Melting Snow
8 mins
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.
Pedro Pietri
Self (archive audio) (uncredited)
Allison Ferner
Producer
Sue Ariza
Producer
Janah Elise Cox
Director
Janah Elise Cox
Producer
Juan Antonio Arroyo
Music
Giovanni P. Autran
Color Grading
Janah Elise Cox
Editor