1. AMERICAS IN TRANSITION
The film examines the roots of dictatorship in various Latin
American countries, the social unrest, attempts at democracy,
communist influences, and the role of the USA.
Directed by Obie Benz 29 mins. OBIE
USA. VHS/PAL. |
Icarus Films,
New York |
2.
BEFORE COLUMBUS
Brian Mosers epic Trilogy produced to coincide with the 500yr
anniversary of Columbus'voyage. Indigenous peoples the length
& breadth of the Americas recount VHS/PAL their perception
of history.
Directed by Brian Moser.
Central TV, England 1992.
(3 cassettes: 2a,2b,2c) 60 minutes per episode. |
Central TV |
3.
BROKEN SILENCE: RIGOBERTA MENCHU
A profile of the 1992 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize whose
life has become a symbol of the sufferings, not only of theQuiche
Maya, but of all theindigenous peoples of the Americas.
Directed by Felix Zurita 1992. CH4 1992
(23 minutes) VHS/PAL |
Alba Films |
4.
CAMINO TRISTE
The Hard Road of the Guatemalan Refugees.
The story of 125,000 Guatemalans who, largely ignored by world
by M. Lucas & N. Peckenham press & international relief
agencies fled their homeland for a precarious existence in
southern Mexico.
USA. 30 mins. 1983. VHS/NTSC |
Icarus Films,
New York |
5. COMALAPA: TRADITIONS & TEXTILES
A short film covering a number of traditional topics including
courtship, marriage, village weaving & religious brotherhoods.
Claudia Feldmar, Camara 2; Penn State AV Dept., USA.
26 mins. 1987 (Poor colour rendition.) |
Camara 2, Penn State University AV Dept |
6. THE DEVILS DREAM
This Canadian production takes the Dance of the 24 Devils
(which predicts evil & the end of Indian civilisation),
as its base, juxtaposing dance sequences with scenes from
daily life. A fascinating comment on the state of modern Guatemala.
Directed by Mary Ellen Davis
Canada. 1991. 58 mins VHS/NTSC |
Productions de Systeme D |
7.
DISAPPEARING WORLD:
The Cackchiquel Maya of San Antonio Palopo.
Film about the inhabitants of the indian village San Antonio
Palopo in Guatemala. The people still live their traditional
lives but consumerism and other symbols of modern life are
beginning to encroach.
Directed by Bruce Macdonald 52 mins. England. 07/08/91 VHS/PAL |
Granada Television |
8.
DON GUIDO
This amateur video focuses on the village of Salanga in Ecuador.
It documents the changes taking place in this rural community
and how the villagers, far from remaining passive, have usedtheir
own initiatives to control the changes for themselves.
VHS/PAL Adam Weitzman Anthropology Student. 37 Mins |
Adam Weitzman |
9.
EIN BAUERNPRIESTER GUATEMALA
A well filmed German language documentary filmed partially
around the village of Patzun. Priests of the 'New Conception'
Germany. 1987 VHS/PAL. 29 mins. |
ORF Productions |
10.
EL NORTE
A beautifully photographed film telling the moving story of
a brother and sister who flee to the US as illegal immigrants
after a massacre in their village.
Approx 132 mins VHS/PAL & BETA |
|
11.
FOR EXPORT ONLY: PESTICIDES
|
Richter Productions |
12.
FOR EXPORT ONLY: PILLS
Two documentaries examining the dumping of harmful materials
on poorer countries with no regard for the effect such action
is having on public health and the enviroment.
By Robert Richter 56 mins each. 1981 USA. VHS/NTSC |
Richter Productions |
13.
GUATEMALA: A JOURNEY TO THE END OF MEMORIES
Investigation into what refugees could expect upon return
to Guatemala after the democractic government was elected
in 1986. Scenes of current village life are showed to refugees
in Mexican camps for their comments and obervations.
Directed by Ilan Ziv.
Icarus Films. USA.55 mins. 1986. VHS/NTSC. |
Icarus Films |
14.
GUATEMALA: VIDEO RELEASE
Music video from Pete Sears' Watchfire Productions first solo
album, 'Watchfire', which focuses on human rights and environmental
concerns. Provocative imagery.
8 mins 1990 VHS/PAL
|
Watchfire Productions |
15.
LAKE ATITLÁN
Silent slide presentation showing scenes of Lake Atitlan and
other lakeside villages.
Guatemalan Indian Centre, London.
Photos by K. Deuss 1990. 4 mins. VHS/PAL & BETA (2 copies) |
Guatemalan Maya Centre |
16.
