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Latinx and Chicanx Film and Television

A research guide to books, articles, and resources on selected topics relevant to the study of Latinx and Chicanx film and television.

Selected Streaming Media on Kanopy

This selection of videos is available online from YouTube and/or the streaming media platform Kanopy. Off-campus access to Kanopy for UCLA students, staff, and faculty is available via the UCLA VPN. More information on this guide

Chicano Moratorium: A Question of Freedom (in English, 1971)

Chicano Moratorium: A Question of Freedom (in English, 1971), available online on YouTube from the UCLA Film & Television Archive. See also Chicano Moratorium: A Question of Freedom (in Spanish/en español, 1971).

Latinos Beyond Reel: Challenging a Media Stereotype

See the Bigger Picture with Chon Noriega

UCLA Distinguished Professor Chon Noriega (UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, former director of the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center) shares the story of how a quick-thinking producer saved tapes from the Chicano public affairs program Reflecciones (KABC-TV, 1972-74) and the subsequent partnership with the UCLA Film & Television Archive that, years later, preserved these materials and made them available for research.

The Wall: Short Documentaries on the Undocumented Immigration Crisis