American Studies Film List
Documentaries
A Boy Named Sue. Julie Wyman, 2000. 56 minutes DVD Format
A Conversation with Academics about Selena. Lourdes Portillo 58
minutes DVD Format
Affluenza. (dubbed). 1997. Dir. John de Graaf. 57 min.
Agueda Martínez: Our People, Our Country. 1977. Esperanza Vargas
America: A Look Back (Series of 11 tapes arranged in chronological order)
Meet George Washington
The Journals of Lewis and Clark
The Real West
The Civil War
Mark Twain’s America
The Innocent Years
The Great War
The Jazz Age
Life in the Thirties
Victory at Sea
Not So Long Ago.
American Jobs. Dir. Greg Spotts, 2004 DVD Format
An American Love Story (PBS series - two episodes per tape) Dir. Jennifer
Fox, 1999
Volume 1: Welcome to America and A Piece of the Puzzle is Missing
Volume 2: I’ve Fallen and I Can’t Get Up and It’s Another New Year
and I Ain’t Gone
Volume 3: Chaney and the Boy and You and Me Against the World
Volume 4: True Love and Marion Truth
Volume 5: It’s my Job and We Were Never Ozzie and Harriet
American Photography: A Century of Images (PBS documentary, 3 tapes,
1999)
American Visions: The History of American Art & Architecture (PBS Series,
1996)
Volume 1: The Republic of Virtue
Volume 2: The Promised Land
Volume 3: The Wilderness and the West
Volume 4: The Guilded Age
Volume 5: A Wave from the Atlantic
Volume 6: Streamlines and Breadlines
Volume 7: The Empire of Signs
Volume 8: The Age of Anxiety
Animaquiladora. Lalo Lopez & Alex Rivera. 1997. 10 min.
Appalachian Journey. (dubbed) 1998. Dir. Alan Lomax, et. all. 60 min.
Bananas is my Business: Carmen Miranda. 1994. Helen Solburg. 90 min.
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen. (dubbed) 1986. Dir. Steven York. 55 min.
Born in Flames. 1983. Dir. Lizzie Borden. 90 min.
Bowling for Columbine. Dir. Michael Moore, 2002 DVD Format
Bronze Screen: 100 years of Latino Image in Hollywood. HBO/Cinemax.
Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature. 1997. Narrated by
Alfrie Woodard
Program 1: Mulholland’s Dream. 85 minutes
Program 2: An American Nile. 55 minutes
Program 3: The Mercy of Nature. 55 minutes
Program 4: Last Oasis. 55 minutes
Call of the Jitterbug. (dubbed on the same tape with Appalachian Journey.
1988. Dir. Tana Ross.
35 min.
Caught Between Two Countries: A Border School Crisis. 1996. Dir. Kevin
Richard Lee. 28
min. (2 copies)
Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker. 1987. Dir. Gary Giddons.
59 min.
Celluloid Closet. 1996. Dir. Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman. 102 min.
The Century: America’s Time with Peter Jennings (ABC News/History
Channel series)
Volume 1: The Beginning/The ’20s
Volume 2: The ’30s
Volume 3: The ’40s
Volume 4: The ’50s & ’60s
Volume 5: The ’70s
Volume 6: The ’80s & ’90s
Charlie Rose w/ Henry Louis Gates & Cornel West. April 5, 1996
Classical Images: A Concert in Nature. 1990. Alan Henry Coats. 45 min.
Clockwork. 1982. Eric Breichbart. 25 min.
Color Adjustment. (dubbed) 1992. Marlon T. Riggs. 88 min.
Colores! Series Distributed by KNME, Channel 5
Blackdom. 1997, 30 minutes
En Divina Luz. 1990, 30 minutes
Growing Up Navajo: Teens on the Rez. 2000, 30 minutes
The Heavens. 1993, 30 minutes
Hopi Prophecy. 1991, 30 minutes
Jimmy Santiago Baca. 1990, 30 minutes
New Mexico’s Nuclear Enchantment. 1991, 30 minutes
Pueblo Peoples: First Contact. 1990, 30 minutes
Trinity: Getting the Job Done. 1995, 60 minutes
An Understated Sacredness. 1990, 30 minutes
Conversation with Academics About Selena. Dir. Lourdes Portillo. DVD
Format
Corpus: A Home Movie for Selena. 1998. Dir. Lourdes Portillo. 47 min.