HOUSES ARE FULL OF SMOKE: GUATEMALA (Part 1)
Series of interviews regardinghuman rights in Guatemala, showing
how the indians were persecuted by the military government
The Other Cinema Film & Video Library
53 mins. 1987. VHS/PAL |
The Other Cinema Film & Video Library |
17.
IXCAN
A short documentary tracing the dispersal of people to refugee
camps following the military violence of the early 80's. Land
ownership & environmental degradation are also addressed.
Oxfam/Ixcan productions,
28 mins. 1991. VHS/PAL |
Oxfam/Ixcan Productions |
18.
LA GUERRE DES MAYAS
French documentary team follows a group of armed Guatemalan
resistance fighters.
Poor sound & image quality cassette French Language.
Dir: P. Boffety & J.M. Simonet. Canada. 1983. 49 mins
VHS/NTSC |
FR3 Cine Teve |
19.
LATIN AMERICA - DICTATING TERMS
|
BBC Television |
20.
LATIN AMERICA - DICTATING TERMS. (25 min edit of Guatemalan
material)
A documentary in which artists and human rights activists
(Asturias & Rigoberta Menchu) describe the plight of the
indians at the hands of the military. Interesting scenes showing
the cult of Maximon of Santiago Atitlan.
Produced by Julian Henriques,
BBC, England. 60 mins. 1989. BBC. VHS/PAL |
Julian Henriques, BBC Television |
21.
LEGACY: THE BURDEN OF TIME
A beautifully filmed look at Maya and Aztec civilizations
from pre-columbian days to modern times, taking in the influence
of the Spanish invasion and Catholicism. Some mention of modern
political problems, many interesting (and gruesome) facts
about both civilizations, and interesting comparisons with
Eastern civilizations, particularly China.
Produced & directed by Peter Spry-Leverton.
Central Independent TV, England (in conjunction with
Maryland Public Television & NHK
51 mins. 1991.VHS/PAL (Copy supplied by Central TV).
|
Central Independent TV & Maryland
Public Television |
22.
THE LOST CHILDREN OF BOGOTA
Desmond Wilcox travels to Columbia, to investigate the plight
of homeless children living in the city sewers by night and
at the mercy of a corrupt and murderous police force by day.
NB: This documentary has subsequently been discredited in
it's mis-representation of the true plight faced by Street
children in Bogota - it has been suggested there is no evidence
that children live in the sewers & named individuals are
currently under investigation for their part in this misadventure
in an attempt to boost fund raising.
BBC TV, London (BBC1 12/06/1991) Bogata, 50 mins VHS/PAL |
|
23.
LOS VOLADORES DE PAPANTLA. NA BALOM
Slide illustrated documentary of the Flying Pole Ceremony,Papantla,
Mexico. Followed by the story of Casa Na Balom, an institute
dedicated to the Mayan peoples of Chiapas.
Mexicolore, London.
1992. 23 mins total (8 & 15 mins respectively) VHS/PAL
|
Mexicolore |
24.
MIGUEL ANGEL ASTURIAS
Coverage of Miguel Angel Asturias and his receipt of the Noble
Prize for literature
B&W, 14 mins. 1967.
VHS/PAL & UMATIC (Erratic sound quality).
Swedish narration.
|
|
25.
NOTHING TO CELEBRATE, 1492-1992
The indigenous people of Guatemala and Nicaragua give their
version of history. The video shows that marginalised Maya
peoples are still being killed in Guatemala.
C.A. Trade Productions Acorn Video Ltd. , Bradford, England
23 mins. 1991. VHS/PAL |
C.A. Trade Productions.
Acorn Video |
26.
PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE
First programme from a series on human rights abuses focuses
on Guatemala (hosted by John McCarthy. Launch programme entitled
'Fight for Freedom.' (5mins) Followed by discussion (25 mins)
Prod. by Rex Bloomstein VHS/PAL.
BBC TV, London BBC2. 11/92. |
|
27.
QUEST FOR THE MAYA: (In Search of the Rain God)
A pleasant, well-photographed account of Rosie Swales' trip
through Belize, Mexico and Guatemala, looking for Mayan ruins.
Directed by Simon Normanton. 1990. 52 mins. VHS/PAL |
Lighthouse Productions |
28.
SENDEROS
Documentary in two parts about the Indians of Central America.
