*REPOST* "Landfall" doc screening and discussion
When the world falls apart, who do we become?
Location
Online
*REPOST* "Landfall" doc screening and discussion – Online Event
Date & Time
May 1, 2023, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Description
This event is hosted by the Department of Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication. The original event post ishere.
Through shard-like glimpses of everyday life in
post-Hurricane María Puerto Rico, LANDFALL is a cautionary tale for our
times. Set against the backdrop of protests that toppled the US
colony’s governor in 2019, the film offers a prismatic portrait of
collective trauma and resistance. While the devastation of María
attracted a great deal of media coverage, the world has paid far less
attention to the storm that preceded it: a 72-billion-dollar debt crisis
crippling Puerto Rico well before the winds and waters hit. LANDFALL
examines the kinship of these two storms—one environmental, the other
economic—juxtaposing competing utopian visions of recovery. Featuring
intimate encounters with Puerto Ricans as well as the newcomers flooding
the island, LANDFALL reflects on a question of contemporary global
relevance: when the world falls apart, who do we become?
Director: Cecilia Aldarondo
Introduction & Post-screening discussion with Dr. Erin Hogan
Contact: ekhogan@umbc.edu
This event is organized by the MLLI Spanish Film Festival.
Image description: A group of people gather outside for a protest. Many are waving the flag of Puerto Rico.
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