Chicana (film)
Chicana is a 1979 short documentary film by director Sylvia Morales overviewing the history of the Chicana figure from the pre-Columbian era to the Chicano Movement.[1] The film has a run time of 22 minutes.[2]
The film is often discussed among other Chicano films as a Chicana perspective on film.[3] In 2021, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."[4][5]
Background[edit]
Sylvia Morales made the film while she was a student at UCLA.[2] The film has been referred to the first documentary done through a Chicana feminist lens.[2]
Reception[edit]
A review for the Los Angeles Times referred to it as "well-researched and [a] spirited documentary made with much love."[1][5]
Credits[edit]
- Anna Nieto-Gómez - Research[4]
- Cynthia Honesto - Research[4]
- Carmen Moreno - Music[4]
- Carmen Zapata - Narration[4]
- Dolores Huerta - Interview[4]
- Alicia Escalante - Interview[4]
- Francisca Flores - Interview[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Chicana". www.wmm.com. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ a b c "Eight films with UCLA ties among 25 named to the National Film Registry". UCLA. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ Fregoso, Rosa Linda (1993). The Bronze Screen: Chicana and Chicano Film Culture. U of Minnesota Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-4529-0100-8.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "SELENA and CHICANA Added to the Library of Congress' National Film Registry". Cinema Tropical. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ a b "'Chicana,' 'Selena' and 'Requiem 29' Named to National Film Registry – Latin Heat". Retrieved 2023-01-24.
External links[edit]
- Chicana at IMDb
- The short film Chicana is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
