We Still Here/Aquí Estamos
Wednesday, Nov. 10 th was the opening of the International Puerto Rican Film Festival, IPRFF for short, at El Museo del Barrio in one of New York's Puerto Rican communities. One of the two films to open the festival is called We Still Here/Aquí Estamos and one of the producers of the film, Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi was there to introduce the film and take questions from the audience. We Still Here/Aquí Estamos is a short documentary that focuses on the rebuilding and recovery process in Puerto Rico which in 2019 was devastated by Hurricane Maria. The effect of the devastation was to put into high gear a recovery process that continues to this day. It brought neighbors closer and forced a unity that was unseen on the island. We Still Here introduces the incredible youth of the town of Comerío, located just south of San Juan and towards the center of the island. Everyone in town is forced to navigate the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, a disaster that brought an unprecedented level