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Latinos beyond reel : challenging a media stereotype / a film by Miguel Picker & Chyng Sun ; produced & directed by Miguel Picker & Chyng Sun ; edited by Miguel Picker ; written by Chyng Sun ; Open Lens Media.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hispanic Americans in mass media.
- Hispanic Americans in motion pictures.
- Stereotypes (Social psychology) in mass media.
- Stereotypes (Social psychology) in motion pictures.
- Genre:
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Nonfiction films.
- Feature films.
- Ethnographic films.
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (84 minutes)) : sound, color and black and white
- Other Title:
- Challenging a media stereotype
- Place of Publication:
- [Northampton, MA] : Media Education Foundation, 2012.
- System Details:
- digital
- Summary:
- Latinos are the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population, and among the most diverse -- accounting for one-sixth of all Americans and tracing their origins to more than 20 countries. They are also a rising force in American politics. Yet across the American media landscape, from the broadcast airwaves to cable television and Hollywood film, the reality and richness of the Latino experience are virtually nowhere to be found. In Latinos Beyond Reel, filmmakers Miguel Picker and Chyng Sun examine how US news and entertainment media portray -- and do not portray -- Latinos. Drawing on the insights of Latino scholars, journalists, community leaders, actors, directors, and producers, they uncover a pattern of gross misrepresentation and gross under-representation -- a world in which Latinos tend to appear, if at all, as gangsters and Mexican bandits, harlots and prostitutes, drug dealers, and welfare-leeching illegals. The film challenges viewers to think critically about the wide-ranging effects of these media stereotypes, and to envision alternative representations and models of production more capable of capturing the humanity and diversity of real Latinos.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Hector Herrera.
- Credits:
- Edited by Miguel Picker ; directors of photography, Edwin Pagan, Miguel Picker ; original music, Miguel Picker.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed on March 30, 2023).
- OCLC:
- 956896574
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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