About this Event
An afternoon of film and conversation underlines San Francisco Bay Area connections and knowledge of community and resistance in Puerto Rico. A showcase of two short documentary films focuses on the awareness of the water crisis, poverty, austerity in post-Maria Puerto Rico and the self-help and creative solutions that the community require.
The first short, Todavía Estamos Aquí illustrates the hopeful residents of Barrio Rucio in mountainous Puerto Rico, supported by a mutual aid organization of university students and community organizers, responding to government inaction by providing educational support through Afro-traditional music, agroecology, physical activity, acompañamiento and tutoring.
Connect: - Trailer
The second film, We Still Here locally produced by Fistup Films follows the youth of Comerío, Puerto Rico as they become community organizers, restore housing, power, and clean-up efforts and then travel to Washington D.C. to demand action in Congress. It is a coming-of-age story about finding power and creating a sustainable future.
Connect: - Trailer
A post screening conversation provides historical and cultural context of the island’s colonial legacy and the Puertoriqueno will to survive through leadership, self-management, and collective care. The audience will leave with a heightened understanding of colonial and environmental practices that will continue to be replicated in our own communities on the mainland.
Presented with support from:
University of San Francisco School of Education, International and Multicultural Education
Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Common Good
San Francisco Public Library Latinx Center
University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
University of San Francisco School of Critical Diversity Studies
University of San Francisco School of Performing Arts and Social Justice
Community Partner:
San Francisco Latino Film Festival
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Main Library - San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, United States
USD 0.00
