2013 | B/N | 21 Violence is one of the threads with which the lives of Mayan women have been woven. It has marked the colors and designs of their lives, but the intensity of feminine energy (Ix, the jaguar) has given them the strength and wisdom to carry on. Violence, as one of the historical themes of these women's lives, must be done away with to ensure the fullness of the women themselves, of coming generations, different peoples and humanity. Country: Guatemala Direction: Grupo de mujeres mayas Kaqla Script: Mujeres Mayas KAQLA Production: Cumez Sucuc; Loida, Álvarez Medrano; Flor de María Photography: Cumez Sucuc; Loida Sound: Atz Tomás; Tomasa Elizabeth, Cumez Sucuc; Loida Participation year at FICM: 2014
2013 | B/N | 21 Violence is one of the threads with which the lives of Mayan women have been woven. It has marked the colors and designs of their lives, but the intensity of feminine energy (Ix, the jaguar) has given them the strength and wisdom to carry on. Violence, as one of the historical themes of these women's lives, must be done away with to ensure the fullness of the women themselves, of coming generations, different peoples and humanity. Country: Guatemala Direction: Grupo de mujeres mayas Kaqla Script: Mujeres Mayas KAQLA Production: Cumez Sucuc; Loida, Álvarez Medrano; Flor de María Photography: Cumez Sucuc; Loida Sound: Atz Tomás; Tomasa Elizabeth, Cumez Sucuc; Loida Participation year at FICM: 2014
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Lives on the Border Lives on the border portrays the tragic consequences of an unfair sentence delivered by the U.S. criminal justice system. Through several interconnected life stories, we'll discover what Rosa Estela Olvera, a Mexican woman wrongfully convicted in the U.S. (My Life Inside 2007), endures in prison: a psycho-emotional exploration of the loneliness of confinement; and the long and arduous battle to win back her family and obtain justice. See More
40 + Divorced, childless and single, Luz visits her local healer who prescribes a scandalous remedy to unburden her soul. As Luz embarks on a sensual journey of self-discovery, she steps into her power realizing that fulfillment doesn't require a traditional path. See More
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