A look at Puerto Rico and its cinema through films, documentaries, and commercials from the early twentieth century to the emerging cinema of today. Visual and narrative strategies portray fragments of Puerto Rico's general history and, in turn, answers the questions of who, when, and for whom have films been made in Puerto Rico and the resources that are available to do it.

Explore the 500-year history of the city of San Juan, from the move from Caparra to the different in...

Puerto Rico, the last relic of colonization in the western hemisphere, has been a dependent territor...
How fair is it for the government to control its citizens? Four Puerto Ricans confront their past wh...
Historical documentary about the peaceful resistance movement against the bombing practices of the U...
The inspiring account on international bodyboarding star Luz 'Loly' Grande - a young woman on a pers...

Presents a socio-economic analysis of present day Puerto Rico. Uses archival footage, re-enactments ...

At Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, Eliana Nossa studies the ionosphere. This short films tells t...

Alessandra Pacini, solar physicist and mother of two, has dedicated her life to researching our sun ...
Explores concerns about uterine cancer and the value of the Pap Test in detecting this serious type ...

Combines animation, documentary footage, and hand-painted film as well as slide projections, a paint...
Combines animation and documentary footage to illustrate the origins and impact of the musical genre...
Explores the trajectory of the young nationalist from the time of his incarceration, at 23 years of ...
The cultural and architectural phenomenon of the Corsican in Puerto Rico, and the influence of the C...

Artificial intelligence is taking on different roles in the filmmaking space. The questions we must ...

A documentary that reflects on the vision of 'progress' that governments cling to in times of climat...

The Hurricane Maria represented a historic event for the island of Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rican spi...

A reflection Puerto Rican’s initial reaction to the aftermath of hurricane Maria captured through i...

We Are Still Here is a student-made documentary from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez campus ...

David Attenborough tells the revealing story of this Caribbean island's exotic but vulnerable wildli...
Guillermo Gómez Álvarez explores the identity politics of Puerto Rico via archival footage from vari...