Corpus: A Home Movie for Selena with A Conversation with Academics about Selena

Corpus: A Home Movie for Selena with A Conversation with Academics about Selena

Corpus: A Home Movie for Selena  
A pointedly feminist remembrance and celebration of Tejano star Selena Quintanilla made just four years after her shocking murder, Corpus spends quality time with the singer’s friends and family, interviewing her loved ones alongside ardent fans who have traveled to visit their idol’s gravesite in Corpus Christi, Texas. The result is an uplifting portrait of a talented woman gone too soon and her legacy as imprinted on young Latinas inspired and influenced by her star power.    

A Conversation with Academics about Selena  
Five noted feminist academics, including poet Sandra Cisneros, critic B. Ruby Rich, activist Cherríe Moraga, Chicana writer Yvonne Yarbro-Bejarano, and Corpus Christi-born professor Rosa-Linda Fregoso, gather around a cozy dinner table to discuss the lasting sociocultural impact of the famous Tejano singer. While the crux of their conversation explores music history, queer theory, and the patriarchal expectations mapped onto female stars, as the meal winds down and the margaritas are drained, the women also speak about their relationships with their mothers, allowing each of the five space to reflect, contemplate their roots, and consider the undeniable weight of destiny. 

Corpus: A Home Movie for Selena  
DIRECTED BY: Lourdes Portillo. 1999. 47 min. USA. Color. English, Spanish. Digital. Courtesy of Lourdes Portillo.
A Conversation with Academics about Selena 
DIRECTED BY: Lourdes Portillo. WITH: Sandra Cisneros, Rosa Linda Fregoso, Cherrie Moraga, B. Ruby Rich, Yvonne Yarbo-Bejarano. 1999. 58 min. USA. Color. English. Digital. Courtesy of Lourdes Portillo.
Academy Museum film programming generously funded by the Richard Roth Foundation. 
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