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Melting Snow

Two tons of snow—flown from New Hampshire to Puerto Rico in 1952 in order to “gift” Puerto Ricans a “white Christmas”—become a metaphor for the colonialist paternalism of America’s relationship to Puerto Rico.

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Release DateApril 8, 2021
StatusReleased
Original TitleMelting Snow
Runtime 8min
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LanguageEnglish, Spanish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesPuerto Rico
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