Museum Film Screening: Stewards of the Land/Serán las dueñas de la tierra

Learn more about the global impact of climate change and the work being done to create sustainable food sources in Puerto Rico.

Stewards of the Land/Serán las dueñas de la tierra (2022) is a documentary presenting the new generation of ecological farmers as they embody a counternarrative dignifying the Boricua ability and will to grow their own food.

Synopsis: Stephanie, Ian and Alfredo are landless ecological farmers striving to produce healthy food for local consumption in Puerto Rico. In this economically depressed US territory -highly dependent on food imports and a frequent target for hurricanes– producing food locally is urgent. The documentary shows the protagonists’ grit as they attempt to carve a living without land ownership or capital.

Film duration: 92 minutes

Included in Admission.