Zenón and the Rebel Boats (Zenón y la flotilla rebelde)
After being displaced from his home by the U.S. Navy to build a military base, Puerto Rican fisherman Carlos “Taso” Zenón pledged his life to fight against the military occupation of the island of Vieques. Alongside Puerto Rican fishermen and activists, Zenón organized countless efforts to halt U.S. war games in the Caribbean Sea. Never-before-seen archival footage reveals the artisanal strategies implemented by fearless fishermen to defy warships, inspiring one of the most influential environmental and anti-war movements in the Caribbean.
Thank you to our screening partners: Taller Puertorriqueno, Norris Square Neighborhood Project, and Collective Climb.
Screenings
Virtual
Directors Spotlight
Juan C. Dávila Santiago
Director
Born and raised in the westside of Puerto Rico, Juan C. Dávila Santiago is a documentary filmmaker, TV producer, and multi-media journalist. For more than 10 years, Dávila Santiago has reported and produced films about the colonial experience in Puerto Rico, focusing on environmental conflicts, social movements, and workers struggles.
- Year
- 2026
- Runtime
- 93 minutes
- Country
- Puerto Rico, United States
- Language
- Spanish, English
- Director
- Juan C. Dávila Santiago
- Producers
- Juan C. Dávila Santiago, Camila M. Rodríguez Estrada
- Executive Producers
- Leslie Fields-Cruz, Denise A. Greene, Stanley Nelson, Marcia Smith, Loira Limbal, Sandie Viquez Pedlow, José Juan Nazario
- Co Producers
- Black Public Media, Firelight Media, Latino Public Broadcasting
- Cast
- Carlos "Taso" Zenón, Aleida Encarnación, Pedro Zenón Encarnación, Emilia Rodríguez, José “Tachuela” Peralta
- Cinematographers
- Juan C. Dávila Santiago, Valery Pérez, Laura Bustillos Jáquez
- Editors
- Juan C. Dávila Santiago, Camila M. Rodríguez Estrada
- Animators
- Sabina Shanti Kariat, Isela Ashburn Quijas
- Composer
- Aníbal S. Vidal Quintero
- Sound Design
- Benny Mouthon
- Premiere
- World