The first part tells the story of Juan, an Indian from Patzun,
who on his journey through Guatemala in search of work, encounters
the discrimination suffered by the Indians. His experiences
lead him to increasing political awareness. The second film
centers on Lucia, a Miskito who returns to Nicaragua with
her family to rebuild her life after the oppression suffered
at the hands of the Sandinistas.
Produced by Leo Gabriel & Michael Vetter Aichholzer. Austria
87 mins. 1989. VHS/PAL |
Leo Gabriel & Michael Vetter Aichholzer
Film Produktion |
29.
SPOT Y TOMAS DE REFUGIADOS DE AMACHEL
Guatemalan TV programme filmed in the Ixil region of Guatemala.
Displays of military power & interviews with army personnel
& local villagers from model villages around Nebaj.
Guatemalan TV production. 36 mins 1988? VHS/NTSC (Poor quality
production; with interruptions)
|
Guatemalan Television Broadcast |
30.
THE STRANGER IN OUR MIDST
A film about the atrocities perpetrated on the populations
of Central American countries by US-backed military juntas,and
the US' subsequent refusal to be bound by the terms of the
Geneva Convention with regard to the refugees from those countries.
Features Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador.
Prod. & Directed by Andrea Primdahl.
95 mins. London. 1991. VHS/PAL. |
Channel 4 & SEA Change Inc |
31.
MAYA LAND: WHERE ARE YOU GOING ?(Terre Maya Ou Va Tu ?)
Overall English narration with subtitled Spanish commentaries
by Rigoberta Menchu & others on various aspects of Indian
life & problems. Features president, Jorge Serrano, URNG
guerilla leader, Mayan rites in Santiago, garbage tips, street
kids being beaten up by police, refugees in Mexico etc. Good
for students specialising in Indian rights etc. Reasonable
photography but colour badly bleeding reds.
S. Sparks, L. Montanaro
Evatel, Paris, France 1992. VHS/PAL |
Evatel, Paris |
32.
THEY SHOOT CHILDREN DON'T THEY?
Good quality film about Englishman Bruce Harris's efforts
to help the homeless children of Guatemala City
Judy Jackson
BBC TV, London BBC1 First broadcast Jan '91.
48 mins. VHS/PAL |
Judy Jackson,
BBC Television |
33.
TODOS SANTOS CUCHUMATÁN
A documentary about the Mam Indian village of Todos Santos
Cuchumatan showing both daily life, the colourful fiesta and
subsequent departure to the cotton plantations.
Directed by Olivia Carrescia.
Icarus Films, USA. 42 mins. 1982 VHS/NTSC (also 16mm film) |
Icarus Films |
34.
TODOS SANTOS: THE SURVIVORS
Sequel to "Todos Santos Cuchumatan" this documentary
looks at life in the village in the aftermath of the civil
war
Directed by Olivia Carrescia.
Icarus Films, USA. 58 mins. 1989 VHS/NTSC.
|
Icarus Films |
35.
TRIANGULO IXIL
Propaganda film distributed by the public relations office
of President Vinicio Cerezo. Shows scenes from village life
in the Triangulo Ixil and President Cerezo's visit to the
area.
Guatemalan TV, 11 mins VHS/NTSC. |
Guatemalan Television Broadcast |
36.
UNDER THE GUN: DEMOCRACY IN GUATEMALA
Focuses on developments in the country after the so-called
introduction of democracy in Guatemala in 1986.
Robert Richter Productions, USA. 40 mins. 1987. VHS/NTSC |
Robert Richter Productions |
37.
VOICES FROM THE MOUNTAIN
Amateur/University production about highland life and customs
in the lakeside village of San Antonio Palopo, Guatemala.
(NB Poor quality transfer to video cassette.)
England. Fred de Falbe/Ben Summers 1988/9. 60 mins. VHS/PAL
(from Super-8) |
Fred de Falbe / Ben Summers. Manchester
University AV Dept. |
38.
WHEN THE MOUNTAINS TREMBLE
Narrated by Rigoberta Menchu (subsequent 1992 Nobel Prize
winner), this documentary covers Guatemalan history from the
overthrow of the democractically elected government in 1954
to the civil war of the early 1980s.
Directed by Pamela Yates & Newton Thomas Siegel, 83 mins.
1983. USA. VHS/PAL (2 copies)
ALSO UMATIC copy on 2 cassettes & 16mm film copy on 2
reels |
Concord Video & Film Council |
39.
THE WIDOWS AND THE GENERALS
Three women share their experiences of terrorisation in Guatemala.
(Slightly wobbly film quality and colour.)
Concord Video & Film Council, USA. 29 mins 1981. VHS/PAL |
Concord Video & Film Council |
40.
