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'''''Chicana''''' is a 1979 short [[documentary film]] by director [[Sylvia Morales]] overviewing the history of the Chicana figure from the [[Pre-Columbian era|pre-Columbian]] era to the [[Chicano Movement]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Chicana |url=https://www.wmm.com/catalog/film/chicana |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=www.wmm.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The film has a run time of 22 minutes.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Eight films with UCLA ties among 25 named to the National Film Registry |url=https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-films-national-film-registry-2022 |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=UCLA |language=en-US |
'''''Chicana''''' is a 1979 short [[documentary film]] by director [[Sylvia Morales]] overviewing the history of the Chicana figure from the [[Pre-Columbian era|pre-Columbian]] era to the [[Chicano Movement]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Chicana |url=https://www.wmm.com/catalog/film/chicana |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=www.wmm.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The film has a run time of 22 minutes.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Eight films with UCLA ties among 25 named to the National Film Registry |url=https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-films-national-film-registry-2022 |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=UCLA |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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The film is often discussed among other [[Chicano films]] as a Chicana perspective on film.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Fregoso |first=Rosa Linda |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D8K1H8qy44QC&dq=%22chicano+films%22&pg=PR15 |title=The Bronze Screen: Chicana and Chicano Film Culture |date=1993 |publisher=U of Minnesota Press |isbn=978-1-4529-0100-8 |pages=1 |language=en}}</ref> 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."<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=SELENA and CHICANA Added to the Library of Congress' National Film Registry |url=https://www.cinematropical.com/cinema-tropical/selena-and-chicana-added-to-the-library-of-congress-national-film-registry |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=Cinema Tropical |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title='Chicana,' 'Selena' and 'Requiem 29' Named to National Film Registry – Latin Heat |url=https://latinheat.com/selena-chicana-and-requiem-29-named-to-national-film-registry/ |access-date=2023-01-24 |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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== Background == |
== Background == |
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== References == |
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== External links == |
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* {{IMDb title|16425634}} |
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* {{Internet Archive short film|cusb_000117}} |
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[[Category:Chicana feminism]] |
[[Category:Chicana feminism]] |
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[[Category:1970s American films]] |
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[[Category:United States National Film Registry films]] |
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Latest revision as of 05:36, 12 February 2024
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.
