Janah Elise Cox
Director
Melting Snow (2021)
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.
Genres: Documentary, Short
Keywords: mdblist.one-actor, tmdb.puerto-rico, tmdb.colonialism, tmdb.woman-director, tmdb.exploited-immigrants, tmdb.white-christmas, tmdb.us-imperialism, mdblist.imdb-short
Country: Puerto Rico
Production Country:
Puerto Rico
Languages:
English,
Spanish
Recommendations
Runtime: 8 min.
Released: April 8, 2021
Digital Release: April 8, 2021
Status: Released
Certification: NR