Below is a playlist containing some short and documentary length videos related to Chicano/a/x Studies (scroll down to see the entire list). You can take a further look at the Latino Studies videos or search for videos like these via Films on Demand:
- Chicano Arts Full Video (02:11)
In 1960, over 2% of the US population were Mexican-American – over three and a half million people! But many felt unwelcome in a white-dominated society, so some Mexicans born in America, known as Chicanos, turned to the arts to express their frustration and reassert their cultural identity.
- Chicano Civil Rights Movement Segment 7 (05:27)
Chicano students battle local school boards for equality of education and opportunity. Students call for walkouts across the nation. Chicanos gain control of the local school board.
- A Chicano Studies Professor Segment 4 (02:49)
We see archival footage of the 1969 student protest at USC Berkeley. This conflict resulted in the first ethnic studies department. Alex Saragoza feels he constantly has to prove himself. Most minority professors cluster in ethnic studies.
- Exploring Borderlands—American Passages: A Literary Survey Full Video (27:38)
Chicana writer Gloria Anzaldúa tells us that the border is "una herida abierta [an open wound] where… the lifeblood of two worlds is merging to form a third country — a border culture." This program explores the literature of the Chicano borderlands and its beginnings in the literature of Spanish colonization.
- Five Latin American Authors Speak (Series)
Composed of captivating archival interviews hosted by media celebrity Joaquín Soler Serrano, this series spotlights five of Latin America’s preeminent authors—Octavio Paz, Rosa Chacel, Julio Cortázar, Juan Rulfo, and Alejo Carpentier—whose writings represent a rich legacy to the world. These programs offer illuminating insights into their lives, their work, and the events that shaped them. In Spanish. 5-part series.
- Inner Borderlines: Visions of America Through the Eyes of Alejandro Morales Full Video (01:13:09)
In April 2013, Spanish film maker Luis Mancha went to the University of California, Irvine to interview Alejandro Morales, an under-read Chicano author whose works present a vision of Southern California and America so different from the image that the United States projects abroad that Mancha felt compelled to make this documentary film.
- The Latino Americans (PBS Series)
The series chronicles Latinos in the United States from the 1500's to present day. It is a story of people, politics, and culture, intersecting with much that is central to the history of the United States while also going to places where standard U.S. histories do not tend to tread.
- Luis Valdez and El Teatro Campesino Full Video (29:39)
Luis Valdez is the celebrated founder of the Teatro Campesino, the West Coast theatrical group that has given voice to the struggles of Chicano farm workers.
- Migrant Struggle—American Passages: A Literary Survey Full Video (27:38)
Americans have often defined themselves through their relationship to the land. This program traces the social fiction of three key American voices: John Steinbeck, Carlos Bulosan, and Helena María Viramontes.
- Poet: Jimmy Santiago Baca
Baca, part Native American and part Chicano, has emerged as a leading voice of the Hispanic community. He reads from “El Gato," a poem that traces the troubled life of a troubled youth, and a poem about his prison experience.
- Symbols of Resistance: A Tribute to the Martyrs of the Chican@ Movement Full Video (01:12:12)
Illuminating the untold stories of the Chican@ Movement with a focus on events in Colorado and New Mexico, the film engages student activism, police repression, and issues of identity, land, and community that still resonate in Chican@ struggles today.
- Willie Velasquez: Your Vote is Your Voice Full Video (53:30)
Political empowerment for Latinos in the United States has always been difficult. This documentary examines obstacles Latinos had to overcome to obtain representation, and addresses issues facing Latinos today. Distributed by PBS Distribution.