Cowgirls: Portraits of American Ranch Women. Dir. Nancy Kelly, 1991
Cronkite Remembers.
Desert Rose, The Struggle to Organize Healthcare Workers in New Mexico,
2002.
The Devil Never Sleeps. 1994. Dir. Lourdes Portillo. 87 min.
Dream Worlds: desire, sex, power in music video. (dubbed) 1995. (3 copies).
Dir. Sut Jhally. 57
min.
El Senador.
Ellis Island (History Channel Series, 3 volumes, 1997)
Empire of the Air: The Men who Made Radio. 1991. Ken Burns.
Ethnic Notions. (dubbed) 1994. Marlon T. Riggs. Esther Rolle. 57 min.
Fight in the Fields: Cesar Chavez and the Farmworker’s Struggle. 1996. Dir. R.
Telles & R. Tejada-Flores. 116 min.
Firing Line: Politically Correct Debate. (dubbed)
Food for Body and Spirit: A Taste of China series.
Freedom to Mary: The Journey to Justice. 2004. Dir. Carmen Goodyear &
Laurie York. DVD
From the Heart of the World: The Elder Brothers Warning. 1993. Dir. Alan
Ereira. 60 min.
Gates of Heaven. Dir. Errol Morris, 1980. 85 minutes (dubbed)
The Grand Army of Starvation. Dir. Stephen Brier
Great Events of the 20th Century Series
Volume 1: 1900 – 1912
46 minutes
Volume 2: 1913 – 1926
46 minutes
Volume 3: 1927 – 1939
46 minutes
Volume 4: 1939 – 1953
57 minutes
Volume 5: 1953 – 1968
59 minutes
Volume 6: 1969 – 1981
59 minutes
Volume 7: 1982 – 1995
59 minutes
The Great Inca Rebellion. From Nova/National Geographic Television. 2006.
The Great Mojado Invasion (The Second U.S.-Mexican War). 2001. Dir.
Guillermo Gómez-Peña
Headline Stories of the Century. Newsreels from 1920 – 1965.
Hearts and Minds. (Vietnam). 1974. Dir. Bert Schneider.
Heaven will Protect the Working Girl: Immigrant Women in the Turn of the
Century. Dirs. Bender, Brown, Vasquez
Hell or High Water
The Hopi. From the American Indian Video Series. 1982.
Hopi Prophecy: Land and Life Japan. 1987. Dir. Kiyoshi Miyata. 75 min.
Hopi: Songs of the Fourth World. Ferrero Films.
How Else Am I Supposed to Know I’m Still Alive. 1993. Dir. José Luis
Valenzuela. 33 min.
The Hunt for Pancho Villa. Dir. Paul Espinosa.
Imagining Indians. 1994. Dir. Victor Masayesva, Jr. 1 hr. and 30 min.
In the Life: Highlights/Vol. I. Dir. Bob Diamond. 45 min.
In the Life with Dick Sargent. 1992. Dir. Bob Diamond. 30 min.
In the Life with Lily Tomlin. 1992. Dir. Bob Diamond. 30 min.
International Sweethearts of Rhythm. (2 copies) Schiller & Weiss, 1986.
The Iron Road. 1990. From The American Experience series. 60 minutes
Is Wal-Mart Good for America? 2004. From PBS’ Frontline Series. 60 min.
Joan Does Dynasty
Journey of Man 2004. From PBS Home Video. 120 min.
The Judds. (dubbed).
Keeping the Earth: Religious & Scientific Perspectives on the
Environment. 1996. Narrated by James Earl Jones. 27 min.
La Ofrenda: The Day of the Dead. 1988. Dir. Lourdes Portillo. 56 min.
Labor Movement:
To Dream. Produced by the AFL-CIO. 1985. 12 min.
Singing for the Union. Produced by the Labor Institute of Public
Affairs. 1985. 30 min
Would You Cross a Picket Line? 13 min.
