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Melting Snow (2021)
8 minDocumentary
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.
Country: Puerto Rico
Director: Janah Elise Cox
Cast
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Pedro Pietri
Self (archive audio) (uncredited)
Keywords
Plot:puerto ricocolonialismwoman directorexploited immigrantswhite christmasus imperialism
