Arracacia: A Celery Festival Documentary

Todavía Estamos Aquí

February 2023 •Spanish

We Are Still Here is a student-made documentary from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez campus (UPRM) about the lives and experiences of the Peñolanos from Barrio Rucio and adjacent communities who have resisted generations of adversities due to their geographical location and at the hands of the Puerto Rican government. Centered on resistance and collective care among communities, this inaugural documentary produced by the Oral History Lab at UPRM and funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities showcases how community work by projects like Aula en la Montaña and organizations like Impacto Juventud GC Inc. demonstrate that strength lies in union and that true healing occurs through mutual accompaniment between community and volunteers.

Artificial Roles

March 2025 •English

Artificial intelligence is taking on different roles in the filmmaking space. The questions we must ask ourselves are: what are the pros and cons of this advancement? How can we work with it, and what power do we have as human beings in the face of this technology?

La operación

June 1982 •Spanish

Documentary on the mass sterilization of Puerto Rican women during the 1950s and '60s.

Nuestra Isla Nuestro Encanto

December 2017 •Spanish

Golpe de agua

August 2025 •Spanish

A documentary that reflects on the vision of 'progress' that governments cling to in times of climate change, focusing on the personal and collective experience lived in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria struck the island in 2017.

The Mother of All Hurricanes

May 2018 •English

The Hurricane Maria represented a historic event for the island of Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rican spirit at the helm of this natural disaster was shattered beyond repair. And from the rumble the Puerto Rican spirit will be reborn again. Omar Iloy makes a desperate call to the wounded spirit of the island, a call for hope and help.

Pedro Albizu Campos: Un hombre... un patriota...

January 1987 •Spanish

Short documentary about the life of Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos.

PsiQuis: Un Giro Decolonial

August 2023 •Spanish

PsiQuis: Un Giro Decolonial is a documentary that presents and discusses the psychological impact that colonialism has had on the Puerto Rican people. The director analyzes the traumas generated in Puerto Rican society by that colonial experience.

El puente

January 1951 •Spanish

The efforts of a community to build a bridge which would allow their children to go school during the rainy season.

The Last Colony

April 2015 •Spanish

A close look at Puerto Rico's unique relationship with the United States.

Screams Of The Coast

July 2024 •English

A look at the current state of Puerto Rico and how coastal erosion has affected the Island.

Ellas: Mujeres en la música

December 2021 •Spanish

A musical look at the invaluable contribution made by women to Puerto Rican music.

Biopsia

April 2016 •Spanish

Carmen accompanies a group of women who must travel from the island of Vieques to San Juan, capital of Puerto Rico, in order to perform breast biopsies. The long journey is by water and road. Amid many fears and vicissitudes, Carmen confirms once again the need for appropriate medical services for both women and for the rest of the Vieques population.

Nuyorican Básquet

July 2017 •Spanish

The story of the basketball players that represented Puerto Rico at the San Juan's 1979 Pan Am Games.

Julia, toda en mí

July 2002 •Spanish

A poetic journey about the life and work of Puerto Rican poet Julia de Burgos.

Anatomy of a Dress

October 2014 •Spanish

This documentary presents the passion, the talents, the history, the struggles, and the local and international triumphs of the most renowned fashion designers in Puerto Rico. The history of garment making in Puerto Rico has marked our history, culture, and traditions forever. The exploitative history, as a labor manual industry, which served as the base for what we have today as a fashion industry is also portrayed.

Entre el grito y la celda: Una historia sobre Lolita Lebrón

October 2024 •Spanish

“Entre el grito y la celda” is a film adaptation of the theatrical monologue “Lolita", which has been performed locally and internationally for the past 11 years, with over 60 performances in 5 countries, 5 states in North America, and more than 40 municipalities in Puerto Rico. The story is set in late 1954, when political prisoner Lolita Lebrón had already been sentenced to 50 years in prison at the federal prison in Alderson, West Virginia, for leading an attack on the United States Congress. The film explores Lolita's life and patriotic thoughts through poetic language, intertwining her three most significant aspects: her fervent religiosity, her fight for justice from the perspective of a young woman and mother, and her patriotic bravery to risk her freedom for causes and values she firmly believed in. The movie highlights the themes of national identity and the struggles of a resilient woman who became, for many, the Mother of the Puerto Rican Nation.

After Maria

April 2019 •Spanish

Strong Puerto Rican women forced to flee the island after Hurricane Maria have bonded like family in a FEMA hotel in the Bronx. They seek stability in their new life as forces try to pull them apart.

Las carpetas

October 2012 •Spanish

How fair is it for the government to control its citizens? Four Puerto Ricans confront their past when they open their “files”, the records obtained of the illegal surveillance and persecution that the Puerto Rican government held against citizens and organizations that disagreed with the establishment. Through their daily life, they will tell us their stories, experiences and intimate feelings of the persecution they suffered. Taking their past as an example, we will confront the present.

Son Afrocaribeño

January 1998 •Spanish

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