Angel And Big Joe

Year Published: 1975

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: For most of his life, Angel has been a migrant worker, helping his family as they move from place to place picking crops. When a phone won't work, Angel enlists "Big Joe's" aid to repair it and from then on a friendship develops. Joe and the boy team up to start a rose-growing business. A call from Angel's father comes, the family must leave. Angel can stay with Joe and the promise of a future, or he can go with his family and continue in the uncertain lifestyle of his parents. AWARDS: Academy Award (Oscar); Best Live Action Short Film of 1975 American Library Association;Notable Chidrens Film Award National Education Film Festival Award Chicago Film Festival Award Columbus Film Festival Award