Lady Day: the many faces of Billie Holiday. 1991. Matthew Seig, Ruby Dee.
60 min.
The Lemon Grove Incident. Prod & Dir by Paul Espinosa. (acquired 2003)
Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery. 1997. Dir. Ken Burns.
240 minutes
Liberty Weekend produced by ABC News, documents the 4th of July
Celebration 1986.
Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter by Connie Field. (acquired 2003)
Life Magazine in Camelot: The Kennedy Years.
Los Mineros. Dir. Paul Espinosa.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Maquilapolis: City of Factories. 2006. 68 minutes DVD Format
Memories of the 1960s. (A series of 5 cassettes)
1960-1961
1962-1963
1964-1965
1966-1967
1968-1969
Midnight Ramble: The Story of the Black Film Industry. (dubbed). 1994. Dir.
Bestor Cram.
Pearl Bowser.
The Missions of California. 1998. Narrated by R.J. Adams. 58 minutes
Mujería I: The Olmeca Rap. 5 min.
Mujería II: Primitive and Proud. 17 min.
Navajo Talking Picture. (dubbed) 1987. Dir. Arlene Bowman. 25 min.
Navajo Weaver: Susie Benally.
The New Asylums. 2004. From PBS’ Frontline Series
New York: A Documentary Film (PBS Series, 1999)
Episode 1: 1609-1825 – The Country and the City
Episode 2: 1825-1865 – Order and Disorder
Episode 3: 1865-1898 – Sunshine and Shadow
Episode 4: 1898-1918 – The Power and the People
Episode 5: 1919-1931 - Cosmopolis
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand. 1999. Dir. St. Clair Bourne. 117 min.
The Performed World. 58:40
Pioneers of Television. 2008. PBS Home Video, 240 minutes. DVD Format
The Power of Water. National Geographic Society, 55 minutes
Profile of a Writer: Toni Morrison. 52 min.
Prostitution: A Matter of Violence Against Women. 52 min.
The Pure. Dir. Scott Rankin. 58 min.
Quilts in Women’s Lives. Ferrero Films
Raymond Chandler’s Los Angeles.
Redwood Summer. 1992. 30 min.
Redskins, Tricksters and Puppy Stew. 2000. Dir. Drew Hayden Taylor, 55
minutes
Remembered Earth: New Mexico’s High Desert. 2006. From Idaho Public
Television. DVD
Return of Navajo Boy. dubbed
Ritual Clowns. 1988. Dir. Victor Masayesva, Jr. 18 min.
Roots of Rhythm: A Worldwide Celebration of Latin Music from Africa to the
Caribbean and
America with Harry Belafonte. (A Set of 3 cassettes—“Across the
Ocean,” “The Fiery Romance,” and “To the Top of the Charts”). Dir.
Howard Dratch and Eugene Rosow.
Savage Acts: Wars, Fairs & Empire 1989-1904. Dirs Bender, Brown, Vasquez.
Secret History of…Sideshows and Showman. 1999. The Learning Channel. 50
minutes
Seneca Reflections: Celebrating 150 Years of Women’s Rights. 1998. 24
min.
Senorita Extraviada: Missing Young Woman, 2002. Lourdes Portillo
Significant Hazards. 1984. Dir. Lee Richardson, Berstror Cram, Charles
Meyer. 24 min.
Singer, Beverly R. 1994 Video Book. 6 min.
Sitting Bull & the Great Sioux Nation. 1993. The History Channel’s Real West
series. 50 minutes
Smothered. 2002 Dir M. Muldaur.
The Spirit of Crazy Horse. 1990. Dir. James Locker. 60 min.
A Spirited Place: The Arts of New Mexico. 1990. Produced by Museum of
Fine Arts, Museum of New Mexico. 60 minutes
Style Wars. Tony Silver & Henry Chalfant
Suburbia (aka Rebel Streets). Dir. Penelope Spheeris, 1984. 94 minutes
(dubbed)
Tapping the Legacy: Seeking a Sustainable Water Supply. Prod. for Public
Works Dept. City of
Albuquerque. 27:57 min.
