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Filmmaker's Sneak Preview of MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE
Filmmakers' Sneak Preview of MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE: THE STORY OF PUERTO RICAN STUDIES IN BROOKLYN COLLEGE
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Date and time
Saturday, November 28, 2020 · 4 - 6pm PST
Location
Online
About this event
MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE: THE STORY OF PUERTO RICAN STUDIES IN BROOKLYN COLLEGE tells the story of the student-led struggle to win Puerto Rican Studies at Brooklyn College, CUNY, in the late 1960s. Puerto Rican, African American, and other progressive students and faculty forged a powerful alliance and together changed the face of higher education with the founding of one of the first Puerto Rican Studies departments in the nation.
2020, 35 minutes, Documentary, United States, English
Directed by Tami Gold and Pam Sporn
Produced by Gisely Colón López, Tami Gold, and Pam Sporn
Edited by Sonia Gonzalez-Martinez and Pam Sporn
Featuring music by Arturo O’Farrill, Oscar Hernández, and BombaYo
A Production of the Alliance for Puerto Rican Education and Empowerment
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/477387287
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