In Focus: Puerto Rico
This curated collection celebrates Puerto Rico’s rich cultural heritage and vibrant identity through the lens of its filmmakers. These films are powerful reminders of Puerto Rico’s profound contributions to music, art, and history and reaffirm the island’s significant place in the wider tapestry of American identity.
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The In Focus: Puerto Rico collection includes the following titles:
Before a Rooster Crows
Antes que cante el gallo
Drama, Fiction
Puerto Rico
Carmín is a teenager who lives in Barranquitas, a mountainous village in the center of Puerto Rico, with her tough and conservative grandmother, dreaming to moving to the city with a mother whose planed do not include her.
Cows Wearing Glasses
Las vacas con gafas
Drama, Fiction
Puerto Rico
Directed by one of the most talented emerging filmmakers coming out of the new wave of Puerto Rican cinema, Cows Wearing Glasses uses a subtle sense of humor to touch upon issues of aging.
Extra Terrestres
Extra terrestres
Comedy, Drama, Fiction, Romance
Venezuela, Puerto Rico
Teresa, an astrophysicist, goes back to her family in Puerto Rico to invite them to her wedding. This is not an easy task after years of tension, but a star 2.5 million light years away will help to bring them all together again.
Filiberto
Documentary
Venezuela, Puerto Rico
A biopic documentary about Filiberto Ojeda Ríos, a professional musician who abandons his trumpet and his family to live a clandestine, armed revolutionary life.
Miguelito: A Song to Puerto Rico
Miguelito: canto a Borinquen
Documentary, Musical
Colombia, Australia, Puerto Rico
Reminiscent of Searching for Sugar Man, the filmmaker follows the steps of Puerto Rico's child music sensation Miguelito. Featuring incredible archival footage of NYC in the 70s’ and salsa performances from Papo Lucca’s La Sonora Poncena, Malo Malo and many others, this is a film that celebrates the musical and cultural depth of the Caribbean.
Thicker than Water
Más que el agua
Drama, Romance
Puerto Rico
The unexpected arrival of a romance that upends a young man's expectations of happiness.
Without Prescription
Receta no incluida
Drama, Fiction
Puerto Rico
Olivia's obsessive-compulsive voice in her head, which was under control, suddenly returns, prompting a search for the pills that once helped.