WINDS OF MEMORY
Beautifully photographed account of Indian resistance to both
Guatemalan military dictatorships and the discrimination of
the ruling classes. Moving scenes of massacres compliment
scenes from daily life and fiestas.
Directed by Felix Zurita, (UK) 60 mins.
Critical Eye. VHS/PAL c.1992 |
Critical Eye: Alte-Cine Inc, Alba Films
& Channel 4 |
41.
THE ROUGH GUIDE TO GUATEMALA & BELIZE
Up-beat Travelogue on Guatemala and Belize for would-be travellers.
BBC TV, London
BBC2, UK. Broadcast: 27/10/93 40 mins. VHS/PAL. |
Rough Guide/BBC |
42i.
CH4 NEWS REPORT
Report on President Serrano's suspension of the Guatemalan
Constitution.
CH4, UK. 7mins. Broadcast: 3/6/93. VHS/PAL.
42ii. THE WORLD THIS WEEK
Report on human rights in Guatemala followed by an interview
with William Spindler
CH4., UK. 24 mins. July 1993. VHS/PAL.
42iii. THE CHRISTIANS: CONQUEST OF SOULS.
Part of a series of religious programmes tracing the path
of Christianity.
The last 15 mins looks at Chichicastenango.
Dir: Baz Taylor. Presented by Bamber Gascoigne. Granada TV.(UK)
50 mins. 1977. VHS/PAL. |
Channel 4 News |
Channel 4 News |
Granada TV |
43.
EVERYMAN: THE BODY PARTS BUSINESS
Bruce Harris investigates the disturbing allegations that
in developing countries, including Guatemala and Honduras,
children have been murdered, & their organs used for transplants
Directed by Judy Jackson,
BBC TV, London BBC1, UK Broadcast: 21/11/93.
50 mins. VHS/PAL |
Judy Jackson,
BBC Television |
44.
BIG SCIENCE:
Indigenous People Oppose the Human Genome Project.
Short programme discussing the opposition by Mayan Indians
in Guatemala to the plan by scientists to systematically plot
the genetic characteristics of the world's ingigenous peoples.
Wall to Wall Production (UK)
BBC TV, London BBC2. 1/94. (10 mins) VHS/PAL |
Wall to Wall Production |
45.
MAYAN COFRADÍA FIESTA
Short video focusing on the fiestas that the Mayan cofradias
sponsor to honour their saints. Footage from various Guatemalan
towns.
Friends of the Ixchel Museum, Guatemala City
1993 VHS/NTSC (15 mins). |
Friends of the Ixchel Museum |
46.
LA RUTA MAYA
Five minute audio visual presentation. Stills of Guatemalan
Indian life with soundtrack and narration.
Helen Ward,
Plymouth Polytechnic (UK) 1994 (5 mins).
Final Yr College project. VHS/PAL |
Helen Ward, Plymouth Polytechnic |
47i.
MAYA CARACÓL
Leading archaeologists discuss Maya civilisation, and excavate
the site of Caracol, Belize. (60 mins)
47ii. LOST KINGDOMS OF THE MAYA
National Geographic look at the ancient Maya. Scenes reconstructing
the life of the ancient Maya.
Produced & Directed by Christine Weber.
USA 1993 (60 mins) VHS/PAL (from NTSC) |
|
National Geographic |
48.
OPENING SHOT Out of the Dump
A photography project for kids initiated by Nancy McGirr on
Guatemala City's municipal rubbish tip. Episode 1 focuses
on the project, the kids & their photos. Episode 2 concentrates
more on teaching the art of photography to kids.
London Weekend TV, UK. June 1994.
2 programmes on 1 cassette (25 mins X2) VHS/PAL |
London Weekend Television |
49.
THE INFINITE VOYAGE:The Search for the Ancient Americas
This excerpt from a documentary examination of pre-Columbian
American Indians focuses on the Maya
BBC TV, London Broadcast on BBC1 TV (10 mins) U.S. June 1994
VHS/PAL
|
|
50.
MAN ON THE RIM: THE FEATHERED SERPENT
Australian documentary of cultures living on the Pacific rim
looks at Mesoamerica and Quetzalcoatl (The Feathered Serpent)
Discovery Channel. 11/7/94 (35 mins inc. ads) VHS/PAL |
Discovery Channel |
51.
BELIZE: JASON PROJECT V
Interactive broadcasts of fairly repetitive material on the
rain-forests, coral reefs and Mayan archaeological sites of
Belize including Xunantunich
3/94 Three cassettes: 51A, 51B, 51C
(60 mins each) VHS/PAL |
|
52.
