A new documentary film about Mexican-American/Chicano identity is now available on DVD exclusively for educational institutions.
“Under the Bridge” is a critically acclaimed documentary on Mexican-American identity that challenges audiences to think about native culture and immigration in a whole new way. The film tells the story of San Diego’s Chicano Park, which was created in 1970 when the residents of Barrio Logan protested the building of a Highway Patrol Substation in their neighbourhood. They had been promised a park on that land, under the bridge. Frustrated with the status quo and let down by the Church and city officials, Chicano artists, musicians, poets, students and residents, inspired by the Black Civil Rights movement, joined forces to demand justice. And they got it.
Socially, economically and culturally marginalised, the community saw its victory at Chicano Park as a symbolic step in reclaiming their identity. A major part of this process was the recognition of the indigenous heritage shared by many Mexicans. This identification with an indigenous past played a major role in the cultural definition of the ‘Chicano’ during El Movimiento of the 60s and 70s. Not afforded the ‘native’ status of other US indigenous tribes, the film also documents how their struggle for cultural equality continues to this day.
The documentary includes interviews with Chicano activists, muralists, musicians and artists, such as poet and author of ‘El Plan Espiritual de Aztlan’, Alurista, Enrique Morones, Salvador Torres, Yolanda Lopez, Mario Torero, Celia Rodriguez, Yermo Aranda and Ramon “Chunky” Sanchez.
“Under the Bridge” is available exclusively on educational license to Colleges and Universities in the UK and North America.
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