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Homegrown: Documentary Shorts Collection
Escambrón, Playa
Season 2
Episode 8
Explore the area of Escambrón Beach in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as beach-goers, protestors, performance artists, and scientists come together to protect its coastline from overdevelopment. Collectively, they make the case for why this public space is vital to the well-being of the people and marine life that intermingle on its shores.
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