WATER OF THE GODS
Underwater exploration of the Maya cenotes of Yucatan.
Deep Water Probe Series,
Discovery Channel Interesting.
8/94 (60 mins) VHS/PAL |
Discovery Channel |
53i.
MAYAN CLOTHING OF GUATEMALA
Short video focusing on contemporary Mayan dress in Guatemala.
Guatemala City. 1994. 13 mins VHS/PAL
53ii. MAYAN CLOTHING OF GUATEMALA
VHS/NTSC version of the above. |
Friends of the
Ixchel Museum |
54.
GUATEMALA FRIENDS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME
Ten minute video outlining the Scholarship Loan Programme
which helps indians gain access to higher education
Guatemalan Friends Scholarship Programme 1994 10:42 mins VHS/NTSC |
Redwood Forest Friends |
55.
QUETZAL CLOUD FOREST
Natural History documentary. The Chiapas region of S. Mexico
is one of the few places where virgin rainforest still exists
and is home to tree foxes, spider monkeys & the resplendent
quetzal bird. Includes rare footage of an Azure Rump Taliger
one of the world's rarest birds.
Dir: Mike Linley
CH4. Anglia production (UK) 23:36 mins VHS/PAL |
Anglia TV Productions |
56.
OUT OF THE PAST
Fascinating doc. examining the collapse of the Maya. Over-population
& over-exploitation of resources are considered the prime
factors for their demise. The valley of Copan yields supporting
evidence.
Penn. State University 1992/3
CH4 Broadcast 55 mins (adverts cut.) VHS/PAL |
Penn State
University
AV Dept |
57.
THE POPUL VUH
Animated film depicting the central myth of Maya culture,
The book of the Quiche Maya.
Directed by Patricia Amlin, University of California 1988
VHS/PAL (60 mins) |
University of California |
58.
TREASURE OF THE GOLDEN CONDOR
Feature film partially filmed in Guatemala. Interesting scenes
of Santiago Atitlan and San Antonio Palopo showing village
costume of the early 1950's.
Director: D. Daves. (90 mins)
U.S. 1952 VHS/PAL |
|
59.
LA RUTA MAYA
Lonely Planet: Yucatan, Belize & Guatemala.
Travelog of Guatemala. Fairly informative albeit for a few
basic errors that could have easily been avoided if they'd
used their book to guide them !
Pilot Productions (UK) / Lonely Planet
7/95. 30 mins. VHS/PAL |
Pilot Productions / Lonely Planet |
60.
CHICHICASTENANGO: SHRINE OF THE LIVING MAYA
Documentary of Chichicastenango and the Quiche people. Great
footage of inside Sta Tomas church & of syncretic rituals.Focuses
on costume, cofradias, market life & the threat of Evangelism
to tradition.
Dir: Steven Carey, Viva Foundation,
INGUAT, Guatemala Official Souvenir
1994 25 mins. VHS/NTSC |
VIVA Foundation
& INGUAT |
61.
CHANNEL 4 NEWS ROVING REPORT: MAYA POLITICS
Report on Presidential elections due to be held (11/11/95)
and the country's appalling record of human rights abuses.
Features Santiago Atitlan.
Victoria Bridges,
WTN Prod'n. (UK) 8th/9th Nov 1995 6.5 mins
VHS/PAL (Guatemalan Maya Centre consultation) |
|
62.
OUT OF THE PAST MAYA SPIRIT WORLD
Another Out of the Past documentary dealing with how the Maya
perceived death. Interesting comparisons with ancient Rome,
recent unearthings at Copan and a look contemporary shamanism
in the Momostenango region of Highland Guatemala.
Dir: L. Wisniewski.
Penn. State Uni., QED Comm's Inc.
1992, 48 mins. VHS/PAL
|
QED Communications Inc. Penn State University
AV Dept |
63.
WEAVING COLOR AS CULTURE THE MAYA TODAY
Museum produced video of the extraordinarily large exhibit
of contemporary Guatemalan weaving
National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan
14 Sept-30th Nov 1995 30:46 mins VHS/NTSC |
National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka |
64.
DIVINE MAGIC: THE WORLD OF THE SUPERNATURAL: THE AZTECS
Documentary tracing the rise of the Aztec empire and the catastrophic
events of the Spanish conquest which led to its sudden demise.
Dramatised scenes of human sacrifice.
