8th(2006)
Operation / La Operación
Ana Maria Garcia
- Puerto Rico
- 1982
- 40min
- Beta
- color
SYNOPSIS
The easiest population control policy of underdeveloped countries is for the government to exercise authority and control over women’s pregnancy and childbirth. In this case, the woman’s body becomes a mere tool for reproduction. In Operation, women’s testimonies, newsreels and government propaganda material are used to critique how Puerto Rico controlled the population rate by regulating women’s bodies. (Kim Il-ran)
PROGRAM NOTE
The easiest population control policy of underdeveloped countries is for the government to exercise authority and control over women’s pregnancy and childbirth. In this case, the woman’s body becomes a mere tool for reproduction. In Operation, women’s testimonies, newsreels and government propaganda material are used to critique how Puerto Rico controlled the population rate by regulating women’s bodies. (Kim Il-ran)
Director
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Ana Maria GarciaAna Maria Garcia
Born in Puerto Rico, Ana Maria Garcia received her MA at State University of New York in American Studies and Puerto Rican Studies. She worked as program director for Caribbean Competition section of San Juan Cinemafest in 1998. She directed her first film Operation in 1982 and afterwards two other works, Cocolos & Roqueros (1992) and Culture and Tradition (1998).
Credit
- ProducerAna Maria Garcia
- Screenwriter Ana Maria Garcia
- Cinematography Tom Sigel
- Editor Peter Kinoy, Jorge Abello
- Music Antonio Cabán Vale, Roy Brown, Lucesita Ben
