Puerto Rico Movies

Made for the Celery Festival in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, this documentary presents the entire history of Celery and its importance in the town of...

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...

Told as the memory of an aging gentleman, this is the story of Adan, a Puerto Rican boy who has one day to find a home for his pet goat, Chivo,...

A reflection Puerto Rican’s initial reaction to the aftermath of hurricane Maria captured through interviews filmed two months into the chaos...

Presents a socio-economic analysis of present day Puerto Rico. Uses archival footage, re-enactments of historic events, and interviews with...

Experimental film about rhythm as corporal expression of a culture. Presents various choreographies and does not include the participation of men.

The life and career of Puerto Rican tenor Antonio Paoli, also known as The King of Tenors and The Tenor of Kings.

Combines animation and documentary footage to illustrate the origins and impact of the musical genres Bomba and Plena in Puerto Rican culture.

Musings about what it means to travel, let the imagination fly, and to escape from reality. Combines documentary footage, animation on paper, and...

This work recreates the spirit of frustration and is the result of scratching and painting the tiny super 8 mm frame without magnification. The...

Hand painted, scratched Super 8 film meditating on Puerto Rico's political status through the layering of traditional Bomba music and governmental...

First part of the Trilogy of the Island in which Poli Marichal expresses and vents the anger and frustration caused by the colonial situation.

Experimental Super 8 film featuring animated 3-D puppets based on the characters in Picasso’s painting.

Combines animation, documentary footage, and hand-painted film as well as slide projections, a painted 12" x 24" backdrop, and sculptural palm tree...

Hand painted, scratched animated Super 8 film examining the contradictions of the psychopathology of colonization.

One night, while celebrating at home with friends during the San Sebastián Street Festival, a pregnant woman is visited by three characters,...

Historical documentary about the peaceful resistance movement against the bombing practices of the US Navy in Vieques, including the arrests of more...

Three shipwreck survivors reach the shores of a deserted island used to carry out military experiments. The issue of military occupation and its...

Two couples see their lives transformed after the tragedy of losing a child. Both families face the loss in their own way, allowing feelings of...

Through dramatization and interviews with her colleagues, this film captures the life and work of famed Puerto Rican poet Mercedes Negrón...