Todavía Estamos Aquí / We Are Still Here

Director: Jorge André Santiago Fernández & Andrea Carolina Delgado Villarrubia

Producers: Raisa Bonnet & Carhianie J. Vargas Padín

Philadelphia Premiere

Country of Production: Puerto Rico

Date of Completion: 2023

Duration of Film: 29 Minutes

We Are Still Here is a student-made documentary from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez campus (UPRM) about the lives and experiences of the Peñolanos from Barrio Rucio and adjacent communities who have resisted generations of adversities due to their geographical location and at the hands of the Puerto Rican government. Centered on resistance and collective care among communities, this inaugural documentary produced by the Oral History Lab at UPRM and funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities showcases how community work by projects like Aula en la Montaña and organizations like Impacto Juventud GC Inc. demonstrate that strength lies in union and that true healing occurs through mutual accompaniment between community and volunteers.