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- Everyone is talking about the Mayan Prophecies of 2012. But who is listening to the Maya? This film brings us the voices of the Mayan people as they share their perspectives on the prophecies of their ancestors and their fight to defend Mother Earth and their culture from destruction. Today, on the eve of the 2012 solstice, Mayans are being assassinated and evicted from their lands by governments and multi-national corporations in the name of 'development'. 2012 The Mayan Word is both a message of hope and a call to action. featuring testimonies from contemporary Mayans throughout Mesoamerica, from spiritual guides to activists, community leaders, farmers, artists, teachers and children, this film is an extraordinary journey into the heart of Mayan struggle and spirituality.
- '2012 A Journey to the Maya Heartland' examines some of the parallels that exist between the collapse of the Classic Maya civilization in the central lowlands of the Peten jungle in the eighth century AD and the environmental effects we are confronting as a result of Global Climate Change today in our own culture, both in North America - and in particular the American Southwest - as well as in Latin America. Beyond this, 2012 examines some of the wider effects of climate change, from changing demographics to political and economic disruptions, to the very personal issues of truth and justice and how they are playing themselves out in people's lives today.
- December 21, 2012. This date, identified by the Maya nearly 1,400 years ago, has in recent years become the source of great curiosity and debate. Some believe it will bring catastrophic events. Others, an era of enlightenment. But what did the ancient Maya themselves believe? In 2012: THE BEGINNING, we travel the world to examine what the Sacred Maya texts really say. Throughout, our journey is guided by noted archaeologists, scholars, and the living Maya, who take us into the field--to the very origins of the Maya Long Count Calendar--and into their lives and sacred ceremonies. Together, these people from very different worlds shed light on a date that has long been shrouded in mystery and intrigue.
- What do the Mayans really say about 2012? Is the world going to end on December 21, 2012? Learn more from the most famous Maya in the world, 1992 Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu Tum, and her Mayan elders.
- A Bridge Apart looks at the epic migration of immigrants from Central America and Mexico to the United States from the point of view of the migrants themselves. Haunting photography, dramatic narration by Edward James Olmos and first hand interviews give witness to their harrowing journey. If a parent cannot find enough work to sustain a family, they are pushed by economic hardship and pulled to the U.S. by the promise of better life. The film also shows how simple economic development in small towns and villages can transform a desperate living situation into one that can sustain it's people - providing them options not to have to leave their home. A Bridge Apart - so near yet so far.
- A small group of coffee farm owners in Guatemala share their story of how they have managed to fight off one of the countries worst plagues.
- Welcomed and narrated by the warm voice of a loving Guatemalan grandmother, Amor de Abuela invites its viewers into both the home and life of two unique children from the remote village of Tactic. Although being similar in many ways, the two friends come from very different home lives. The film follows the contrast between the benefits solar electricity has brought to the life of one of the friends, while reflecting on the absence of it within the other child's life. The film aims to share insight into a life without light, raising awareness to the one in seven people in our world living without access to electricity.
- A brief documentary about how children live in a secluded village among the Guatemalan mountains.
- Relámpago Negro tells us how his passion leads him to keep wrestling alive after so long, building a legacy for professional wrestling until this day.
- Apla's is the story of Father Stanley Rother, who while trying to improve his parishioners' condition of life in Guatemala, was murdered amidst political turmoil between Guatemala's government and indigenous peasant formed guerrillas. Rother is now in the process of becoming a saint.
- It is at once an epic story of survival, hope, and humble aspirations, of triumph, defeat, and rebirth. The face of immigration is revealed through the gripping personal stories of the individuals, the families, and the town that survived the most brutal, most expensive, and the largest immigration raid in the history of the United States.
- In 2007, Guatemala's privately run system of adoption attorneys, orphanages and foster care providers helped nearly 5,000 abandoned children find homes with loving families around the world. But then the Guatemalan government shut down international adoptions, created a centrally controlled adoption agency and nationalized the orphanage system. The plan was to promote in-country adoptions, but that plan hasn't worked. Last year, only 35 children were adopted by Guatemalan families. Why did the Guatemalan government put an end to a system that was giving thousands of abandoned children a chance at a better life? And what did UNICEF have to do with it? Reason.tv producers Paul Feine and Alex Manning went to Guatemala to find out.
- In the summer of 2013, 14 US Citizen Children, sons and daughters of unauthorized immigrant, travel from Minnesota to Guatemala to meet their grandparents -and in some cases, their siblings- for the first time.
- Here is a Motorcycle Adventure Documentary starting in Los, Angeles Ca and ending in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In this documentary Ian Palmer heals from the loss of losing his girlfriend Zady and does it in the best ways he knows possible: Women, New Life, Adventure and Art are all on the list!
