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JOSÉ ANGEL SANTANA: I WAS BORN IN HAVANA, CUBA, AND  GREW UP IN UNION CITY, NEW JERSEY WITH  MY PARENTS ALICIA AND ANGEL SANTANA, AND MY BROTHER ROBERTO LUIS SANTANA.

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I AM MARRIED TO MARISOL SANTANA, WITH WHOM I OFTEN TEACH "MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING" WORKSHOPS IN THE U.S. AND EUROPE.

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I AM AN ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF FILM AT THE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE FILM SCHOOL.  

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IN 2015, I BEGAN DOCUMENTING PEOPLE WHO SEEMED OBLIVIOUS TO THEIR SURROUNDINGS WHILE ATTENDING TO THEIR SMARTPHONE DEVICES. I DID THIS TO TRY AND UNDERSTAND THE EFFECTS OF 'SMARTPHONE BEHAVIOR' ON HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING. THE PROJECT CAME TO ITS CULMINATION WITH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND ITS SIMULTANEITY WITH GEORGE FLOYD’S MURDER. 

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BECAUSE I BELIEVE LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME, I NAME THE PROJECT, "YESTERDAY."

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THANK YOU FOR VISITING. 

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TELL ME WHO YOU ARE

EMAIL: SANTANA@YESTERDAY.PICTURES

 

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