I_Am_Joaquin_(film)

<i>I Am Joaquin</i> (film)

I Am Joaquin (film)

1969 American film

I Am Joaquín is a 1969 short film by Luis Valdez, a project of his El Teatro Campesino.[1][2]

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Summary

It is based on the poem "I Am Joaquín" by Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzáles, a key text of the Chicano movement.[3][4]

Reception and legacy

In 2010, this film was selected for the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[5] I Am Joaquin was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2017.[6][7]

  • I Am Joaquin at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • I Am Joaquin essay by Daniel Eagan In America's Film Legacy, 2009-2010: A Viewer's Guide To The 50 Landmark Movies Added To The National Film Registry In 2009–10, Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2011, ISBN 1441120025 pages 124-127

References

  1. [1]
    El Teatro Campesino|UCSB Library
  2. [2]
    Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales|Colorado Sports Hall of Fame
  3. [3]
    Latin American Film Library
  4. [4]
    "I Am Joaquin" Shall Endure|Timeless
  5. [5]
    Hollywood Blockbusters, Independent Films and Shorts Selected for 2010 National Film Registry|Library of Congress
  6. [6]
    "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
  7. [7]
    "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
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