Documentary · Puerto Rico · 2021 · 8m

Melting Snow

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Director
Janah Elise Cox
Cast
Pedro Pietri as Self (archive audio) (uncredited)
Crew
Janah Elise Cox — Editor Allison Ferner — Producer Sue Ariza — Producer Janah Elise Cox — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
puerto ricocolonialismwoman directorexploited immigrantswhite christmasus imperialism
Key Collaborators
Janah Elise Cox Director Janah Elise Cox Editor Allison Ferner Producer Sue Ariza Producer Janah Elise Cox Producer
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