Melting Snow

Two tons of snow—flown from New Hampshire to Puerto Rico in 1952 in order to “gift” Puerto Ricans a “white Christmas”—become a metaphor for the colonialist paternalism of America’s relationship to Puerto Rico.

Genre: Documentary

Stars: Pedro Pietri

Crew: Sue Ariza (Producer), Allison Ferner (Producer), Janah Elise Cox (Director), Carla Gutierrez (Consulting Editor), Janah Elise Cox (Editor), Juan Antonio Arroyo (Music)

Country: Puerto Rico

Language: EnglishEspañol

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Runtime: 8 minutes

Quality: HD

Released: Apr 08, 2021

IMDb: 10

Keywords:puerto rico, colonialism, woman director, exploited immigrants, white christmas, us imperialism

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