While on the courses offered by the film certificate, the opportunity to make a short film arises. Many are shown in class as colleagues give their feedback and some are watched on the big screen! This is just a small catalog of many!
*This gallery will be updated each semester
*The code to view the highlighted shorts is 3018
See shorts from across the years, many alumni have shined and you could too!
Directed and produced by Carhianie J. Vargas Padín Coproduced by Miguel A. Sierra Bartolomei Cinematography, editing and coloring by Jorge A. Santiago Fernández
The Water Protectors is a student-made documentary pilot that briefly explores the topics of hyper development, unregulated sewage disposal, contamination, climate change, and community action in the west coast of Puerto Rico through initiatives led by Surfrider Foundation Rincón—an organization that works alongside volunteers to study, preserve, and defend local water sources through education, activism and community partnerships. /
[Los guardianes del agua es un documental piloto hecho por estudiantes que brevemente explora los temas del desarrollo desmedido, desperdicio no regulado de aguas residuales, contaminación, cambio climático y acción comunitaria en la costa oeste de Puerto Rico a través de las iniciativas de la Fundación Surfrider Rincón—una organización que trabaja mano-a-mano con voluntarios para estudiar, preservar y defender las fuentes de agua locales a través de la educación, el activismo y la gestión comunitaria.]
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Directed by Jorge André Santiago Fernández Produced by Carhianie J. Vargas Padín, Joelys M. Rosario Portillo, Miguel A. Sierra Bartolomei and Jorge André Santiago Fernández Staring: Ilé Rosario Martínez, Miguel A. Canales Acevedo
-CURRENTLY SHOWING ON FESTIVALS-
In 1950s Puerto Rico, Luz confronts the loss of her baby in silence while trying to reconstruct her life in a society determined to make and judge all of her decisions.
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Directed by Miguel A. Sierra Bartolomei Produced by Carhianie J. Vargas Padín
-CURRENTLY SHOWING ON FESTIVALS-
Based on the prologue of When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago, this short film narrates the experience of Esmeralda, a young woman who, upon coming across a familiar object in the supermarket, navigates a sea of memories, recounting her early experiences in Puerto Rico. Through her senses, she awakens fleeting diasporic feelings.
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Directed by Jorge André Santiago Fernández y Andrea Carolina Delgado Villarrubia Produced by Carhianie J. Vargas Padín and Daniela Rivera Rosario Executive Producer: Raisa C. Bonnet Ocasio
We Are Still Here is a student-made documentary from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez campus (UPRM) about the lives and experiences of the Peñolanos from Barrio Rucio and adjacent communities who have resisted generations of adversities due to their geographical location and at the hands of the Puerto Rican government. Centered on resistance and collective care among communities, this inaugural documentary produced by the Oral History Lab at UPRM and funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities showcases how community work by projects like Aula en la Montaña and organizations like Impacto Juventud GC Inc. demonstrate that strength lies in union and that true healing occurs through mutual accompaniment between community and volunteers.
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