The Times of Harvey Milk. 1985. Dir. Robert Epstein, et. al. 60 min.
Tierra o Muerte.
To Protect Mother Earth (Broken Treaty II). 1989. Dir. Joel Freedman. 59
min.
Toilet Training. Director Tara Matiek. 30 minutes DVD Format
Tongues Untied. Director: Marlon Riggs. 55 minutes
Uncle Tom’s Cabin – abridged dramatization of the book by Harriet Beecher
Stowe. 57 min.
Up South: African-American Migration in the Era of the Great War. Dirs.
Vasquez, Bender & Brown
Varela, William – Eight Super 8 Films by Willie Varela. 55 min.
Recuerdos de Flores Muertas
James Brounghton
George Kinchar
Becky’s Eye
Stan and Jane Brakhage
Fearless Leader
Sound Decisions
In Progress
Vernon, Florida. Dir. Errol Morris, 1981. 56 minutes (dubbed)
Vietnam: A Television History. Homefront USA/ Vol. 6. “The End of the
Tunnel/1973-75.
Walk Like a Man. Dir. Arnie Lerner, 1997.
The Way West. 1995. Dir. Ric Burns
Westward, the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (1845 – 1864)
The Approach of Civilization (1865 – 1869)
The War for the Black Hills (1870 – 1876)
Ghost Dance (1877 – 1893)
We Interrupt this Program: Featuring 3 Historic TV News Dramas.
4 April 1968 – the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
14 June 1985 – the hijacking of TWA Flight #847
17 October 1989 – San Francisco earthquake
We Shall Overcome: The Song that Moved a Nation. 1989. Dir. Jim
Brown. 58 min.
Who Owns the Past?: The American Indian Struggle for Control of Their
Ancestral Remains. 1999. Director Jed Riffe. 56 minutes
Woven by the Grandmothers: 19th Century Navajo Textiles. 1998. 30 minutes
Yo Soy Chicano. 1972. Dir. Jesús Salvador Treviño. 60 min.
Feature Films
2001: A Space Odyssey. Dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1968
All Over Me. Dir. Alex Sichel, 1997 DVD Format
American Me. Dir. Edward James Olmos, 1992
American Tragedy. Lawrence Schiller/Norman Mailer. 2000. DVD format
The Americanization of Emily. Dir. Arthur Hiller, 1964
Amores Perros. Dir. Emilio Echevarría, 2000 DVD format
. . . and the Earth did not Swallow him. Dir. Severo Pérez, 1995
And Starring PanchoVilla as Himself. Dir. Bruce Beresford, 2004 DVD
format
The Atomic Cafe Dir. Pierce Raffety, Jayne Loader, 1982
The Atomic City, Dir Jerry Hopper, 1952
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez. Dir. Robert M. Young, 1983
Basic Instinct. Dir. Paul Verhoeven, 1992
The Best Years of Our Lives. (2 copies) Dir. William Wyler, 1946
Blood In, Blood Out: Bound by Honor. Dir. Taylor Hackford, 1993
Blood of Jesus. Dir. Spencer Williams, 1941
A Boy and His Dog. (dubbed) Dir. L.Q. Jones, 1975
Boys Don’t Cry. Dir. Kimberley Peirce, 1999
The Brave One. Dir. Michel Ray, 1956
Bread and Roses.
Dir. Ken Loach, 2000 DVD format
Break of Dawn. (originally released in ) Dir. Isaac Artenstein, 1990
Brokeback Mountain. Dir. Ang Lee, 2006 DVD Format
But I’m a Cheerleader. Dir. Jamie Babbit, 2000
Cabeza de Vaca. Dir. Nicolás Echevarría, 1992
Cannery Row.
