Casa Laurel
A group of more than 60 local residents in the Calle Loiza district of San Juan, Puerto Rico, gather every Friday night for karaoke at Casa Laurel, one of the few...
- Filmmaker(s)
- Pati Cruz Martinez
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- Series
- Short Film
Homegrown: A Part Of / Apart From
November 2024
Homegrown is a regional short film initiative and digital series on PBS, showcasing the power of local storytelling to resonate with national and global audiences. Each film in the series, which is currently in its second season, titled HOMEGROWN: A Part Of/Apart From, reflects the unique cultural, social, and historical landscape of its community.
This season comprises of eight documentary short films made by emerging BIPOC filmmakers living in the U.S. territories, Hawai‘i and their diasporic communities, focusing on stories grappling with issues of sovereignty, agency, and negotiating what it means to be at once “a part of and apart from” the United States. A Firelight Media production, in partnership with Pacific Islanders in Communications (PIC), Black Public Media (BPM), and Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB).
Scheduled to premiere on PBS platforms January 14, 2025.
Chamoru: A Lost Language
Filmmaker Brian Muna seeks to reconnect with CHamoru, the language native to the people of Guam. In this search for self-identity, he examines his culturally American...
- Filmmaker(s)
- Brian Muna
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- Short Film
- Series
Dear Aloha
Aloha is a way of life for Native Hawaiians, who are taught from a young age to treat people with kindness and compassion. This film asks the question, How do Native...
- Filmmaker(s)
- Cris Romento
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- Short Film
- Series
Escambrón, Playa
This documentary is a portrait of Escambrón Beach in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the activists fighting to protect its coastline from overdevelopment. The film features...
- Filmmaker(s)
- María del Mar Rosario
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- Short Film
- Series
Not a U.S. Citizen
This documentary explores the debate around the unique legal status of American Samoa, a U.S. territory whose residents are not U.S. citizens, and as a result, retain...
- Filmmaker(s)
- Gabby Alafagamalufilufi Fa‘ai‘uaso
- John Falaniko Pātū
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- Short Film
- Series
Waters of Pu'uloa
"Waters of Puʻuloa” is a short documentary tracing the transformation of waterways of Puʻuloa, the area known now as Pearl Harbor on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, from a vibrant...
- Filmmaker(s)
- Tiare Ribeaux
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- Short Film
- Series
We Are Taino
In this documentary, a Taino woman from the U.S. Virgin Islands takes us on a personal journey of reclaiming her Taino heritage to become the first woman Kasike (Chief) of...
- Filmmaker(s)
- Emmanuel Phillips
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- Short Film
- Series
What the Storms Taught Us
This documentary looks at the state of public schools in the U.S. Virgin Islands seven years after back-to-back Category 5 Hurricanes Maria and Irma made landfall. Through...
- Filmmaker(s)
- John P. Wheatley
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- Short Film
- Series
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