Carmen Miranda is a mother and daughter story set in Los Angeles after Hurricane Maria. Carmen has a severe case of foot in the mouth that messes up with her life plans. Things get a little more complicated when her mom Ana visits and needs to stay longer after the hurricane hits her hometown.
Continue ReadingThree Puerto Rican families displaced by Hurricane Maria struggle to rebuild their lives and return home in the trailer for the new documentary, After Maria. The 37-minute film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and will arrive on Netflix May 24th.
After Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in 2017, countless families were told by FEMA that their houses were too unsafe to live in, forcing them to relocate to transitional shelters set-up in various hotels in New York City.
Continue ReadingWhat does it mean to be a colony? It’s a question filmmakers Rosa Emmanuelli Gutiérrez and Gonzalo Mazzini have wrestled with since 2014. The fruit of that struggle was their debut documentary film, Jurakan: Nation in Resistance. The film explores the complicated circumstances of Puerto Rico’s history, and celebrates the island’s culture, people and struggle for a place in the world.
The origins of the project date back to when both Mazzini and Gutiérrez were at university. One summer, Gutiérrez invited Mazzini to visit her in Puerto Rico. While taking in the food, culture and natural beauty of the island, Mazzini noticed Puerto Rican and U.S. flags flying alongside each other. He asked Gutiérrez why that was.
“I answered very quickly that the reason that there is the Puerto Rican flag next to the U.S. flag in all governmental buildings in Puerto Rico is that Puerto Rico is a colony of the United States,” she said.
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Directed by Juan AgustÃn Márquez, the Emmy award winning film 100,000 documents a growing problem on the beautiful island of Puerto Rico – stray dogs. These abandoned feral dogs, also known as “satos” in Puerto Rico, are often seen roaming the streets and beaches of Puerto Rico and are growing in number. The 100,000 documentary offers eye opening views of the problem, as well as the stories of volunteers making an effort to alleviate the issue without receiving much support from the government.
View the trailer for 100,000, information about the film, where you can view the film, and information about how YOU could help below…
After the film aired in 2010, director Juan Márquez collaborated with Purina of Puerto Rico and created a 20 school film tour. Students watched the educational documentary about this growing problem and made a pledge to help abused animals. Check out footage of the film tour in Puerto Rico below!
‘100,000’ tours Puerto Rico’s schools. from Juan Agustin Marquez on Vimeo.
There are many ways we can stop the overpopulation and abuse of animals in Puerto Rico. “We have to keep promoting spaying and neutering in Puerto Rico. We have to break down the ‘machismo’ barrier that has blocked this concept in the minds of so many. Education is key at an early age.” says director Juan Marquez.
Take the pledge along with thousands of others:
To decrease the overpopulation problem and promote the proper care of dogs, I pledge to:
– Educate myself about dogs and think hard about it before having one.
– Adopt, instead of buying.
– Spay/neuter my dog.
– Integrate my dog to my family for his/her entire life.
– Vaccinate my dog and take him/her to the vet when he/she is sick.
– Register my dog with the microchip.
– Bathe my dog.
– Walk my dog on a leash every day.
– Play with my dog.
– Educate others about the proper care of dogs.
– Report dog abuse.
– Help stray dogs.
– Be the hero that my dog thinks I am.
Spread the word so everyone in Puerto Rico makes this commitment. Make a difference and be a hero!
For more on the documentary 100,000 and how to view the documentary visit www.100000movie.com
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