The film is set in the island of Puerto Rico. Because of its central location in the Caribbean, the island has become one of the main ports of drug...

Teresa accidentally comes across Pablo, her old college love. Fifteen years ago, they had each left their country believing the other dead at the...

First part of the Trilogy of the Island in which Poli Marichal expresses and vents the anger and frustration caused by the colonial situation.

Experimental film which incorporates a range of materials, ink, coloring pencils, watercolors, and graphite, to narrate the story of a woman who is...

Hand painted, scratched Super 8 film meditating on Puerto Rico's political status through the layering of traditional Bomba music and governmental...

Hand painted and scratched Super 8 film. 18fps.

Combines animation and documentary footage to illustrate the origins and impact of the musical genres Bomba and Plena in Puerto Rican culture.

Musings about what it means to travel, let the imagination fly, and to escape from reality. Combines documentary footage, animation on paper, and...

Tale about the fragility of power, the story of a David and a Goliath. Animated frame by frame with modeling clay on a light box's glass.

Combines animation, documentary footage, and hand-painted film as well as slide projections, a painted 12" x 24" backdrop, and sculptural palm tree...

Animated documentary highlighting the importance of protecting the environment and conserving it through the care and cultivation of flora and fauna.

Experimental Super 8 film featuring animated 3-D puppets based on the characters in Picasso’s painting.

Artist / filmmaker Poli Marichal was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico and resides in Los Angeles, CA since 1989. She is considered one of the pioneers of...

Hand painted, scratched animated Super 8 film examining the contradictions of the psychopathology of colonization.

Biographical production that recreates the work of this artist, adoptive son of Puerto Rico, who stood out as a musician, photographer, filmmaker...

Animated documentary that collects the Christian tradition of the visit of the Three Wise Men to the manger where Jesus was born and adds elements...

This work recreates the spirit of frustration and is the result of scratching and painting the tiny super 8 mm frame without magnification. The...

One night, while celebrating at home with friends during the San Sebastián Street Festival, a pregnant woman is visited by three characters, who...