IFC presents 'Yo soy boricua pa' que tu lo sepas'
The Independent Film Channel Presents: Yo Soy Boricua, Pa’que Tu Lo Sepas! (I’m Boricua, Just So You Know!)
DIRECTED BY:
Rosie Perez
CO-DIRECTED BY:
Liz Garbus
PRODUCED BY:
Liz Garbus
Rory Kennedy
Documentary will air in conjunction with 2006 Puerto Rican Day Parade, Airdate: June 2006, 11 (Running Time: 86 Minutes)
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Yo Soy Boricua, Pa’que Tu Lo Sepas! (I’m Boricua, Just So You Know!)< br />
SHORT SYNOPSIS In her directorial debut, Rosie Perez (Do the Right Thing, White Men Can't Jump, Fearless) celebrates Puerto Rican pride.
Alternately shocking and humorous, this documentary, which is narrated by Jimmy Smits (The West Wing, NYPD Blue), puts the themes of family, language, and racism into a historical perspective.
The film uncovers the complex and controversial history between Puerto Rico and the United States: Forced sterilizations and birth control testing in Puerto Rico; the imprisonment and torture of freedom fighter Pedro Albizu Campos; Pedro Pietri, the pre-eminent voice for Nuyoricans; The Young Lords, a group of activists agitating for Puerto Rican rights in New York City; and the protests against U.S. bombing of Vieques.
Few Americans know about these subjects, which are not to be found in American history books.
Academy Award-nominated producer Liz Garbus (Girlhood, The Farm: Angola, USA, The Execution of Wanda Jean) and Emmy-nominated producer Rory Kennedy (A Boy's Life, Pandemic, American Hollow) produce.
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