Puerto Rico Movies

  • 1988
    Desigualdad y Pobreza

    Desigualdad y Pobreza

    Desigualdad y Pobreza

    01988HD

    Desigualdad y Pobreza
  • 2014
    Anatomy of a Dress

    Anatomy of a Dress

    Anatomy of a Dress

    02014HD

    This documentary presents the passion, the talents, the history, the struggles, and the local and international triumphs of the most renowned fashion...

    Anatomy of a Dress
  • 1988
    Micro Trip

    Micro Trip

    Micro Trip

    01988HD

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

    Micro Trip
  • 1991
    Antonio Paoli: Rey de Tenores y Tenor de Reyes

    Antonio Paoli: Rey de Tenores y Tenor de Reyes

    Antonio Paoli: Rey de Tenores y Tenor de Reyes

    01991HD

    The life and career of Puerto Rican tenor Antonio Paoli, also known as The King of Tenors and The Tenor of Kings.

    Antonio Paoli: Rey de Tenores y Tenor de Reyes
  • 1987
    Coffee Break

    Coffee Break

    Coffee Break

    21987HD

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

    Coffee Break
  • 1983
    One-Way Ticket

    One-Way Ticket

    One-Way Ticket

    4.71983HD

    Documentary about how the arrival of the railway industry impacted Puerto Rican culture economically, socially, and humanistically during the first...

    One-Way Ticket
  • 2009
    Un diario amable

    Un diario amable

    Un diario amable

    02009HD

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

    Un diario amable
  • 2007
    El Bello y La Bestia

    El Bello y La Bestia

    El Bello y La Bestia

    02007HD

    Comedians Luis Raúl and Raymond Arrieta discuss current affairs in the Centro de Bellas Artes de Caguas.

    El Bello y La Bestia
  • 1970
    Arracacia: A Celery Festival Documentary

    Arracacia: A Celery Festival Documentary

    Arracacia: A Celery Festival Documentary

    01970HD

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

    Arracacia: A Celery Festival Documentary
  • 2005
    The Scene

    The Scene

    The Scene

    02005HD

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

    The Scene
  • 1983
    Blum

    Blum

    Blum

    01983HD

    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.

    Blum
  • 1982
    Guernica

    Guernica

    Guernica

    01982HD

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

    Guernica
  • 1982
    Al rojo vivo

    Al rojo vivo

    Al rojo vivo

    01982HD

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

    Al rojo vivo
  • 2016
    Rafael Cancel Miranda: I'm Not Sorry for What I Did

    Rafael Cancel Miranda: I'm Not Sorry for What I Did

    Rafael Cancel Miranda: I'm Not Sorry for What I Did

    02016HD

    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...

    Rafael Cancel Miranda: I'm Not Sorry for What I Did
  • 1981
    Underwater Blues

    Underwater Blues

    Underwater Blues

    01981HD

    Hand painted, scratched animated Super 8 film examining the contradictions of the psychopathology of colonization.

    Underwater Blues
  • 1984
    Isla Postal

    Isla Postal

    Isla Postal

    01984HD

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

    Isla Postal
  • 1990
    Dilema I: Burundanga boricua

    Dilema I: Burundanga boricua

    Dilema I: Burundanga boricua

    01990HD

    Combines animation, documentary footage, and hand-painted film as well as slide projections, a painted 12" x 24" backdrop, and sculptural palm tree...

    Dilema I: Burundanga boricua
  • 2020
    Near Earth Asteroids: Dr. Anne Virkki

    Near Earth Asteroids: Dr. Anne Virkki

    Near Earth Asteroids: Dr. Anne Virkki

    02020HD

    At Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, “Near Earth Asteroids: Dr. Anne Virkki” tells the story of Research Scientist Anne Virkki and her...

    Near Earth Asteroids: Dr. Anne Virkki
  • 1970
    Voces de María: Nueva Normalidad

    Voces de María: Nueva Normalidad

    Voces de María: Nueva Normalidad

    01970HD

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

    Voces de María: Nueva Normalidad
  • 2005
    My Backyard Was A Mountain

    My Backyard Was A Mountain

    My Backyard Was A Mountain

    6.72005HD

    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,...

    My Backyard Was A Mountain