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Felicia (1965)
Directed by Bob Dickson, Alan Gorg, Trevor Greenwood
Documentary · 12m
This 13-minute short subject, marketed as an educational film, records a slice of life in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles prior to the rebellions of 1965. Filmmakers Trevor Greenwood, Robert Dickson and Alan Gorg were UCLA film students when they crafted a documentary from the perspective of the unassuming-yet-articulate teenager Felicia Bragg, a high-school student of African-American and Hispanic descent. Felicia’s first-person narrative reflects her hopes and frustrations as she annotates footage of her family, school and neighborhood, creating a time capsule that’s both historically and culturally significant. Its provenance as an educational film continues today as university courses use "Felicia" to teach documentary filmmaking techniques and cite it as an example of how non-traditional sources, as well as mainstream television news, reflect and influence public opinion.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Bob Dickson, Alan Gorg, Trevor Greenwood
- Producer
- Stuart Roe
Details
- Release date
- 1965-01-01
- Runtime
- 12m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America