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Block 11
NUYORICAN

BOOGIE DOWN BODEGAS

Director:  Joseph E. Torres

Learn about bodega life and what bodegas mean to the culture of Puerto Ricans and New York City, with the main focus being on the Bronx. This documentary will explore how bodegas were formed, their place in the lives of many residents, what it's like to work in one, and how they operate. Along with this, the documentary will dive into the pandemic’s effect on bodegas and what it was like to work in one during the first few years of COVID-19’s impact.



IF YOU DON'T WANNA KNOW GO AWAY

Director: Fer Casals, Valeria Massimino

Writer: Valeria Massimino

Producer: Valeria Massimino

Documentary filmed in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath. A Latinx look at one of the most important cities in the world, which was the epicenter of the pandemic. Thirteen testimonies that tell in the flesh what they lived through and how they survived. The coronavirus pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on Latinx communities. Latinos died from COVID-19 at twice the rate of white New Yorkers.



FENOMENAL: ROMPERFORMA

Director and Producer: Merián Soto, Viveca Vázquez

Writer: Merián Soto, Viveca Vázquez, Laura Sofía Pérez

Fenomenal, Rompeforma 1989-1996, is a documentary about Rompeforma: Maratón de Baile, Performance & Visuales, the experimental Latinx dance and performance festival took place in Puerto Rico from 1989-1996. Co-directed and produced by Merián Soto and Viveca Vázquez, with editing by Laura Sofía Pérez and music by Eduardo Alegría, Fenomenal, Rompeforma 1989-1996 features dozens of performances and commentary by many current leaders of the field, and some who have sadly passed.

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