The FCDHV Reveals Its Powerful 2026 Official Selection
Vieques, Puerto Rico — At a historic moment for Caribbean culture and memory, the Vieques Human Rights Film Festival announces its 2026 Official Selection, which will take place from March 20 to 22, 2026, in multiple emblematic spaces in Vieques, including outdoor venues, under the curatorial theme “Memories of Water.”
This year, the festival presents more than 33 productions from Puerto Rico, Mexico, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, and other countries. The program includes feature films, short films, documentaries, fiction, experimental pieces, music videos, and student works, creating a cinematic journey that invites reflection on water as memory, territory, and future.
Among the featured works in the selection is the Puerto Rican feature film *Esta Isla* (This Island), by Lorraine Jones and Christian Carretero, which has already won awards at international festivals. The short documentary *Agricultores del Mar* (Farmers of the Sea), by filmmaker Juan Carlos Dávila, a piece that follows Vieques fishermen in their work and current reality, will premiere in Puerto Rico as part of the festival.
“Memorias del Agua (Memories of Water) is a call to listen to stories that flow, that resist, and that sustain us. This festival doesn't just screen films: it screens possibilities for a dignified life,” said the Vieques Film and Human Rights Festival team.
An accessible and necessary festival for the Caribbean community
Unlike other cultural events, the Vieques Film and Human Rights Festival is the only one in Puerto Rico whose admission is based on donations, reaffirming its commitment to cultural equity and accessibility. Both the Vieques community and those who travel to the island to enjoy the festival can be part of a diverse, transformative, and impactful cinematic experience.
The complete list of productions in the Official Selection is available at fcdhv.com
Fiction Feature Film
Cristian Carretero, Lorraine Jones
International feature-length documentary
Nayibe Tavares-Abel
República Dominicana
Will Parrinello
Estados Unidos
Local feature-length documentary
Dulces Labios
Director: Cristian Carretero
Experimental feature film
barrunto
Emilia Beatriz
Short Documentary Films
El Pescador
Juan Alberto Cruz
Colombia, Puerto Rico
Defendamos el Escambrón
Sonia Fritz
The New Indigo Wave
Karla Claudio
México - Puerto Rico
Farmers of the Sea
Juan Carlos Dávila
Queremos el río piedras sano y verde
Sonia Fritz
Rubén Abruña, Juan Carlos García
Un Pueblo de Coral
Ben Fiscella Meissner
Cuando la tierra sea yerma
Fabiola Delgado, Andrea Arroyo
Palafito
Rhett Lee García Figueroa
Sana Sana Baibrama
Verónica Mojica
De tribus y máscaras
Inés Victoria Mongil Echandi
Hustleween
Samara Pérez Santiago
Cortometraje Ficción
Lealtad
Kiara Jeniva, Diego Luciano
How to Fly
Isadora Moya
Deyaneira González Acevedo
Trabajos de estudiantes
Lo que ellos dicen
Kevin Damian Meade, Devin Amaro
More than land and sea
Fabiola Febre Martínez
The Water Protectors
Carhianie J. Vargas Padín
Dear [isla] Nena, architectural approach to rescues in the Vieques landscape
Andrea M Acosta Pereira
Video Musical
De Puelto a Puerto: El Power de las Divas
Melissa Saaveedra-Gil
"Ah, Eh, Mis Barriles"
Son del Batey
Amiga del Río Piedras
Stephanie Iris Anderson Morales
Two Strangers
Macha Colón
Cortometraje experimental
Hoy no podré llegar a las cinco de la tarde
Pedro Iván Bonilla-Vázquez
Despierto, Respiro, Pienso
Marcos Méndez
Facetas
Bryam Jiménez López
color[rizado]
Claudia S. Ortega
Tejiendo la raíz
Adriana Irizarry, Lorenzo Muñíz, Nahir Rodríguez