- Ars Medicina is a story about a team of doctors and surgeons who undertake a journey of personal discovery and compassion. The medical team travels to Solola, a breathtakingly beautiful but impoverished jungle community in rural Guatemala. For six days the team works around the clock with limited equipment and supplies to perform life-saving treatments and operations for the thousands of Mayan Indians and Guatemalans who come for help. Their journey gives insight into the heart-breaking reality of health care in under-developed countries, but also provides a glimmer of hope for the future. For many of the patients it is their first experience in modern medicine. For many of the doctors it is their first experience in endless need. The experience changes both the doctors' and patients' lives forever.
- Every day thousands of people leave their impoverished Central American homelands to get into the USA. Crossing the Northern border of Guatemala to Mexico they embark like outlaws on one of the most dangerous migration routes in the world. Carrying a small digital camera, the director travelled into this border region in the far South of Mexico, where for many migrants the American Dream becomes a Mexican nightmare right at the outset of their journey. There, where end and beginning, hope and doom, are close together. This moving "road-movie" narrates - among other things - the recurring chance meetings with Noé, a migrant from El Salvador. His agony tragically depicts end and beginning, hope and doom of of a whole mankind on the move.
- A journey to villages and towns surrounding Lake Atitlan in the central highlands of Guatemala highlights the region's unique mix of cultures and beliefs through an eccentric cast of characters and chance encounters.
- Bboy for life is a powerful story on how the lives of break dancers in Guatemala City are affected by the worlds most dangerous gangs.
- An intimate portrait of a modern indigenous Maya city and its people, traditions and ritual. Filmed over the course of eight years in the highlands of Guatemala. In Tz'utujil and Spanish with English subtitles and voice over. This film is not Apocalyptic! It doesn't refer to our culture's fantasies or longings about 2012 as an end of the ancient Maya's long count calendar. We wanted to see what tradition meant in a modern Maya city. What survives in the face of social, religious and political pressures? Some say that Santiago Atitlán is the largest purely indigenous town in the Americas, and with a population of over fifty thousand speaking the Maya language of Tz'utujil it well may be. This is a look at the nearest existing equivalent to an ancient Maya city; a community driven by commerce, politics and religious ritual just as all cities have been throughout history. It's hard to think of another ancient civilisation which has so much resonance with a contemporary society where people feel such a direct connection with their ancestors. I wanted this film to reflect my experience of the town, not to be a vehicle for explanations, theories or opinions about it. These are years of change everywhere and for everyone, and the Tz'utujil are no exception. This film was made over the course of eight years. The dramatis personae changed - people died, people grew and changed. The town changed, tradition continued.
- Professional clowns partner with Guatemalan street youth to perform a grand theatrical event that honors their fallen hero, reconnects them to their lost childhood, and brings hope of a life beyond the addiction and isolation of life on the streets.
- Between The Peaks is an expedition documentary that combines the spirits of adventure and volunteering. In 2013 three friends set out to climb Mt. Aconcagua, in Argentina, then travel north to Alaska's Denali, and volunteer in every country they passed through on the way. Along their journey the guys found themselves stranded on unforgiving beaches, venturing up volcanic cloud forests, exploring the mysteries of the Amazon jungle, crossing borders without documentation, and fighting a white out snowstorm above 20,000ft. But they would also encounter unforgettable cultural experiences and discover a new appreciation for a simpler life. This is a film that shows it is possible for anybody to follow their dreams and pursue their passions, while making a difference along the way.
- 'Beyond Borders: Personal Stories from a Small Planet' is a creative burst of defiance and hope by youth around the globe who are overcoming the huge obstacles that have defined their lives. It's an inspiring compilation of 9 short films written, shot and edited by teenagers who weave documentary filmmaking, animation and archival footage to tell personal stories on what they most fear and how they build security in their lives.
- Undeterred by Guatemala's powerful religious organizations, conservative politicians, and a male-dominated culture that leaves women without a voice, Evelyn and Ester courageously travel the countryside on a journey to provide women with family planning education and access to contraceptive methods. Blessed Fruit of the Womb is their story-a story about the fight for reproductive rights and freedom in a country gripped by staggering poverty, the highest fertility rate in Latin America, and one of the highest rates of chronic malnutrition in the world.
- Mexico and the United States crack down on the trails north, forcing immigrants into more dangerous territory. Told against the backdrop of the North American migrant trail, 'Border South' weaves together migrant stories of resilience and survival from different vantage points. The film exposes a global migration system that renders human beings invisible in life as well as death.
- 'Rompiendo el Ciclo' tells the story of Luciana Perez Lopez, a courageous Mayan woman living in San Martín Chiquito, Guatemala who is a single mother of seven and a leader in her community.
- I dream. You dream. And so do the children in Guatemala. 'Bring Dreams to Life' highlights the lives of ten children in the village of Acatenango, Guatemala. The children each have separate dreams that define them, not knowing that a mysterious blue box awaits for them behind the door of one of their classrooms.
