Festival, Cabrillo College