The COVID-19 pandemic has touched everyone's lives in and outside of Puerto Rico. Through singers and other characters, Popular's new musical production "Somos música" tells stories that tie songs to scenes of moments caused by the pandemic.
As Puerto Rico falls deeper and deeper into an unprecedented crisis this is Vietnam’s story, a community or barrio located on the coast of Guaynabo fighting an illegal expropriation at the hands of a career politician. Their experience echoes the island’s current struggle with; an unparalleled migration, a notion of progress fueled by corruption, crippling economic debt, displaced poor and middle class families whose land is being purchased by millionaires, and the slow to non-existent reconstruction of infrastructure after Hurricane Maria.
Historical documentary about the peaceful resistance movement against the bombing practices of the US Navy in Vieques, including the arrests of more than 200 civil disobedients.
Ana is on her way to pick up her boyfriend, Gabriel, to go to a party together. Upon arrival, she finds something that makes her reconsider their attendance to the party and jeopardizes their relationship.
Comedians Luis Raúl and Raymond Arrieta discuss current affairs in the Centro de Bellas Artes de Caguas.
This work recreates the spirit of frustration and is the result of scratching and painting the tiny super 8 mm frame without magnification. The soundtrack was performed with a percussion instrument and voice.
Documentary that tells the story of how several of the most prestigious ballet companies and academies in Puerto Rico, with much love, effort and work, manage to carry their majestic productions to the theatre. The film portrays the journey from the first steps in the classroom until the big day on the stage of the theatre.
La otra educación (The Other Education) is about the class action suit Rosa Lydia Velez vs the Department of Education, and serves as the storyline to document 30 years of struggles that the families of disabled children in Puerto Rico have suffered. Their only request is the right to an education for their sons and daughters with special needs.
The cultural and architectural phenomenon of the Corsican in Puerto Rico, and the influence of the Corsican immigration in this territory.
Short documentary about the life of Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos.
A reflection Puerto Rican’s initial reaction to the aftermath of hurricane Maria captured through interviews filmed two months into the chaos and footage gathered from people’s phones, cameras, and any form of recording.
A family relationship drama about a strict father who wants to control his son, who in turn leaves his father's house and moves to the city.
At Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, "Anne Virkki: Near Earth Asteroids" tells the story of Research Scientist Anne Virkki and her ongoing studies on asteroids and their threat to humanity. Originally from Finland, Anne Virkki shares her educational experience and the study of radio signals of asteroids, their shape, size, and surface.
Luis Enrique, the most famous betta fish fighter in the world, holds a betta fish fighting tournament in Puerto Rico.
It’s not about love. It’s not about loss. It’s about a moment. A moment during this beautiful journey where you happen to cross paths with another soul, that will change that little part of you that is in need.
Made for the Celery Festival in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, this documentary presents the entire history of Celery and its importance in the town of Barranquitas, as well as the evolution of the most important Agro-Cultural Festival in Puerto Rico.
Criminal womanizer Toño Bicicleta is still being persecuted by the law, but cannot ignore his hunger for new blood. Any false move could mean the difference between life and death.
Combining home movies, 16mm footage, audiotape, and an original score, Gallisá Muriente’s poetic excavation oscillates between chronicle, dream, and document. Where people and nature meet, she uncovers environmental and colonial memories from her grandmother’s past and in the landscape of Puerto Rico.
Alessandra Pacini, solar physicist and mother of two, has dedicated her life to researching our sun and its relation to the rest of our solar system. Traveling across the globe with her family, from Finland to Puerto Rico, Alessandra is on a mission to discover the great mysteries of our solar system.