Film & Speaker Series: Landfall

The 2025-26 Film and Speaker Series presents: Landfall The Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center is honored to host a screening of the award-winning documentary Landfall on Thursday, April 9, at 6 PM. Film Description: Through shard-like glimpses of everyday life in post-Hurricane María Puerto Rico, LANDFALL is a cautionary tale for our times. Set against the backdrop of protests that toppled the US colony’s governor in 2019, the film offers a prismatic portrait of collective trauma and resistance. While the devastation of María attracted a great deal of media coverage, the world has paid far less attention to the storm that preceded it: a 72-billion-dollar debt crisis crippling Puerto Rico well before the winds and waters hit. LANDFALL examines the kinship of these two storms—one environmental, the other economic—juxtaposing competing utopian visions of recovery. Featuring intimate encounters with Puerto Ricans as well as the newcomers flooding the island, LANDFALL reflects on a question of contemporary global relevance: when the world falls apart, who do we become? This event is free for everyone, but registration is recommended. REGISTER HERE Funds from this event support the Museum’s mission-serving programs, including featured exhibits, MakerSpace, robotics clubs, field trips, student scholarships, community cultural events, film and speaker series, and collection restorations. Landfall is provided by Good Docs. The 2025-26 Film & Speaker Series is supported by the City of Wenatchee and the City of East Wenatchee.