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It is the David and Goliath-like story of the residents of Vieques, Puerto Rico, a community of 9,300 people who stood up to the US military and won through wholly peaceful means. In the 1940’s the US Navy expropriated almost 3/4’s of the island to build a weapons testing and training site. But the struggle didn't achieve widespread support until 1999 when a civilian was killed by two misfired bombs. This death ignited the anger of islanders and shed a harsh light on a host of economic and environmental problems. On 2003, the Navy ceased all testing and training. The Navy’s departure, while a huge victory, was only the first step in a complicated process of demilitarization, decontamination and development of a community long assaulted by the US and neglected by the Puerto Rican government.

USA - 2004 - 56 mn - Betacam Digital - Colour

Director Mary Patierno Camera Mary Patierno Sound Harriet Hirshorn, Natalia Muñoz Editing Mary Patierno

Production Mary Patierno, 20 Clinton St #4E, 10002 New-York, Etats-Unis d'Amérique Tél : +1 212 475 2911 Fax : +1 212 475 2911 E-mail : mmpatierno@earthlink.net

Sales Mary Patierno, 20 Clinton St #4E, 10002 New-York, Etats-Unis d'Amérique Tél : +1 212 475 2911 Fax : +1 212 475 2911 E-mail : mmpatierno@earthlink.net