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This Digital Educational Collection is available for $495 (regular institutional price $995). If your institution is experiencing exceptional budget limitations, please contact info@africanfilm.com to discuss additional pricing options.
Race and Identity in the Spanish-Speaking Caribbean
Designed to support teaching in Africana Studies, Latin American & Caribbean Studies, Cultural Studies, Sociology, Film and Media Studies, and related disciplines, Race and Identity in the Spanish-Speaking Caribbean brings together three award-winning films that examine race, identity, and belonging across Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico.
The collection includes:
• Sara Gomez: An Afro-Cuban Filmmaker
• Sugar Island
• Angélica
Sara Gomez: An Afro-Cuban Filmmaker celebrates the life and work of Cuba's pioneering Afro-Cuban filmmaker, whose documentaries and fiction films explored race, gender, and social transformation while giving voice to communities rarely represented on screen.
Sugar Island follows a young Afro-Dominican woman whose coming-of-age unfolds against the backdrop of the island's sugar industry. Blending realism with elements of magical realism, the film explores labor, family, identity, and the enduring legacies of colonialism.
Angélica tells the story of a young Afro-Puerto Rican woman searching for her place in society as she confronts questions of race, belonging, family, and identity. Through her personal journey, the film examines the complexities of Afro-Latino identity in contemporary Puerto Rico.
Together, Race and Identity in the Spanish-Speaking Caribbean provides a compelling framework for understanding how race and identity have been shaped by history while continuing to influence contemporary Caribbean societies. The collection encourages critical discussion of identity, belonging, representation, colonial legacies, and the diverse experiences of Afro-descendant communities across the Spanish-speaking Caribbean.
Purchase includes perpetual institutional streaming access with Public Performance Rights (PPR) to all three films.
