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The State of the Territory: US-Puerto Rico Relations at the Crossroads (2002) - 1997 Fellowship  A documentary that explores the notion of “territory” — as a constitutional, physical and utopian concept— by looking at U.S.- Puerto Rican relations, their shared history and the roots of contemporary political tensions.  For the Record: Guam and World War II (2002) - 1997 Fellowship A drama about the 30-year-old Chamorro priest in Guam who defied Japanese rule during WWII by refusing to disclose the whereabouts of an American radioman. Selected Works Film For the Record: Guam and World War II (2006)
Just as You Imagined? (2002) Homeless Diaries(1996) Puerto Rican I.D. (1995) Brincando el charco: Portrait of a Puerto Rican (1995) AIDS in the Barrio: Eso no me pasa a mà (1989) Accomplishments Founding board member of National Association of Latino Independent Producers
Founder of FilmmakersÂ’ Workshop, Miami Light Project Selected Writings: Sovereign Acts (2007); None of the Above: Puerto Ricans in the Global Era (2006); Anatomy of a Smile (2006); Boricua Pop: Puerto Ricans and the Latinization of American Culture (2004); Puerto Rican Jam: Rethinking Nationalism and Colonialism (1997, co-editor); and Shouting in A Whisper/The Limits of Silence: Latino Poetry in Philadelphia (1994) Ford Diversity Fellowship, 2006 Selected as one of Hispanic Business Magazines's "100 Most Influential Hispanics", 2005 Awarded Choice Outstanding Book for Boricua Pop, 2004 State of Florida Artist's Fellowship, 1998 Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 1995 Pew Fellowship in the Arts, 1993 The Women's Program 15th Anniversary Award for AIDS Media, 1991 Education 1998 PhD, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
1994 MFA and MA, Visual Anthropology, Temple University, Philadelphia 1986 BA, Sociology, University of Puerto Rico, RÃo Piedras Web Site News April - May 2004 Frances Negrón-Muntaner's book, Boricua Pop: Puerto Ricans and the Latinization of American Culture was recently published by New York University Press. The book delves into Puerto Rican visibility, cultural impact and identity formation in the United States and Puerto Rico through cultural icons and artistic works of the last century. January - March 2004 Frances Negrón-Muntaner and Bienvenida Matías's documentary For The Record: Guam in WWII received funds from ITVS (the Independent Television Service). Guam's relationship to the United States is explored through the story of a young priest who protects an American radioman from the Japanese. September 2003 Frances Negrón-Muntaner's Brincando El Charco screened at the Nuyorican Film Festival Retrospective at El Museo del Barrio in New York in July. The 1994 narrative film follows a photographer's journey into what it means to be Puerto Rican, gay and an artist. Interview How do you approach the beginning of a project? I don't approach projects, they approach me. Then it's like falling in love with a difficult person. You know it will be tough but you can't help it. |
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