Film Festival, Full Film

ZENÓN AND THE REBEL BOATS

Ted Delano ·

ZENÓN AND THE REBEL BOATS

WED, 12/9, 1:00pm, 93 min
BAY STREET THEATER

Director Juan C. Dávila Santiago via Zoom for Q&A

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Director: Juan C. Dávila Santiago
Producers: Juan C. Dávila Santiago, Camila M. Rodríguez Estrada
Editors: Juan C. Dávila Santiago, Camila M. Rodríguez Estrada
Cinematographers: Juan C. Dávila Santiago, Valery Pérez, Laura Bustillos Jáquez

The island of Vieques faced an ecological disaster after the U.S. Navy closed its bombing range there in 2003. After being displaced from his home by the Navy when the base was built, Carlos “Taso” Zenón pledged his life to fight against colonialism and the military occupation of the island. Zenón organized countless efforts to halt U.S. war games in the Caribbean Sea, inspiring one of the most influential environmental and anti-war movements in the Caribbean.

Juan Carlos Dávila Santiago was raised in western Puerto Rico. While in college, he got involved in environmental activism and documentary film. Eventually he moved to California and worked as a director, producer, and journalist. He has directed and produced more than 10 documentaries and has a Ph.D in Latin American and Latino Studies.