- Burden of Peace follows Guatemala's first female Attorney General Claudia Paz y Paz in her fight against impunity. After taking office Claudia obtains spectacular results and many high level arrests are made. But her determination encounters strong resistance from powerful elites, that have up to then felt above the law. Will Claudia be able to win this battle?
- Caffeinated tells the story of coffee through the perspectives of people who have dedicated their lives to it. At every step of the process, it's the hands that planted the seed, that roasted the beans, that crafted the drink that makes every cup of coffee a story worth telling.
- Through an intimate lens, this film documents the work of Union Agricultores Minifundistas to help farmers in Guatemala work organically and sustainably, and the effect they have had on local Mayan farmers on a financial, educational and emotional scale.
- Capital for the Canopy is an appeal for the implementation of an international REDD (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) regime, which would allow developed countries seeking to meet emissions-reduction targets to transfer funds to developing nations to preserve their standing forests. In documenting the environmental implications of continued deforestation, and how to work towards resolving this problem, the film incorporates various community perspectives, from Colorado to Central America to Haiti and beyond. Capital for the Canopy seeks to highlight the forces driving deforestation, and demonstrates that there are strong economic and social factors behind the use of forests by local residents. In doing so, the film aims to dispel the notion that deforestation is a result of ignorance or lack of environmental concern by residents of developing countries, but instead stems from a basic need to subsist on what is often very little income and in circumstances with few socio-economic opportunities. Through interviews with Central American government officials, professors, community leaders, environmental activists and directors of non-profit organizations, the film relates the story of the history of forest degradation, and how the implementation of REDD currently represents the best option for reducing deforestation.
- Caravan of Hope on the road to solidarity is a Documentary about solidarity. A trip from Toronto, Canada, through USA, Mexico, and Guatemala, ending in El Salvador. Driving a donation of 7 Ambulances to the smallest country of America. 6000 Km, 12 days, 7 ambulances, 19 volunteers, one big heart.The Canadian arm embraced Latin America through a group volunteers from different origins, religions, social and economic backgrounds. Just one thing in mind to globalize solidarity.
- Four communities of Spanish-speaking women determined by a close coexistence in Guatemala, Spain and Mexico, with varied characteristics and occupations (engaging in prostitution at the edge of old age, being victims of gender violence, belonging to ethnic minorities or dedicating to monastic life), come together in a common peculiarity: to live isolated, excluded from society, but in a constant struggle to belong to it. In their daily life, these women share tasks, converge in the same problems and agree on their different struggles for survival. All of them overcome the obstacles by preserving their respective identities and beliefs, and by taking refuge in the strength of the communities to which they belong. A deep reflection made through the double meaning of the word "Captivated" regarding gender inequality, the role of women in different cultures, the amazing interaction developed between women who live together, and the paradox of isolation and freedom.
- The unique oceanographic conditions of the eastern tropical Pacific make the area one of the best spots in the world for big game anglers to hook billfish. But intense pressures from commercial fishing operations have taken their toll on the numbers of sailfish and marlin in the region. Researchers are studying the animals to provide the data necessary to protect the fish populations from further decline.
- Connected By Coffee tells the story of Latin American coffee farmers and how our daily brew is deeply connected to a troubled past and hopeful future. Following a 1000-mile journey from Mexico to Nicaragua, the film will show how equitable trading relationships are empowering communities and bringing social justice.
- Ten Humber College health sciences students embark on an inter-professional immersion experience in Guatemala to discover the meaning of cultural humility.
- Moved by the lack of opportunity for women and youth in her community Reina, a young woman from El Salvador, ventures to Guatemala to study pedal-power technology in hopes of finding her life purpose and changing the lives of the people in her community.
- In a small indigenous village in Guatemala, people honor the dead and scare away evil spirits by building gigantic, colorful kites in their local graveyard. People of all ages also come to fly beautiful kites as part of this tradition.
- Through a log, Chaim tells us the story of filming, where, without wanting to, she faces the violence that many once experienced. Verónica, a midwife with whom she strikes up a friendship, opens a place for her to tell what her body told her with tears. A tour of the places where they were able to heal and be reborn together, putting silence aside and naming the unspeakable.
- A Guatemalan Mayan community takes the unprecedented step of seeking Justice against a Canadian Mining company in the Canadian court system, for alleged abuses that include murder, rape and forced evictions. The Mayans have hope that the Canadian courts can give the justice that the corrupt Guatemalan courts lack.
- Amparito and Willy have been playing original music for 30 years and have never recorded a song. Faced with the adverse and with an advanced age on top, they are presented with the opportunity to capture their work, once and for all.
- In January 2007, indigenous communities in Guatemala are forcibly evicted from their land by a Canadian mining company. Community members watch as their homes are burned to the ground, and a woman being evicted lashes out at the police and other officials for the illegality and injustice of the evictions.
- Director Luisfer Rottmann documents a group of students from C.E. Solalto who go to the Elizabeth Recinos School to help teach young students about physical waste and what to do with it.