Cinema of the Crisis: Feminist and Queer Filmmaking in Puerto Rico in 2018

Screening of two short documentaries

“The Feminine Creature Within,” is an experimental short film directed by Lorraine Jones of FemTrap, a project that focuses on feminine empowerment through breaking norms and stigmas. FemTrap is a collective of female artists who came together after Hurricane Maria, and collaborate with other women and men: artists, dancers, photographers, DJ’s, trap singers, and skaters.

The second film, “SAM,” is about a young Trans man struggling to find a balance between his urban lifestyle, searching for a job, and surviving in his own skin. The film arises from the need to have valid film representations of the Trans community, and was made by a team of queer filmmakers and allies.