Director: Howard Reid, Ch4 (UK) Feb 96. 42:32 mins VHS/PAL. |
|
65i.
WISH YOU WERE HERE: ANCIENT & MODERN
Popular Holiday feature introduced by Judith Chalmers. The
Highlands & jungles of Guatemala.
ITV, UK: Jan 96. 9:33 mins VHS/PAL.
65ii. TRACES OF GUILT: DEAD WITNESS.
Disturbing yet fascinating documentary following forensic
anthropologists as they unravel the secrets of the Plan de
Sanchez massacre of 1982 & i.d. the victims and their
killers
Director: Isabelle Rosin BBC2/A&E Network.
Jan.96. 49:22 mins. VHS/PAL. |
Independent Television
(ITV) |
BBC Television
& A&E Network |
66.
THE OTHER AMERICAS "The Price of Miracles"
Mexico's economic crisis -Why a region that has the same legacy
of 'discovery' as the US has failed to fulfil the same golden
promise.
Channel 4 (UK) 1992 58 mins (incl. ad's) VHS/PAL. |
|
67i.
CLASH OF THE MAYA KINGS
Epigraphers Nicolai Grube and Simon Martin look at the evidence
for political warfare amongst the ancient Maya.
The Learning Channel 24 mins (excl. ads) VHS / PAL.
67ii. CRACKING THE MAYA CODE
Deciphering the Maya Hieroglyphs with epigrapher, David Stuart.
Tomorrow's World (edit) BBC TV, London BBC1 1996. 8 mins.
VHS / PAL. |
The Learning Channel |
BBC Television |
68i.
THE BABY BANDITS
Roger Cook reports on the prosperous adoption trade in Guatemala
and highlights serious flaws in proceedure.
The Cook Report Carlton TV, UK.
25 mins (excluding. adverts) VHS / PAL. (14/5/1996).
68ii. BABY BANDITS: UPDATE
How the authorities have reacted to the allegations
The Cook Report , Carlton TV, UK.
5 mins. VHS / PAL. (4/6/1996)
|
Carlton Television |
Carlton Television |
69.
IM SCHATTEN DES DSCHUNGELS.
Die Ruckkehr Der Jaguarieger
German anthropology documentary. (In German Language).
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehan 1995. VHS/PAL. |
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehan |
70.
MYSTERY OF THE CRYSTAL SKULLS
Scientists and spiritulists explore the mystery of the carved
crystal skulls. Genuine or fake ? Inconclusive findings
BBC TV, London Everyman BBC / A&E 1996. 49 mins . VHS/PAL. |
BBC Television & A&E Network |
71.
THE SHAPE OF THE WORLD: MUNDO MAYA
Part of Open University's Imagining New Worlds series - looks
at the Maya world.
Open University 1995. 25mins VHS / PAL |
Open University
BBC Television |
72i.SPIRITS
OF THE JAGUAR
BBC Natural History Unit Series looking at Central America
and the Caribbean - from fiery origins to great civilisations.
Superb Photography The Guatemalan Maya Centre provided contacts
& info. for the Maya episode.
1. Forging of a New World
2. Forests of the Maya
72ii.SPIRITS OF THE JAGUAR
1. Hunters of the Caribbean Sea tography;
Alan Ereira narrates.
2. The 5th World of the Aztecs.
Bristol (UK) 1996. Each episode c.50 mins. VHS / PAL (2 cassettes) |
BBC Television: Natural History Unit |
73.
MUSICA MAYA
This audio-visual programme is a compilation of images &
sounds which traces the importance of music in Maya society.
Casa K'OJOM, Antigua, Guatemala. 35mins. VHS / PAL. |
Casa K'ojom |
74.
SUENOS Y PALABRAS SABIAS -
CHIAPAS ("Dreams and Wise Words").
A documentary examining the culture & art of the Tzotzil
& Tzetzal communities of Chiapas. The story highlights
to what extent keeping cultural traditions & religious
beliefs have been a key factor in the survival, strengthening
and unification of contemporary Maya society & how Maya
communities, after a long silence, formed the Zapatista army
to assert their rights.
Consejo Nacional para la cultura y las artes.
Mexico. 8/95. 62mins Spanish lang. VHS / PAL |
Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y Las
Artes |
75.
LOST CIVILISATIONS - THE MAYA: BLOOD OF KINGS
Time Life/ Windfall Films |
Time Life /
Windfall Films |
76.INNOCENTS
LOST
A hard hitting documentary (in 2 parts) which exposes crimes
and injustices committed against children in all parts of
the world. Part 1 deals with the streetkids of Guatemala and
looks at the work of Casa Alianza.
