14 minutes that'll wreck you and make you furious — healthcare shouldn't require a boat ride.
Carmen accompanies a group of women who must travel from the island of Vieques to San Juan, capital of Puerto Rico, in order to perform breast biopsies. The long journey is by water and road. Amid many fears and vicissitudes, Carmen confirms once again the need for appropriate medical services for both women and for the rest of the Vieques population.
Direction
Marrero Sánchez never exploits—just witnesses.
Cinematography
The sea becomes character and metaphor.
Editing
14 minutes feel like a lifetime, purposefully.
Director
Glorimar Marrero Sánchez
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Vieques residents still face elevated cancer rates from decades of U.S. Navy munitions testing—the 'biopsy' becomes almost cruelly symbolic.
Director Glorimar Marrero Sánchez is part of a wave of Puerto Rican women documentarians using personal stories to expose structural collapse.
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