A place to stand / Catamount Films presents ; executive producer, David Grubin ; produced by Gabriel Baca, Daniel Glick ; directed by Daniel Glick.

A Place to Stand tells the story of acclaimed author Jimmy Santiago Baca's transformation from a functionally illiterate convict to an award-winning poet, novelist and screenwriter. Based on the memoir of the same name, the film takes viewers into Baca's past and present to uncover how the...

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Online Access: Streaming Video (via Alexander Street Press)
Other Authors: Baca, Gabriel (Producer), Glick, Daniel, 1983- (Producer, Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, CA : Video Project, 2014.
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