VHS / PAL (1997) |
77.
TIMEWATCH - THE MAYA
Superb documentary produced by award winning documentary film-maker
Alan Ereira focusing on recent developments in the archaeology
of Mesoamerica and the fascinating site of Copan which is
revealing its secrets and age-old links with the Mexican site
of Teotihuacan in the valley of Mexico.
Producer: Alan Ereira.
VHS / PAL (1997) |
|
78.
MAYORDOMIA -
Ritual, Gender & Cultural Identity in a Zapotec
Community.
"This is the first film which tries to convey the social
significance of a mayordomia and to emphasise the work, planning,
and sacrifice which make the ritual possible ... A strong
point of this film is the extent to which the filmmaker allows
the mayor-domia family to speak for themselves anout the importance
of the sponsorship" (Latin American Anthropology Review)
University of Texas Press. Director: Lynn Stephen
22 minutes. VHS / NTSC (1990)
|
University of
Texas Press |
79.
PAPER PEACE
Short but informative documentary plotting recent developments
in the Guatemalan peace process.
Director: Ana Lucia Cuevas
11 minutes. VHS / PAL(1997) |
|
80.
RUB'EL KURUS (BENEATH THE CROSS)
During the 1980's the Guatelmalan army launched ruthless counterinsurgency
campaigns against indigenous communities, killing or displacing
thousands. This film documents the struggle of a group of
Maya-Q'eqchi' villages to reconstruct their violent past.
47 minutes . VHS PAL (1998) |
Ak'Kutan AADP Productions |
81.CORRESPONDENT:
GUATEMALA
Correspondent report on Guatemala after the Peace Accords.
BBC TV, London. BBC2: 'Correspondent'
22 minutes(full programme: 1 hr). VHS PAL (20/2/99) |
BBC Television |
82.
THE LONG ROAD HOME
Award winning documentary about Guatemalan refugees
Produced and Directed by Andrea E. Leland
New Day Films Inc.
30 minutes VHS NTSC (1993) |
New Day Films Inc. |
83.
IF THE MANGO TREE COULD SPEAK
A Documentary about children and war in Central America.
An intimate portrait of ten boys and girls growing up in the
midst of war in Guatemala and El Salvador. The children talk
about war and peace, justice, ethnic identity, friendship
and marriage. In a series of touching vignettes, they share
their dreams and hopes as well as their pain and loss.
Produced and Directed by Patricia Goudvis
New Day Films Inc.
58 minutes VHS NTSC (1993) |
New Day Films Inc. |
84.
DIRTY SECRETS:
Jennifer, Everardo & the CIA in Guatemala.
Follows Jennifer Harbury's struggle to determine the truth
about what happened to her husband Everardo, a Guatemalan
rebel leadr, and her efforts on behalf of all disappeared
people in Guatemala. It tells how her courage and determination
brought forth disturbing revelations about the CIA in Guatemala.
Produced and Directed by Patricia Goudvis
New Day Films Inc.
56 minutes VHS NTSC (1998) |
New Day Films Inc. |
85i.
MILLENNIUM: THE MAYA
A section of this episode from the 10 part series looks at
Maya Civilisation
Produced and Directed by
56 minutes VHS PAL (12/1999)
85ii. HARD TALK: BRUCE HARRIS
Tim Sebastian puts Bruce Harris of Casa Alianza under the
spotlight.
BBC World (10/99) |
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BBC Television
BBC World |
86.
MYSTERY OF THE MUMMIES
Archaeologists discover the remnants of Mexico's 'lost' Zoque
civilisation.
VHS PAL (1999) |
87.
GUATEMALA: NATURAL & DIVERSE
Glossy Guatemalan Tourist Commission / INGUAT production extolling
the virtues of Guatemala as a tourist destination.
Produced by Rolando Urrutia
Guatemalan Tourist Commission
30 minutes VHS PAL (1999) |
INGUAT |
88.
BACKSTRAP WEAVING:
Traditional Weaving in Guatemala & Mexico
Filmed entirely in Guatemala & Mexico, this programme
provides a record of the skills and techniques employed by
hip-strap loom weavers in various communities.
Produced by Janet Willoughby
Ends of the Earth Ltd.
59 minutes VHS PAL (1998) |
Ends of the Earth |
89.
Quest for The Lost City:
A team of explorers set out to locate a long lost city in
the depths of the Peten rainforest.
Channel 4
c.55 minutes VHS PAL (2000) |
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90.
