Teddy (1971)
1971 · Ephemeral film · 16 min · dir. Richard Wells
- Documentary
Synopsis
Teddy narrates a snapshot of his life in Watts, California in 1971. He describes his relationship to religion, education, and radical politics, as well as his family and social life, against a backdrop of his neighborhood. He talks candidly about the War in Vietnam, the devaluation of education for Black young people, and the recent raid on the Black Panther Party Headquarters, with a clear-eyed sense of injustice. Social Seminar Film produced by the University of California at Los Angeles Extension Media Center for the National Institute of Mental Health. Preserved by the A/V Geeks from the Prelinger Archives.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Richard Wells
- Cinematography
- Robert Grant
- Studio
- U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, U.S. Public Health Services, Health Services and Mental Health Adminstration, National Institute of Mental Health, University of California at Los Angeles, Extension Media Center
- Released
- 1971-01-01
- Running time
- 16 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
- Internet Archive item
- Teddy1971
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- African Americans
- Psychology
- Los Angeles
Cast & crew
- Richard Wells Director
Teddy
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · A Wonderful Slice of Life · HistoryTeacher · 2004-12-10
I teach US History to a nearly 100% African-American group of 16 year olds, and I use this movie in class every semester. It provides a very nice window into a world that my kids instantly recognise and relate to, but at the same time, transports them back some thirty-five years to a time that was very different. This film is very much a snapshot of a specific point of time and a particular place. Young Teddy, a thoughtful and bright young man growing up in the riot-devastated and aggressivly policed Watts section of Los Angeles, reflects on the nature of the world around him as he attempts…
★★★★ · All bound for Muu Muu Land · Spuzz · 2005-07-05
Another, though not listed here, its listed in the credits, of the Social Seminar series, the amazing bunch of films featuring young kids of the 60s and 70s, laying it out for us about their generation, drugs, and culture. Here, we focus on Teddy, a nice black kid who seems to have his head screwed on right, and his dealings with the world around him, which is quite rich, his brother is in Viet Nam, another is in a laughably bad rock group, and all are seriously about to be overcome by their hair. Like all the others in this series,. This is a true snapshot of their culture. The Muu-Muus, the…
