New OHL Documentary Filmmaking Project! 

EnglishEspañolEnglish The Oral History Lab (OHL) is excited to announce that we’re working with award-winning filmmaker Guillermo Gómez Álvarez and the Grupo del Acueducto de Rubias de Yauco in collaboration with the Centro Hemisférico de Cooperación en Investigación y Educación en Ingeniería y Ciencia Aplicada (CoHemis) to document an energy justice project in Yauco. This…

April screening of Nuestro Pedazo de Tierra at Cine Más Corto

April screening of Nuestro Pedazo de Tierra at Cine Más Corto

EnglishEspañolEnglish The short film Nuestro Pedazo de Tierra was accepted in Cine Más Corto’s April screening!  Nuestro Pedazo de Tierra was made by UPRM students enrolled in documentary filmmaking courses (CINE 4016) taught by award-winning filmmaker Guillermo Gómez Álvarez in the 2022-23 academic year.  Exploring food insecurity, the film uses historic footage from the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture  and…

The OHL at LASA-PUERTO RICO

The OHL at LASA-PUERTO RICO

EnglishEspañolEnglish Pictured from left to right: Zaira Arvelo Alicea, (UPRM), Ricia Anne Chansky, (UPRM), José Morales Benítez, (UPRM), Lorel Cubano Santiago (PerlArte), Pluma Bárbara (CAMJI Lares) At the recent 2025 Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Puerto Rico Section Conference, panelists  from the OHL and the community came together to discuss the work being done to protect…

Todavía Estamos Aquí’s Second Screening at Casa Pueblo

Todavía Estamos Aquí’s Second Screening at Casa Pueblo

EnglishEspañolEnglish February 8-9, 2025: The documentary Todavía Estamos Aquí was screened again in Casa Pueblo, Adjuntas—this time at the First Community Film Meeting. The project invited dialogue between members of the film’s team and the audience, composed of filmmakers and industry professionals, where the importance of community filmmaking as a tool to amplify voices from…

Ricia Anne Chansky, interviewed Edgardo Miranda Rodríguez

OHL Director Interviews La Borinqueña Creator

EnglishSpanishEnglish On March 7, 2025, the Oral History Lab Director, Ricia Anne Chansky, interviewed Edgardo Miranda Rodríguez, creator of La Borinqueña, at the opening of his new exhibit, Arte de la Borinqueña, on display at Humanidades Puerto Rico through August 20, 2025. Edgardo will give a virtual presentation at the Universidad de Puerto Rico Recinto de…