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Films
4 Films
Keywords
“Indigenous peoples First Nations peoples”
x
Country of production
“Mexico”
x
films with a digital version
3
films hosted on Kanopy
1
short films
3
films available on demand
1
Region
Central America
4
Country
Mexico
4
Keywords
Elderly people
1
Family / Kinship
1
Gender Role and Identity
1
Indigenous Filmmaking
1
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
4
x
Inter-religious relations
1
Intergenerational relations
1
Linguistics / Language
1
Love
1
Memory
1
Political Activists
1
Shamans and Shamanism
1
Social Conflict
1
Directors
Lane, Bruce Pacho
1
Magaña, Jaime
1
Rivero Uicab, Carlos R.
1
Sojob, María
1
Series
Ambulante Beyond
2
not set
2
Country of production
Mexico
4
x
United States
1
Year of production
2000
1
2012
1
2013
1
2019
1
Film list
Campo 9
2013
25
‘
Directed by
Carlos R. Rivero Uicab
.
Carlos, the director of the documentary, worked for four years with Abraham and his family of Mennonites who have lived in the Campeche region for over a decade. Abraham mainly worked cutting down
Central America
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Social Conflict
Inter-religious relations
Democracía Indígena
2000
39
‘
Directed by
Bruce Pacho Lane
.
This film examines the indigenous rights revolution sweeping Mexico through the municipal elections in Huehuetla, Puebla. In 1989, the Huehuetla Totonacs formed the Organización Independiente
Central America
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Political Activists
Los Guardianes del Mayab
2012
34
‘
Directed by
Jaime Magaña
.
Luis Puc is a Yucatecan Mayan jmen (shaman). He dies and travels to the dimension of the seven heavens where he meets the báalam (guardians). Through them, he receives healing powers and wisdom,
Central America
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Shamans and Shamanism
TOTE_Grandfather
2019
80
‘
Main Competition
Directed by
María Sojob
.
This film portrays an unexpected encounter between an old Tzotzil man, who is going blind, and his granddaughter, who does not remember her childhood well. The granddaughter, having grown up in the
Central America
Indigenous Filmmaking
Gender Role and Identity
Family / Kinship
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Elderly people
Love
Intergenerational relations
Linguistics / Language
Memory