Artist Glorimar Marrero Sánchez makes her feature directorial debut with The Fishbowl (La pecera), the Puerto Rican ecofeminist drama starring Isel Rodriguez (Noelia), Modesto Lacén (Juni), Magali Carrasquillo (Flora), and Maximiliano Rivas (Jorge).
Set on the island of Vieques—a U.S. military testing ground for toxic munitions like napalm, depleted uranium, and Agent Orange—The Fishbowl tells the story of Noelia (Isel Rodríguez in an elegant performance), a 40-year-old artist grappling with terminal cancer. Determined to use her remaining time resisting the ecological and social consequences of U.S. colonialism, Noelia’s journey unfolds as both a personal and collective act of resilience.
After discovering her cancer has returned and metastasized, Noelia retreats to her home in Vieques, where she reconnects with her mother and her community. Choosing to keep her illness a secret in the absence of local medical care, she devotes herself to protesting the enduring environmental devastation caused by military activity. As a hurricane looms and her health deteriorates, she rekindles a past romance and faces a profound decision: to leave and seek treatment or to remain with her people and her cause.
The film, which made history as the first Puerto Rican-produced feature to premiere at Sundance, is set for release by Monument Releasing in U.S. theaters in March 2025, coinciding with Puerto Rican Emancipation Day on March 22. A streaming release will follow on June 4, 2025.
Watch the trailer for The Fishbowl (La pecera).
Theatrical Dates
(Additional Theaters TBA)
Bethlehem, PA: ArtsQuest, Wednesday, March 19
New York, NY: Museum of the Moving Image — Friday, March 21
Laredo, TX: Alamo Drafthouse — Opens Friday, March 21
Corpus Christi, TX: Alamo Drafthouse — Opens Friday, March 21
Winchester, VA: Alamo Drafthouse — Opens Friday, March 21
New York, NY: Maysles Documentary Center — Tuesday, March 25
Claremont, CA: Laemmle Claremont 5 — Wednesday, 3/26 – Sunday, 3/30
Glendale, CA: Laemmle Glendale — Wednesday, 3/26 – Sunday, 3/30
Santa Monica, CA: Laemmle Monica Film Center — Wednesday, 3/26 – Sunday, 3/30
Santa Clarita, CA: Laemmle Newhall — Wednesday, 3/26 – Sunday, 3/30
Encino, CA: Laemmle Town Center 5 — Wednesday, 3/26 – Sunday, 3/30
Sedona, AZ: Mary D. Fisher Theatre — Opens Friday, April 11