Felicia is a 1965 short documentary film directed by UCLA students Bob Dickson, Alan Gorg and Trevor Greenwood. It features an erudite black high school student, Felicia Bragg, discussing her family life, school and future in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The film was shot prior to the "Watts riots" which occurred in that neighborhood in August 1965.
Felicia was selected into the United States National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2014, being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[1][2]
References
- ↑ ""Cinematic Treasures Named To National Film Registry"". loc.gov. Library of Congress. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ↑ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
External links
- Felicia essay by Alan Gorg at National Film Registry
- Felicia essay by Marsha Gordon and Allyson Nadia Field at National Film Registry
- Felicia at IMDb
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