Expired November 16, 2020 9:45 PM
Already unlocked? for access
Protected ContentThis content can only be viewed in authorized regions: Greater Houston area, TX.


Through shard-like glimpses of everyday life in post-Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico, Landfall is a cautionary tale for our times. Set against the backdrop of protests that toppled the US colony's governor in 2019, the film offers a prismatic portrait of collective trauma and resistance. While the devastation of Maria attracted a great deal of media coverage, the world has paid far less attention to the storm that preceded it: a 72-billion-dollar debt crisis crippling Puerto Rico well before the winds and waters hit. Landfall examines the kinship of these two storms-one environmental, the other economic- juxtaposing competing utopian visions of recovery. Featuring intimate encounters with Puerto Ricans as well as the newcomers flooding the island, Landfall reflects on a question of contemporary global relevance: when the world falls apart, who do we become?

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    91 minutes
  • Language
    Spanish, English
  • Country
    USA
  • Premiere
    Texas
  • Director
    Cecilia Aldrarondo
  • Producer
    Cecilia Aldarondo, Ines Hofmann Kanna
  • Cast
    Cecilia Aldarondo, Quinn Eaker, Pablo Connelly, Marilyn Ortiz Laureano
  • Cinematographer
    Pablo Alvarez-Mesa