John Valadez
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John Joseph Valadez (born 1966) is an American Latino documentary filmmaker whose work focuses on the Chicano and Latino experience in the United States.[1] His directed features have been nationally broadcast on PBS and CNN over the past 25 years.[2] His series Latino Americans[3] won a Peabody Award in 2013,[4] and his work has received two national Emmy nominations.[5][6]
Biography
[edit]Valadez was born in Seattle, Washington.[7]
He also taught photography in rural India. Valadez studied filmmaking at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts where he received a BFA.[8] He received an MFA in filmmaking from the Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier.[9]
He served as Artist-in-residence at Texas State University,[10] as Distinguished Filmmaker-in-Residence at The University of Texas, Arlington,[11] and as a trustee of the Robert Flaherty Film Seminar.[12]
Valadez previously taught at Michigan State University,[13] and is currently a professor of documentary filmmaking at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.[14]
Filmography
[edit]His most recent film, American Exile aired nationally on PBS in 2021.[15] The film explores the deportation of US military veterans, and played a role in helping to change[16] national policy, allowing deported veterans and their families to return home[17][18]
Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Passin' It On | Yes | No | Valadez's first film. |
| 2008 | The Last Conquistador | Yes | Yes | Aired as a part of PBS's |
| 2010 | The Longoria Affair | Yes | Yes | Aired on PBS's Independent Lens series. |
| 2016 | The Head of Joaquin Murrieta | Yes | Yes | Short film aired on PBS. |
| 2021 | American Exile | Yes | Yes | Aired on PBS. |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Matters of Race | No | Yes | Mini series on PBS |
| 2004 | Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise | No | Yes | |
| 2005 | CNN Presents | Yes | No | Episode High Stakes: The Battle to Save Our Schools |
| 2009 | Latin Music USA | Yes | Yes | Episode The Chicano Wave |
| 2013 | Latino Americans | No | Yes | Episodes War and Peace and Prejudice and Pride |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Title | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Passin' It On | 1993 News and Documentary Emmy Awards- Best Editing[19] | Nominated |
| 2005 | CNN Presents | IDA Award[20] | Won |
| 2010 | Latin Music USA | IDA Award[21] | Nominated |
| 2011 | The Longoria Affair | 2011 Outstanding Historical Programming- Long Form | Nominated[22] |
| 2013 | Latino Americans | Peabody Award | Won |
References
[edit]- ^ "John Valadez | U-M LSA Department of Film, television, and Media". lsa.umich.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ "John J. Valadez, Author at Exploring Hate". Exploring Hate. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ Latino Americans | PBS, retrieved 2023-06-20
- ^ "Latino Americans". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
- ^ "Passin' It On | ITVS". itvs.org. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ "The Longoria Affair Nominated for an Emmy | ITVS". itvs.org. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ "John Valadez | U-M LSA Department of Film, television, and Media". lsa.umich.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
- ^ "John Valadez | U-M LSA Department of Film, television, and Media". lsa.umich.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ "John Valadez, 2019 MFA in Film". Vermont College of Fine Arts. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ Valadez061014 (2021-07-02). "Latino filmmaker John Valadez named first CSSW artist-in-residence". news.txst.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ staff, Stephanie Knefel, The Shorthorn (2011-04-04). "Independent filmmaker uses UT-Arlington as a resource for new film projects". The Shorthorn. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Past Films Screened". Flaherty. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ "John J. Valadez". DocLab. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ "John Valadez | The Institute for Research on Women and Gender". irwg.umich.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ VOCES | Trailer | American Exile | PBS, retrieved 2023-06-19
- ^ Sacchetti, Maria (2021-07-02). "Biden administration formally launches effort to return deported veterans to U.S." Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ "MSU documentary halts veteran deportations". MSUToday | Michigan State University. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ "The U.S. Has Deported Thousands of Veterans. A New Policy Change Offers New Hope for 'Soldiers Left Behind'". PBS SoCal. 2021-11-18. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ "Passin' It On | ITVS". itvs.org. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ "International Documentary Association (2005)". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ "International Documentary Association (2010)". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ^ "The Longoria Affair Nominated for an Emmy | ITVS". itvs.org. Retrieved 2023-06-19.