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Films
2 Films
Country
“Guatemala”
x
Country of production
“United Kingdom”
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films with a digital version
1
Region
Central America
2
Country
Guatemala
2
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Keywords
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
2
Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage
1
War / Conflict / Reconciliation
1
Directors
Flores, Carlos
1
MacDonald, Bruce
1
Series
Disappearing World Series
1
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
1
Country of production
United Kingdom
2
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Year of production
1987
1
1997
1
Film list
Cakchiquel Maya of San Antonio Palopó
1987
52
‘
Directed by
Bruce MacDonald
.
The documentary shows how Cakchiquel Maya of a village on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala adapted to changes that took place in the decades before the film was made, when the lake became a favoured spot
Central America
Tourism / Travel / Pilgrimage
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Rub’el Kurus
1997
45
‘
Directed by
Carlos Flores
.
During the 1980s the Guatemalan army launched ruthless counter-insurgency campaigns against indigenous communities, killing or displacing thousands. This film documents the struggle of a group of
Central America
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
War / Conflict / Reconciliation