Motion pictures -- Production and direction
Found in 1879 Collections and/or Records:
Quilt and trees
"R & R", 1989-1991, undated
This series contains research materials, notes, scripts, and correspondence for a number of film projects that have not been produced. Arranged alphabetically by working title, these projects include: “Baa Baa Black Sheep”, “Earth Angel” (a.k.a. “Huey and the War Lover”), “Hard Rock: There Are No limits,” “R&R,” “Terrible Beauty: Stories From a War,” and an untitled baseball project.
Raggedy Man, 1973 - 1983
A film loosely based on Wittliff’s mother’s life about a young, divorced mother of two sons working as a telephone operator in small-town Texas during World War II. Starring Sissy Spacek, Sam Shepard, and Eric Roberts. Early drafts are titled "Nita, Henry and Harry."
“Raices de Sangre (1976 - 90 minutes) This is my first long form feature film which I wrote and directed in Mexico. Its cast featured Mexican and Chicano actors and takes place along the U.S. Mexico border. It was recognized as one of the 25 most significant films of Latin America at the Valladolid International Film Festival in Valladolid, Spain”; DVD, 1976
Archival material received from filmmaker, Jesús Salvador Treviño. Material includes 10 DVDs of several of Trevino’s films. Titles preceding a semi-colon reflect the donor’s original descriptions.
“Raices De Sangre Coral Award- First International Film Festival, Havana, Cuba”; trophy with wooden base and gold colored metal label. Label and piece of trophy are broken off, undated
Archival material received from Mexican-American television director Jesus Trevino pertaining to his professional work from 1968-2003. This collection focuses on his research of the Chicano Movement, involvement with the Educational Issues Coordinating Committee, documentary based films I Am Chicano and Ya Basta, and awards for his film and television directorship. Material in the collection includes cassette audio tapes, 5-inch reel to reel audio tapes, and award trophies and plaques.
Raices de Sangre screenplay (Director’s bound copy, autographed by cast)
Archival material received from Jesús Salvador Treviño. Material includes extensive papers, awards, and cultural ephemera relating to the career of this distinguished writer/director/filmmaker. Material dates 1970-2016, undated.
Raices de Sangre screenplay (Script Supervisor)
Archival material received from Jesús Salvador Treviño. Material includes extensive papers, awards, and cultural ephemera relating to the career of this distinguished writer/director/filmmaker. Material dates 1970-2016, undated.
Randy Travis Duets Heros + Friends (sic) (Willie collaborates on “Birth of the Blues”), undated
Ratings, January - April, 1992
The Screenplays are arranged chronologically according to when they were written. The order does not reflect the order in which the films were released. The date following the title in parentheses is the release date. Photographs, film, and videotape may not be duplicated without permission from the Wittliff estate.
Ratings, August - September, 1993
6 part series, five of which aired August 1993 on CBS-TV.
“Ray Charles Christmas”, undated
“Ray Live Dallas” and “Ray Charles”, undated
Re-write, annotated typescript, 1996
The series for Plays is the largest of Shepard’s works and includes notes, annotated typescripts, playbills, programs, correspondence, sound recordings, rehearsal schedules, reviews, and publicity. This series is notable in that Shepard meticulously identified each annotated draft with the date and place (by city and state) of each revision, and there tend to be multiple drafts of each work represented.
Re-writes, September 1992, July 1993, June 1994
The series for Plays is the largest of Shepard’s works and includes notes, annotated typescripts, playbills, programs, correspondence, sound recordings, rehearsal schedules, reviews, and publicity. This series is notable in that Shepard meticulously identified each annotated draft with the date and place (by city and state) of each revision, and there tend to be multiple drafts of each work represented.
Reader’s Digest, 1987
In addition to his employment at several prominent magazines, Broyles frequently contributed articles to other publications through freelance work. This series includes drafts of articles and correspondence relating to work done for American Heritage, Atlantic Monthly, Esquire, New York Times, Reader’s Digest, Texas Monthly, and U.S. News and World Report.
Reader's report
The Screenplays are arranged chronologically according to when they were written. The order does not reflect the order in which the films were released. The date following the title in parentheses is the release date. Photographs, film, and videotape may not be duplicated without permission from the Wittliff estate.
Readings, 1991-1994
This series is comprised of Shepard’s notes, correspondence and annotated photocopies of excerpts of his work read at various events. Arranged in chronological order by the event’s date.
Receipts and invoices
“Reconocimiento Chicanos ‘93”; gold colored metal plaque presenting a recognition award, May 14, 1993
Archival material received from Mexican-American television director Jesus Trevino pertaining to his professional work from 1968-2003. This collection focuses on his research of the Chicano Movement, involvement with the Educational Issues Coordinating Committee, documentary based films I Am Chicano and Ya Basta, and awards for his film and television directorship. Material in the collection includes cassette audio tapes, 5-inch reel to reel audio tapes, and award trophies and plaques.