Captain from Castile. Dir. Henry King, 1947
Chasing Amy. Dir. Kevin Smith, 1997
Chinatown. Dir. Roman Polanski, 1974
Cinderella. (Disney feature cartoon). Dir. Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi,
1950
The City (La Ciudad). Dir. David Riker, 1999 In Spanish & English, with
subtitles
The Color Purple. Dir. Steven Spielberg, 1985
Crash. Dir. Paul Haggis, 2004
A Day Without a Mexican. Dir. Sergio Arau, 2004
Daughters of the Dust. Dir. Julie Dash, 1991
Do the Right Thing. Dir. Spike Lee, 1989
Dumb and Dumber. (dubbed). Dir. Peter Farelly, Bobby Farelly, 1994
EdTV. (dubbed). Dir. Ron Howard, 1999
El Norte. Dir. Gregory Nava, 1984
E.T. Dir. Steven Spielberg, 1982
Far from Heaven. Dir. Todd Haynes, 2003
Fatal Attraction. Dir. Adrian Lyne, 1987
Fatal Attraction. (dubbed) Dir. Adrian Lynne, 1987
Giant. Dir. George Stevens, 1956
Girlfight. Karyn Kusama, 2000
Go Fish. Dir. Rose Troche, 1994 DVD Format
The Graduate. Dir. Mike Nichols, 1967
Grand Avenue. Dir. Daniel Sackheim, 1996
The Great Outdoors. Dir. Howard Deutch, 1988
The Green Berets. Dir. John Wayne and Ray Kellogg, 1968
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. Dir. Stanley Kramer, 1967
Hairspray. Dir. John Waters, 1988
Into the Wild. Dir. Sean Penn, 2007 DVD Format
It’s A Wonderful Life. Dir. Frank Capra, 1947
Juárez. Dir. William Dieterle, 1939
Junior Bonner. Dir. Sam Peckinpah, 1972
Jurassic Park. (dubbed). Dir. Steven Spielberg, 1993
King Of Jazz. (musical). Dir. John Murray Anderson, 1930
La Bamba. Dir. Luis Váldez, 1987
La Pastorela. Dir. Luis Váldez. (theater production)
Last Temptation of Christ. Dir. Martin Scorsese, 1988
Lethal Weapon. Dir. Richard Donner, 1987
Lone Star. Dir. John Sayles, 1996
Love Story. (2 copies). Dir. Arthur Hiller, 1960
Making Love. Dir. Arthur Hiller, 1982
Men with Guns. Dir. John Sayles, 1998
The Little Mermaid. (Disney feature cartoon). Dir. John Musker, Ron
Clements, 1989
Mi Vida Loca/My Crazy Life. Dir. Allison Anders, 1994
Midnight Cowboy. Dir. J. Schlesinger, 1969
The Milagro Beanfield War. Dir. Robert Redford, 1988
Mildred Pierce. Dir. Michael Curtiz, 1945 (2 copies)
The Misfits. (dubbed). Dir. John Huston, 1961
Modern Times. Dir. Charlie Chaplin, 1936
Motel Hell. (dubbed and on the same tape as Fatal Attraction). Dir. Kevin
Connor, 1980
Natural Born Killers. Dir. Oliver Stone, 1994
Night of the Living Dead. Dir. George A. Romero, 1968
Nobody’s Girls: Five Women of the West. 1995.
The Omen. Dir. Richard Donner, 1976
Paris Blues. Dir. Martin Ritt, 1961
Pinero. Dir Leon Ichaso, 2001
Pleasantville. Dir. Gary Ross, 1998
Pocahontas. (Disney feature cartoon). Dir. Mike Gabriel, Eric Goldberg,
1995
Pretty Woman. Dir. Garry Marshall, 1990
Pumping Iron. Dir. Robert Fiore, George Butler II. (dubbed and on the same
tape as Fatal Attraction), 1976
A Question of Silence. Dir. Marleen Gorris, 1991
Quiz Show. Dir. Robert Redford, 1994
Rambo: First Blood Part II. Dir. George P. Cosmatos, 1985
Rebel Without a Cause. (2 copies) Dir. Nicholas Ray, 1955
The Ring. (dubbed). 1958.
Robocop. Dir. Paul Verhoeven, 1987
Salt of the Earth. Dir. Henry Biberman, 1954
Sankofa. Dir. Haile Gerima.
Saturday Night Fever. Dir. John Badham, 1977
Scar of Shame. Dir. Frank Peregini, 1927
Scarface. Dir. Richard Rosson, Howard Hawks, 1932
School Daze (dubbed on Midnight Ramble tape/beauty parlor scene). Dir.
