Join Councilman John Goncalves for a Ward 1 Movie Night at India Point Park! The independent film being shown is “Some Kind of Funny Porto Rican?”: A Cape Verdean American Story Directed by Dr. Claire Andrade-Watkins.

This feature documentary tells the untold story of a vibrant immigrant community from the Cape Verde Islands living in the Fox Point section of Providence who were forcibly displaced by urban renewal. It is the first in a trilogy of documentaries.

We are showing this film in collaboration with SPIA Media Productions, Inc. & The Mile of History Association, and with suppport from PVDFest!

For more details, visit the Facebook event page or the PVDFest events website.

Learn more about the film here.

(Rain date: July 16)