Documentary Screening: Drills of Liberation / Simulacros de liberación

La Residencia: no me dejan quedarme aquí events is part of , bringing film screenings and art talks into the gallery. The program highlights Hurricane María, debt, displacement, and protest, while centering voices from Borikén/Puerto Rico. It pushes against colonial myths, keeping alive the voices and futures that such scripts attempt to silence.

Simulacros de liberación (Drills of Liberation) by filmmaker Juan C. Dávila Santiago from Mayagüez, PR, follows Puerto Rico’s protest wave from 2016 to 2019, culminating in the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rosselló. The film examines how the U.S.-imposed Fiscal Control Board and its austerity measures ignited youth-led movements to defend education, resist privatization, and reject unpayable debt. In the wake of Hurricane María, activists built community kitchens and relief networks. The documentary captures a generation’s defiance and vision for liberation.

*In Spanish with English subtitles*

Note: The gallery offers 88 seats—44 with backrests and 44 stools. Additional attendees may need to sit on the floor or bring a chair/mat.

Info: The gallery closes at 5pm, but feel free to stick around after the lecture to see the work again through the lens of the lecture.

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