América's Home: Displacement and Empire in Puerto Rico.

World Premiere of a film by award-winning filmmakers and ASU faculty, H.L.T. Quan and C.A. Griffith

2/10/12-2/

Justice and Social Inquiry
School of Theatre and Film
Location: Neeb Hall
Campus: Tempe
Cost: FREE!

The 11th Annual Local to Global Teach-In opens with the world premiere of a film by award-winning filmmakers and ASU faculty, H.L.T. Quan and C.A. Griffith, titled América's Home: Displacement and Empire in Puerto Rico. The film features a home of historical significance to activists and artists in San Juan, Puerto Rico and is a narrative and metaphor about pushing back to gentrification and creating spaces for community organizing and art.
This film premiere will also serve as a fundraiser for UNIDOS, a youth formed-coalition in Arizona.
AMÉRICA’S HOME is the story of América "Meca" Sorrentini-Blaut, a feisty Puerto Rican woman in her 70's, and her fight against developers intent on bulldozing her community and family's historic home. Her story is one of many tales of resistance against rampant greed taking place all across Puerto Rico and on the mainland. This inspiring documentary is as much about displacement and empire as it is about the transformative power of the cultural arts, community and belonging.
Feature Documentary – Puerto Rico/USA – 68 minutes
English & Spanish with English subtitles – August 2011