Spike Lee, 1988
The Searchers. (2 copies) Dir. John Ford, 1956
Seguín. Dir. Jesús Salvador Treviño, 1982
Shane. Dir. George Stevens, 1952
Sleeping Beauty. (Disney feature cartoon). 1959.
Some Like it Hot. (2 copies). Dir. Billy Wilder, 1959
Spaceballs. (dubbed). Dir. Mel Brooks, 1987
Splendor in the Grass. Dir. Elia Kazan, 1961
Stand and Deliver. Dir. Ramon Menendez, 1988
Star Wars. Dir. George Lucas, 1976
Sugarcane Alley. Dir. Euzhan Palcy, 1983
Sweet Sweetback’s Baadassss Song. Dir. Melvin Van Peebles, 1971
Swingers. Dir. Doug Liman
Tell Them Willie Boy is Here. Dir. Abraham Polonsky, 1970
The Terminator. Dir. James Cameron, 1984
The Terminator Collection. Dir. James Cameron.
includes The Terminator and Terminator II: Judgement Day.
Thelma and Louise. Dir. Ridley Scott, 1991
The Thin Red Line. Dir. Terrence Malick, 1998 DVD Format
Tortilla Flat. (2 copies). Dir. Victor Fleming, 1942
Transamerica. (2 copies) Dir. Duncan Tucker, 2005 DVD Format
The Truman Show. Dir. Peter Weir, 1998
Viva Las Vegas. Dir. George Sidney, 1963
The Watermelon Woman. Dir. Cheryl Dunye, 1997
West Side Story. Dir. Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins, 1961
Whale Rider. Dir. Niki Caro, 2003 DVD Format
Where the Boys Are. Dir. Henry Levin, 1960
Within Our Gates. (Part of The African American Cinema I series). Dir. Oscar
Micheaux, 1919
Woman of the Year. (dubbed). Dir. George Stevens, 1942
Working Girl. Dir. Mike Nichols, 1988
The World of Suzie Wong. (dubbed). Dir. Richard Quine, 1960
Zoot Suit. Dir. Luis Váldez, 1981
Television Episodes
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. (2 episodes):
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special. 1991.
Beavis and Butthead: Chicks n’ Stuff.
The Brady Bunch. (2 episodes): “Honeymoon” (1st episode of series) and
“Here We Go
A’Campin’”
Charlie’s Angels. Angels in Chains (2 episodes)
Classic TV From the 50s and 60s: Animated Commercials
Ellen Series Finale
Ellen: Out on Oprah and The Episode and Primetime Live: Ellen’s Folks
Gidget: Beach Blanket Gidget (3 episodes)
Goldberg, Whoopi. Whoopi Goldberg Live. 1985.
Honeymooners. (2 episodes): “TV or not TV” and highlights
Howard Stern.
I Dream of Jeannie – A Genie in Training (3 episodes)
I Dream of Jeannie – Jeannie’s Seein’ Stars (3 episodes)
I Love Lucy.
LA Law (dubbed on same tape with Northern Exposure)
Law and Order (dubbed)
Madonna A&E documentary and “Like a Virgin” and “Erotica” videos.
(dubbed).
My So Called Life (dubbed on same tape with Roseanne: Thelma & Louise)
Northern Exposure (dubbed 1st episode on same tape with LA Law).
Roseanne (dubbed March 1, 1994)
Roseanne: Interview with Larry King. (on same tape with Roseanne 3/1/94)
Roseanne: Thelma & Louise/Riot Grrlz and Darlene’s Wedding
Roseanne: Darlene & boyfriend and Death of Father
The Simpsons.
The Simpsons, Best of.
South Park.
Star Trek: Klingon O. (on tape with Roseanne: Darlene & boyfriend)
The Story of Television, 1956(?)
Television – The First 50 Years (2 tape set) 1998.
“Why Women Kill: Abuse and Violence” recorded from A&E Investigative
Reports and “The Battered Wife Defense: Loreena Bobbitt and Others”
recorded from A&E American Justice
“Violence on TV” recorded from A&E Investigative Reports and Homicide:
Life on the Streets