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October 5-9

Buffalo, NY

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Landfall

Landfall

Screening w/ Filmmaker Q&A

October 8-12, 2020

Landfall

Cecilia Aldarondo, (Dir), 91 minutes, WNY Premiere, USA

Spanish with English subtitles

A kaleidoscopic portrait of Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria that criss-crosses the island to document the resilience of a community abandoned by the mainland and banded together to rebuild. This visually arresting cinematic essay examines the ecological and economic crises of American colonialism through the lense of a devastating natural disaster.

Festivals: Tribeca, Hot Docs

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Directed by: Cecilia Aldorando

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