SAN JUAN, MAS ALLA DE LAS MURALLAS
(San Juan: Beyond the Walls)
Luis Amed Irizarry, Omar Silva / Puerto Rico / 2022 / 120 Min
Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023
Time: 2:00 PM – Film Viewing
4:00 – 5:00 PM – Post-film discussion (Fernando Rivera, Linda Nuñez)
Location: UCF Downtown Campus, Communication and Media Building (CMB) 127
SYNOPSIS
San Juan, más allá de las murallas (San Juan: Beyond the Walls) explores the 500-year history of the city of San Juan, from the move from Caparra to the different invasions during these centuries. It also looks at how different situations and people were key to what is now the capital of Puerto Rico. The documentary presents, through the recreation of key situations, archival material, and accounts of historians and researchers, decisive moments that influenced what is now the capital.