Puerto Rico Movies

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

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

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

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,...

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

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

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

Documentary that tells the story of how several of the most prestigious ballet companies and academies in Puerto Rico, with much love, effort and...

"A Friendly Newspaper" vindicated journalists in a very important sense. For the first time, from a place as influential as television, the business...

Time is not linear, it is an infinite circle that surrounds us. -Andrei Tarkovsky

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

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

Experimental film which incorporates a range of materials, ink, coloring pencils, watercolors, and graphite, to narrate the story of a woman who is...

Explores the trajectory of the young nationalist from the time of his incarceration, at 23 years of age, as a result of the attack on the United...

What is "la escena" (the scene) and what is its importance, if any? Guillermo Gómez Álvarez tries to answer these questions with candid...

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

Explores the voyage of a Puerto Rican photographer to New York for the first time, as he embarks on journey to forget.

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

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

Tale about the fragility of power, the story of a David and a Goliath. Animated frame by frame with modeling clay on a light box's glass.