BlackStar Film Festival

Zenón and the Rebel Boats

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After being displaced from his home by the U.S. Navy to build a military base, Puerto Rican fisherman Carlos “Taso” Zenón pledged his life to fight against the military occupation of the island of Vieques. Alongside Puerto Rican fishermen and activists, Zenón organized countless efforts to halt U.S. war games in the Caribbean Sea. Never-before-seen archival footage reveals the artisanal strategies implemented by fearless fishermen to defy warships, inspiring one of the most influential environmental and anti-war movements in the Caribbean.


Thank you to our screening partners: Taller Puertorriqueno, Norris Square Neighborhood Project, and Collective Climb.

  • Year
    2026
  • Runtime
    93 minutes
  • Language
    Spanish, English
  • Country
    Puerto Rico, United States
  • Premiere
    World
  • Genre
    Feature Documentary
  • Director
    Juan C. Dávila Santiago
  • Producer
    Juan C. Dávila Santiago, Camila M. Rodríguez Estrada
  • Executive Producer
    Leslie Fields-Cruz, Denise A. Greene, Stanley Nelson, Marcia Smith, Loira Limbal, Sandie Viquez Pedlow, José Juan Nazario
  • Co-Producer
    Black Public Media, Firelight Media, Latino Public Broadcasting
  • Cast
    Carlos "Taso" Zenón, Aleida Encarnación, Pedro Zenón Encarnación, Emilia Rodríguez, José “Tachuela” Peralta
  • Cinematographer
    Juan C. Dávila Santiago, Valery Pérez, Laura Bustillos Jáquez
  • Editor
    Juan C. Dávila Santiago, Camila M. Rodríguez Estrada
  • Animator
    Sabina Shanti Kariat, Isela Ashburn Quijas
  • Composer
    Aníbal S. Vidal Quintero
  • Sound Design
    Benny Mouthon
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