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Desde un juicio histórico por un genocidio hasta el derrocamiento de un presidente, '500 años' relata la historia de una resistencia en Guatemala llevada a cabo por la población de mayoría maya indígena, que ahora tendrá que reimaginar su sociedad.
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"Mother Tongue" chronicles the first time a documentary film about Guatemalan genocide in Guatemala was translated and dubbed into Maya-Ixil—5.5% of whom were killed during the armed conflict in the 1980s. Told from the perspective of Matilde Terraza, an emerging Ixil leader and the translation project’s coordinator, "Mother Tongue" illuminates the Ixil community’s ongoing work to preserve collective memory.
Editor
"Mother Tongue" chronicles the first time a documentary film about Guatemalan genocide in Guatemala was translated and dubbed into Maya-Ixil—5.5% of whom were killed during the armed conflict in the 1980s. Told from the perspective of Matilde Terraza, an emerging Ixil leader and the translation project’s coordinator, "Mother Tongue" illuminates the Ixil community’s ongoing work to preserve collective memory.
Editor
What began as a video master class evolved into a film about the political documentaries of Oscar-winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler. Comprised of footage from his films as well as interviews, the film is an intimate portrait of the genius behind the camera.
Writer
En un sorprendente ciclo de tiempo y memoria, después de 30 años de impunidad legal, el ex general y dictador guatemalteco Efraín Ríos Montt fue acusado por un tribunal guatemalteco de crímenes de lesa humanidad. Décadas después de los acontecimientos, fue acusado de cometer genocidio contra los mayas del país en la década de 1980 convirtiéndose en el primer ex jefe de Estado en ser juzgado en su propio país por genocidio. Parte thriller político, parte de memorias, Yates nos regresa al presente con un elenco de personajes unidos por el destino y la misión de llevar ante la justicia a un dictador malvado, como si un dios maya vigilante estuviera tejiendo juntos.
Editor
En un sorprendente ciclo de tiempo y memoria, después de 30 años de impunidad legal, el ex general y dictador guatemalteco Efraín Ríos Montt fue acusado por un tribunal guatemalteco de crímenes de lesa humanidad. Décadas después de los acontecimientos, fue acusado de cometer genocidio contra los mayas del país en la década de 1980 convirtiéndose en el primer ex jefe de Estado en ser juzgado en su propio país por genocidio. Parte thriller político, parte de memorias, Yates nos regresa al presente con un elenco de personajes unidos por el destino y la misión de llevar ante la justicia a un dictador malvado, como si un dios maya vigilante estuviera tejiendo juntos.
Editor
STATE OF FEAR takes place in Peru, yet serves as a cautionary tale for a world engaged in a "global war on terror." It dramatizes the human and societal costs a democracy faces when it embarks on a "war" against terror, a "war" potentially without end, all too easily exploited by unscrupulous leaders seeking personal political gain.
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STATE OF FEAR takes place in Peru, yet serves as a cautionary tale for a world engaged in a "global war on terror." It dramatizes the human and societal costs a democracy faces when it embarks on a "war" against terror, a "war" potentially without end, all too easily exploited by unscrupulous leaders seeking personal political gain.
Editor
A documentary on the war between the Guatemalan military and the Mayan population, with first hand accounts by Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchú.
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A documentary on the war between the Guatemalan military and the Mayan population, with first hand accounts by Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchú.
Editor
Documentary on the mass sterilization of Puerto Rican women during the 50s and 60s.
Editor
A powerful set of stories of “righteous persons” taking action along the U.S.-Mexico border, motivated by moral conviction and compassion. "Borderland" shows how courageous actions can lead to political mobilization and the defense of human rights in the face of hate and discrimination.
