Ramon Resa, MD – His Story Inspires Students to Dare Dream of a Better Life
The producers of RAMON RISING are in production on a 50-minute education version for distribution to schools and education programs including Migrant Education. | Projected Release: 2017
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“At a time when social mobility is very much in doubt, Dr. Resa’s story reminds us that we all benefit when people can rise to their potential.” John J. Pitney Jr., RAMON RISING POLITICAL SCIENCE CONSULTANT | Roy P. Crocker Professor of American Politics at Claremont McKenna College
“Ramon’s story is really a human rights story. It’s about the right to have a quality education, the right to equality, the right to have access to the American Dream.” John K. Roth, RAMON RISING HUMAN RIGHTS CONSULTANT | Edward J. Sexton Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Claremont McKenna College, Founding Director CMC’s Mgrublian Center for Human Rights
“Ramon Resa, MD is an abandoned boy who became a doctor. Our film about his life puts a human face on not only migrant farmworkers, but any who have been overlooked, marginalized or dismissed by today’s society. His example speaks to people of all ages and ethnicities. This includes kids growing up in foster care, or in troubled/broken families where poverty, neglect, abuse and failure is the norm, or kids who are the first in their family to aspire to enter college; the millions of inner city kids with nearly no opportunity for escaping the “hood” to make their lives better, and yes, the tens of thousands of children out laboring in the hot, dusty fields for low pay and little or no hope for advancement in life.
I passionately believe audience members of all ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds will leave theaters after watching RAMON RISING encouraged, empowered and certain they too can change their lives, their communities and the world for the better.” – Jesse Gift, RAMON RISING PRODUCER, WRITER/DIRECTOR | Breaking News Primetime Emmy Recipient & multiple Emmy nominee
CONTACT: Diane Wagner, Executive Producer | Diane@RamonRising.Film
RAMON RISING is produced by The Documentary Studio. The documentary is based partially on Dr. Resa’s memoir “Out Of The Fields: My Journey From Farmworker Boy To Pediatrician.”