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Puerto Rican Activism and Resistance

Independent documentaries present a much-needed visual record of social justice activism and resistance in Puerto Rico and in Puerto Rican communities in the United States. Young Puerto Ricans take to the streets to demand the end of the fiscal board imposed by the U.S. Congress, austerity measures, and the ousting of corrupt political leaders ("Drills of Liberation"). Labor documentaries on the prevalence of precarious work in Puerto Rico and the historical struggle of a group of Puerto Rican merchant marine workers who organized for better working conditions ("The Stand-by Generation" and "Salty Dog Blues"). Films about the lasting environmental effects of the U.S. Navy on the island of Vieques ("Vieques" and "Living Along the Fenceline"). Critical views of the damaging effects of urban renewal and gentrification in Nuyorican communities ("Break and Enter", "The Case Against Lincoln Center" and "Voces de Fillmore"). Legacies of the Attica prison rebellion and Puerto Rican families in Philadelphia fighting against police brutality ("Teach Our Children" and "Black and Blue"). Films on Puerto Rican visual artist Samuel Lind, Nuyorican spoken word artists La Bruja, Mariposa, and Papoleto, and a celebration of Puerto Rican folk music and Nuyorican identity ("Samuel Lind's Coastal World", "La Bruja", "Percussion, Impressions, and Reality", and "Latino Poets Speakout"). Films on the Young Lords, and Operation Move-In activist groups ("Break and Enter", "Palante, Siempre Palante!" and "El Pueblo Se Levanta").

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¡Palante, Siempre Palante!

¡Palante, Siempre Palante!

¡Palante, Siempre Palante!

The documentary surveys Puerto Rican history, the Young Lords' activities and philosophy, the torturous end of the organization and its inspiring legacy.
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Harvest of Empire: The Untold Story of Latinos in America

Harvest of Empire: The Untold Story of Latinos in America

Harvest of Empire: The Untold Story of Latinos in America

Based on the landmark book, HARVEST OF EMPIRE, by award-winning journalist Juan González.
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The Case Against Lincoln Center (Newsreel #17)

The Case Against Lincoln Center (Newsreel #17)

The Case Against Lincoln Center (Newsreel #17)

More than 20,000 Latino families were displaced to make way for Lincoln Center, home to the Metropolitan Opera and the New York Symphony.
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El Pueblo se Levanta aka The People Are Rising (Newsreel #63)

El Pueblo se Levanta aka The People Are Rising (Newsreel #63)

El Pueblo se Levanta aka The People Are Rising (Newsreel #63)

Faced with racial discrimination, deficient community services, and poor education and job opportunities, Puerto Rican communities in New York City began to address these injustices by using direct action.
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Break and Enter a.k.a. Squatters (Newsreel #62)

Break and Enter a.k.a. Squatters (Newsreel #62)

Break and Enter a.k.a. Squatters (Newsreel #62)

In 1970, several hundred Puerto Rican and Dominican families reclaimed housing left vacant by the city.
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Making the Impossible Possible

Making the Impossible Possible

Making the Impossible Possible

MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE tells the story of the student-led struggle to win Puerto Rican Studies at Brooklyn College, CUNY, in the late 1960s.
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Teach Our Children

Teach Our Children

Teach Our Children

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Living Along the Fenceline

Living Along the Fenceline

Living Along the Fenceline

The U.S. has 1,000 bases worldwide. The Pentagon says they make us secure. These women disagree.
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Percussion, Impressions and Reality

Percussion, Impressions and Reality

Percussion, Impressions and Reality

Interviews and performances by Puerto Rican musicians in New York illustrate how traditional music has served as mode of resistance of cultural domination.
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EL SIGNO VACÍO (the empty sign)

EL SIGNO VACÍO (the empty sign)

EL SIGNO VACÍO (the empty sign)

Through found footage and portraits of local artists and activists the film is a playful journey into the complex layers of the US occupation of Puerto Rico.
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Nuyorican Básquet

Nuyorican Básquet

Nuyorican Básquet

Nuyorican Básquet chronicles the dramatic story of the Puerto Rican national basketball team’s participation in the 1979 Pan American Games.
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Voces de Fillmore

Voces de Fillmore

Voces de Fillmore

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Black and Blue

Black and Blue

Black and Blue

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Lincoln Hospital (Newsreel #35)

Lincoln Hospital (Newsreel #35)

Lincoln Hospital (Newsreel #35)

When a city-run health clinic in the South Bronx fails to meet the needs of the city, local residents and health workers force a strike and then run the clinic themselves.
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Drills of Liberation

Drills of Liberation

Drills of Liberation

In the wake of climate change, a new social movement emerges in Puerto Rico to protest austerity measures imposed by US colonial forces.
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El Puente

El Puente

El Puente

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Latino Poets Speakout

Latino Poets Speakout

Latino Poets Speakout

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La Bruja: A Witch from the Bronx

La Bruja: A Witch from the Bronx

La Bruja: A Witch from the Bronx

Art, labor, and family blend in this intimate film about Latina performance artist Caridad De La Luz, better known as ‘La Bruja’.
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Salty Dog Blues

Salty Dog Blues

Salty Dog Blues

SALTY DOG BLUES looks at a group of U.S.merchant marines from 1937-1989; their relationship to the National Maritime Union, a union merger, and a dispute over lost health benefits.
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Samuel Lind's Coastal World

Samuel Lind's Coastal World

Samuel Lind's Coastal World

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