“What a fabulous film! I was blown away, uplifted, taken back to the amazing spirit of those times and encouraged by how learning about it can fire up the young movements of today.The unbreakable bonds between Blacks and Puerto Ricans and students and faculty should be the big takeaway here.”
- Rosalind Petchesky, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Hunter College
“Fantastic film! An essential documentary revealing a rarely examined set of events in New York City's history that has needed to be told for decades. The story of the formation of the Puerto Rican Studies Department at Brooklyn College became the model for similar critical curricula adopted by many Universities and Colleges around the U.S., some of which remain in place today because of the activists and scholars captured in this film.”
- Michelle Materre, Founder and Director, Creatively Speaking
"Wow! The energy, the pacing, the archival photos and footage, and the storytelling and storytellers! It teaches and inspires and underlines how important it is to always know the roots of our activism and our victories—on whose shoulders we stand.”
- Elena Schwolsky, RN, Author and Educator
“This film illustrates how Brooklyn College students built unity and connected to the Puerto Rican community. This film hit at the heart of why we need ethnic studies and they – these young PR pioneers - were at the helm in the 1960’s. Palante!”
- Blanca Vazquez, Hunter College Adjunct Professor, PSC CUNY Executive BD
“What a powerful film! I'm so honored to know this legacy through all of your stories. Thanks for the inspiration.”
- Dr. Anna Ortega-Williams, Asst. Professor, Hunter College
“Fantastic Film … a beauty with all that spirit and wow what a history!"
- Jane Gold, LCSW-R
“I am blown away by the subject. In very short time you conveyed an amazing story beautiful and accessibly.”
- Katherine T. Acey, Director of Strategic Collaborations, GRIOT Circle
“It was wonderful to spend 35 minutes bearing witness to the Puerto Rican struggle.”
- Lyn Goldfarb, Filmmaker
“A deeply moving film on an interesting and not widely known struggle. The filmmakers wove together a wonderful and inspiring story.”
- Norm Cowie, Filmmaker/Educator
“Excellent. What amazing archival footage. The film helps contextualize what's happening at CUNY now!”
- Jillian M. Báez, Department of Africana and Puerto Rican/Latino Studies, Hunter College
"While there are many who question the need for ethnic studies departments, Making the Impossible Possible highlights the value of these programs and departments both within the classroom by providing students an often unavailable opportunity to learn about their cultural and heritage but also outside the classroom by creating a welcoming and supportive space that offers the encouragement necessary for institutions to retain these students through the completion of their degrees... This film is recommended for all collections, especially those supporting Puerto Rican and Latinx studies, the study of education and higher education, and history collections."
- Michael A. LaMagna, Educational Media Reviews Online (EMRO)
