La Capa Azul (The Blue Cape)
Social Impact Film Festival: Live Screening Series
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5m 0s
Two months after Hurricane Maria makes landfall, Puerto Rico's shores are left without power and infrastructure continues to collapse. A mother calls her 10-year-old son, Junior, to fetch the medicine his grandfather desperately needs. Junior dons a blue cape, made from the tarp that covers the roof, to overcome obstacles on his journey and save his grandfather's life.
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