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PUERTO
RICO
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The War Against Our Schools(La Guerra Contra Nuestras Escuelas)
A documentary project exploring the community impact and response to school closings and privatization of education in Puerto Rico.
AFRO-LATINX REVOLUTION: Puerto Rico | Short Documentary
BLACK. BORICUA. PROUD. AND LEADING THEIR OWN REVOLUTION FOR JUSTICE
¿OITEH? - BORICUA VOICES - EP.001: PAIN & PROFIT
A Live VIRTUAL TALK UNCOVERING THE NEW “PAIN & PROFIT:COVID-19 Profiteers in Puerto Rico” Report from HEDGECLIPPERS with Colectiva Femenista, La Clara & Hedgeclippers.
TEMBLORES
“Temblores,” captures the stories of people living through – and responding to – the ongoing earthquakes in the southern region of Puerto Rico.
AFROFUTURXS w/Revista Etnica
This video short introduces you to scholars, artists and entrepreneurs that – in their work – explore and confront political and social debates around the complexities of afro-descendant identity in Puerto Rico.
NO OLVIDAMOS
Music Video in collaboration with the poetry collective AFROVERSIVA
We Still Here/Aqui Estamos Film
A documentary centering the voices and actions of young residents from Comerío, Puerto Rico who activated themselves to respond to the needs of their community post the 2017 hurricanes.
Beyond the Debt: A Deal for the People
In collaboration with, Construyamos Otro Acuerdo, this docu-series centers the voices of pensioners at risk of losing their retirement fund amidst the islands’ debt negotiations.
The Defenders
This portrait installation series is an introduction to organizers, cultural artists, activists and entrepreneurs on the islands’ of Puerto Rico.
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Defend PR is a multimedia project designed to document and celebrate Puerto Rican creativity, resilience, and resistance. Recognizing the complex and dynamic landscapes that comprise Puerto Rican daily life and struggle, Defend PR seeks to deepen connections between Puerto Ricans on the island and throughout the diaspora, in the hopes of nurturing greater solidarity, collaboration, and kinship.
