Conversation with Professor Eugene Smotkin

POWERING PUERTO RICO (40:45min) Adam Fischer | 2022 | Doc | USA/MA Puerto Rico, 2017: It all started with a storm and a car battery. Eugene Smotkin, a Northeastern University professor, was home in San Juan for the summer when Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico leaving 3 million+ people without electricity. Back on campus, Smotkin had an idea and set about to test an experiment with his class, giving back electricity to a neglected energy populace at a fraction of the current cost. This is a film about Puerto Rico’s resilience through hardship—and one man’s ingenuity in bringing power to the masses. Q&A Professor Smotkin