Rigoberta Menchú

Mayan Renaissance is a feature length film which documents the glory of the ancient Maya civilization, the Spanish conquest in 1519, 500 years of oppression, and the courageous fight of the Maya to reclaim their voice and determine their own future, in Guatemala and throughout Central America. The film stars 1992 Nobel Peace Laureate and Maya Leader Rigoberta Mencu Tum. All of the images, voices, expert commentary and music in the film come directly from Central America, the heart of the Mayan World.

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.

Documentary about the independence and history of Latin America.

Focuses on 1992 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Rigoberta Menchu, as she discusses the lack of human rights for the indigenous people of Guatemala and her commitment to the struggle for a more egalitarian society.

A documentary on the war between the Guatemalan military and the Mayan population, with first hand accounts by Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchú.

A documentary following Indigenous struggles in the Americas and the pursuit for audience at the United Nations.

The story of an unlikely hero, a poor indigenous Maya girl living in a remote section of Guatemala, who survived a genocide and became a voice for her people worldwide.