After Maria (2019)
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”Displaced by Hurricane Maria, a group of strong Puerto Rican women bond in a FEMA hotel in the Bronx, seeking stability in their new life as forces try to pull them apart.”
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Presented at the Tribeca Film Festival, ‘After the Maria Hurricane’ is a documentary short film that captures the difficulties of families displaced by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, forced to live in small shelters and adapt to uncertainty. Emotional and powerful, it shows the ongoing indifference of the federal government to the sufferings of the people on the island. The direction is by Nadia Hallgren, an award-winning filmmaker and cinematographer.
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Strong Puerto Rican women forced to flee the island after Hurricane Maria have bonded like family in a FEMA hotel in the Bronx. They seek stability in their new life as forces try to pull them apart.
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