Mareas a la deriva
About the Film
PUERTO RICO IS A PARADISE PUERTO RICANS DON'T GET TO ENJOY.
Maite, a young graffiti writer in Puerto Rico, faces a life-altering choice: leave the island for a promising career opportunity abroad or stay and navigate the challenges of a nation in crisis. During her mother’s birthday weekend, with her sister visiting from New York, Maite sees two possible futures reflected in them—one rooted in resilience and staying, the other shaped by the opportunities of leaving. Grappling with these paths, she is forced to reckon with a paradise built for tourists and outsiders to enjoy but for locals to labor in and endure, shaped by systemic neglect, colonialism, and a broken power grid that keeps its bliss just out of reach for its own people.
Director: Camila Sofia Rodriguez Lopez
Producers: Alexandra Sosa, Jack Núñez, Marisela López Berti, Luis Rodríguez, Camila S. Rodríguez López
Puerto Rico, United States // 2026 // Drama, Experimental // Los Shorts
21 minutes
About the Filmmaker
Camila S. Rodríguez López is a filmmaker and gestora cultural based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She got her BFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts in Film and TV Production and Social and Cultural Analysis. She is currently a Masters Candidate for the NYU Tisch Interactive Media Arts Program. Mareas a la deriva is her directorial debut and her production company, Producciones Mundialista's, debut, a company dedicated to amplifying Puerto Rican femme, queer, and nonbinary stories, in front and behind the camera. She currently serves as the Vice President of AdocPR and works for the Department of Cultural Development of the City of Caguas.
