La Manplesa: An Uprising Remembered (2021)

La Manplesa: An Uprising Remembered

2021

Documentary

Synopsis

On May 5th, 1991, people took to the streets of Washington D.C.’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood to protest the police shooting of Daniel Gómez, a young man from El Salvador. Through testimony, song, poetry, and street theatre, La Manplesa weaves together the collective memory of one of D.C.’s first barrios and dives into the roots of the ‘91 rebellion. As people across the world take to the streets to demand an end to police brutality, the film honors the largely untold stories that have come before us, and explores how artists prompt us to remember what we still have to fight for.

Credits

Director

Ellie Walton

Cast

Jackie Reyes-Yanes as Self

Lilo Gonzalez as Self

Lori Kaplan as Self

Lupi Quinteros-Grady as Self

Pedro Avilés as Self

Pepe Gonzalez as Self

Quique Avilés as Self

Roland Roebuck as Self