“Homegrown: A Part Of/Apart From”
Documentary Shorts Collection
Season 2 Episode 8
15’ / Documentary / 2025 / Puerto Rico
Production Company: Firelight Media, PBS
Director: María del Mar Rosario
Editing: Juliano Castro, María del Mar Rosario
Synopsis: Explore the area of Escambrón Beach in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as beach-goers, protestors, performance artists, and scientists come together to protect its coastline from overdevelopment. Collectively, they make the case for why this public space is vital to the well-being of the people and marine life that intermingle on its shores.
Festivals:
Best Short at Puerto Rico Film Festival 2025
Festival de Cine y Derechos Humanos de Vieques 2025
Hawaii International Film Festival 2024