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201414 minGdoc-short

Rain with Snow

201414 minGdoc-short

Two tons of snow were delivered to Puerto Rico in 1955, creating a unique moment captured in a 40-second film by Paramount News.

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Sofía Gallisá Muriente

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Two tons of snow were delivered to Puerto Rico in 1955, creating a unique moment captured in a 40-second film by Paramount News.

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Sofía Gallisá Murientedirector

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In 1955, a plane landed in Puerto Rico carrying 2 tons of snow, greeted by thousands of young people in a baseball field. Paramount News broadcast this moment across the United States. Rain with Snow uses a double projection to manipulate and dissect the 40 seconds of footage. The film questions the narrative behind the images, revealing how they were produced and simplified for mass consumption.

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