I Am Joaquin (film) explained

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

Summary

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

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 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, pages 124-127 https://books.google.com/books?id=4GNRD_icEmkC

https://www.library.ucsb.edu/special-collections/cema/etc El Teatro Campesino|UCSB Library
https://www.coloradosports.org/hall-of-fame/athletes/1988-inductees/rodolfo-corky-gonzales/ Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales|Colorado Sports Hall of Fame
https://lafilm.web.unc.edu/i-am-joaquin/ Latin American Film Library
https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2010/12/i-am-joaquin-shall-endure/ "I Am Joaquin" Shall Endure|Timeless
https://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2010/10-273.html Hollywood Blockbusters, Independent Films and Shorts Selected for 2010 National Film Registry|Library of Congress
Web site: Preserved Projects. Academy Film Archive.
Web site: Complete National Film Registry Listing . 2020-11-16. Library of Congress.