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.
Directed by Janah Elise Cox
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- Pedro Pietri Self (archive audio) (uncredited)
Make it a double feature
1h 49m together
Melting Snow
Bad Hombres
Both from Janah Elise Cox.





