MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE tells the story of the student-led struggle to win Puerto Rican Studies at Brooklyn College, CUNY, in the late 1960’s. The documentary is a mosaic of voices, film footage and photographs taken by student activists. This important story highlights the powerful alliance Puerto Rican, African American and other progressive students forged that changed the face of higher education with the founding of one of the first Puerto Rican Studies departments in the nation.

A Production of the Alliance for Puerto Rican Education and Empowerment

MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE: The Story of Puerto Rican Studies at Brooklyn College
A 33-minute documentary
Produced by Gisely Colón López, Tami Gold, Pam Sporn
Directed by Tami Gold and Pam Sporn
Edited by Sonia González-Martínez and Pam Sporn
Featuring music by Arturo O’Farrill and Oscar Hernández