''Felicia'' is a 1965 short

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directed by

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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

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neighborhood of

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. The film was shot prior to the " Watts riots" which occurred in that neighborhood in August 1965. ''Felicia'' was selected into the United States

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of the

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in 2014, being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

References

External links

*''Felicia'' essay by Alan Gorg at

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*''Felicia'' essay by Marsha Gordon and Allyson Nadia Field at

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* United States National Film Registry films {{short-documentary-film-stub