Freddie Rodríguez

JIBA: el bosque de Maricao

Documentary on the Forest of Maricao revealing little known information on it, while also incorporating the human footprint through oral histories and archaeological and architectural testimonies.

Cinema Puerto Rico: una antropología visual

A look at Puerto Rico and its cinema through films, documentaries, and commercials from the early twentieth century to the emerging cinema of today. Visual and narrative strategies portray fragments of Puerto Rico's general history and, in turn, answers the questions of who, when, and for whom have ​​films been made in Puerto Rico and the resources that are available to do it.

Cinema Puerto Rico: una antropología visual

A look at Puerto Rico and its cinema through films, documentaries, and commercials from the early twentieth century to the emerging cinema of today. Visual and narrative strategies portray fragments of Puerto Rico's general history and, in turn, answers the questions of who, when, and for whom have ​​films been made in Puerto Rico and the resources that are available to do it.

Cinema Puerto Rico: una antropología visual

A look at Puerto Rico and its cinema through films, documentaries, and commercials from the early twentieth century to the emerging cinema of today. Visual and narrative strategies portray fragments of Puerto Rico's general history and, in turn, answers the questions of who, when, and for whom have ​​films been made in Puerto Rico and the resources that are available to do it.

Edwin Reyes: soldado de la belleza

By means of interviews with family, friends, and colleagues, this documentary pays homage to the multi-faceted career of poet, journalist, actor & director Edwin Reyes. The film showcases his poetry as well as his artwork, and glimpses at the literary culture and political environment relative to the independence movement in Puerto Rico.

Edwin Reyes: soldado de la belleza

By means of interviews with family, friends, and colleagues, this documentary pays homage to the multi-faceted career of poet, journalist, actor & director Edwin Reyes. The film showcases his poetry as well as his artwork, and glimpses at the literary culture and political environment relative to the independence movement in Puerto Rico.

Sugar Pathways

The riveting story of the unwilling migration by Puerto Rican families from the small Caribbean island of Vieques to the US Virgin Islands.

Arquitectura art decó en Puerto Rico

In Puerto Rico, Art Deco was a very popular architectural style in the 1930's and early 1940's. Through interviews with architects and historians and the presentation of documents and photographs, this documentary highlights the historical and aesthetic importance of this construction style in the country.

El último caso del detective Prado

After a long career as a detective in the Criminal Investigation Corps of the Police of Puerto Rico, José Rafael Prado takes office work before retiring. The murder of a coworker creates a vacancy Prado quickly wants to fill in order to "retire with honor".

Juan Viguié: un visionario

Documentary about the life and work of don Juan E. Viguié Rodríguez.

El pasado, una puerta hacia el futuro

Focuses on the history of the Archivo General de Puerto Rico (General Archive of Puerto Rico) which started in 1955.

Las huellas de Nilita

Documentary about the life and work of noted journalist and writer, Nilita Vientós Gastón.

Carmelita Tropicana

Performance artist, Carmelita Tropicana, lives in Manhattan's East Village, by Hamilton Fish Park. After a performance one night, she's mugged by a knife-wielding thief. The next day, in a clash with anti-abortion protesters in front of a woman's health clinic, Carmelita is arrested, along with her lively friend Orchida and her sort-of up-tight and wannabe-wealthy sister, Sophia. They're placed in a cell with another woman, who turns out to be last night's mugger, a down-and-out young woman named Cordelia (Dee). Relationships between each pair of women and among the four of them go through changes as the afternoon passes.