DOCUMENTARY FILM SCREENINGS

NEW YORK CITY DOCUMENTARY SHOWING:

CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK: BCC CAMPUS

A huge thank you to the Assistant Director of Student Life Tiffany Bubon and her City University of New York / BCC team. The documentary producer & author Dr. Vilma Luz Cabán collaborated with the CUNY Campus student coordinator Elaidy Almanzar. She did an exceptional job curating the premiere documentary screening on this CUNY college campus.

The Director Joe Negron and Executive Producer Cabán are grateful that Professor Dr. Coss-Aquino brought her creative writing students to partake in this documentary viewing. After the presentation and screening, the college students were able to partake in a book raffle and author signing with Dr. Cabán. This documentary screening kicks off future educational partnerships with different cultural centers, colleges, and universities.

A DAUGHTER’S FINAL REMATRIATION JOURNEY & PROMISE

CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK: BCC CAMPUS

NEW YORK CITY DOCUMENTARY SHOWING

September 17, 2024 Tuesday 5:00PM – 7:00PM

DOCUMENTARY SCREENING

CASA DE MARÍA: STRUGGLES & TRIUMPHS

Location: Roscoe Brown Student Life Building

Bronx Community College University Avenue Bronx, New York 10453

Puerto Rico weeks before Hurricane Maria.

Driving to La Casa de Maria in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico.

DOCUMENTARY SUMMARY: This documentary chronicles a Nuyorican daughter’s journey as she “rematriates” to her mother’s motherland of Puerto Rico 🇵🇷. Vilma Luz is the daughter of a battered woman. When her mom was dying of cancer, Vilma made a final promise to Maria that she would help her fix the home that her beloved mother secretly built in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico. It was supposed to be her mother’s island refuge from her New York City abuser. This documentary shares her journey as a daughter doing all she can to make that final promise a reality. Hurricane Maria and a global pandemic couldn’t stop this tenacious daughter.

The images of Puerto Rico in this documentary bring on such nostalgia for the island. As the executive producer of this project, Dr. Caban is proud that she broke through the struggles to make this documentary a reality. In July 2024, Vilma retired from teaching. Currently, she is fixing La Casa de Maria to create a publishing house in the town of Toa Alta, Puerto Rico.

Director Joe Negron & Executive Producer Dr. Vilma Luz Caban