Discover Guatemala: 'Official Souvenir' video -
'Folklore / Traditions / Adventure'.
Viva Foundation
30 minutes VHS PAL (2000) |
VIVA Foundation |
91.
Treasure Seekers: Code of the Maya Kings:
National Geographic documentary examining how it took more
than a century to unlock the secrets of the ancient Maya.
Includes material on the life and work of reknowned Mayanist
Tatiana Proskouriakoff.
Produced and Directed by Graham Townsley & Ann Carroll
National Geographic
53 minutes VHS PAL (2000) |
National Geographic |
92.
Secrets of the Ancients: The Olmecs:
Exploring ancient techniques of stone masonry and megalith
transport.
BBC
55 minutes VHS PAL (1999) |
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93.
Fodor's Video: Mexico
A video travelogue from Fodor's, the Guidebook publishers
83 minutes VHS PAL (1991) |
Fodors |
94.
Qa Loq Laj Ilaaj (Our Sacred Seed)
A collaborative exercise between a Maya Q'eqchi' community,
local indigenous video-makers and anthropologist, this documentary
records ancient rituals relating to the planting of maize
- one of the most important annual activities for the Maya
of Guatemala - in their own words.
Film-maker / anthropologist: Carlos Flores
Televerapazc.53 minutes VHS PAL (2002) |
Carlos Flores |
95.
Discovering Dominga
A powerful and award-winning documentary tracing the return
of an Iowa housewife to the Guatemalan village where she was
born. Dominga was nine when she became her family's sole survivor
of the Rio Negro massacre. Inexorably, she is drawn into the
ongoing struggle of the surviving Rio Negro community to find
justice, and decides to become a witness in a landmark human
rights case brought against the Guatemalan military.
Directed & Produced by: Patricia Flynn
Berkeley Media, California
c.57 minutes VHS NTSC (c.2003) |
Berkeley Media |
96.
Haunted Land
Two paths cross on a descent into Guatemala's past: that of
Mateo Pablo, Maya survivor of one of many massacres that took
place during the country's civil war, and Daniel Hernández
Salazar, Guatemalan artist and photographer whose work grapples
with human rights issues. Together they travel to where the
community of Petanac once stood - a place where Mateo lived
until 1982 when his family and neighbours were murdered by
the Guatemalan army. As forensic experts excavate, the bones
tell their own mute story of agony and terror ...
Directed & Produced by: Mary Ellen Davies
Productions B'alba, Montreal, Canada
c.74 minutes VHS NTSC (c.2003)c.50 minutes VHS PAL (2002) |
Productions
B'alb |
97.
Tierra Madre (Sacred Earth)
In Guatemala, property ownership is restricted to a minority:
most peasants possess no land, endlessly seeking new areas
to cultivate. Despite arrests, threats and destruction of
their crops, a Q1eqchi Maya community defends its ancestral
rights in the knowledge that such actions have, in recent
history, resulted in the massacre of entire communities. Will
hope triumph over violence? Sacred Earth tells of courage
and faith, within the quest for peace and stability.
Directed & Produced by: Mary Ellen Davies
Productions B'alba, Montreal, Canada
c.54 minutes VHS NTSC (1996) |
Productions
B'alb
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98.
Hospitalito Santiago Atitlán
A short film by Andrew Weeks looking at the community clinic
of Santiago Atitlán and the devastating effects of
the landslide that swept through the community in October
2005.
puebloapueblo.org / Andrew Weeks c.15 minutes DVD PAL (2005) |
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99.
Mountains of the Maya
A natural history documentary30 minutes VHS PAL (c.2002)
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100.
Secrets of the Maya Underworld
BBC / Discovery
48 minutes VHS PAL (2004)
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101.
What the Ancients Did for Us: Aztecs, Maya, Inca
BBC
60 minutes VHS PAL (2004) |
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The Aztecs: Blood & Flowers
c.50 minutes VHS PAL (2002) |
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103.
Edgewalker: A Conversation with Linda Schele
c.45 minutes VHS PAL (1999) |
Home Life Productions |
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104.
GOODBYE BABY
An interesting documentary looking at the process
of adoption in Guatemala and the trials, tribulations and
issues surrounding it
70 minutes. DVD format
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105i.UNREPORTED
WORLD: GUATEMALA
A shocking exposé of how areas of Guatemala
City have degenerated into violent lawlessness in a three-way
battle between gangs, vigilante groups and the security forces,
and where disappearances, torture and bloody death have become
a daily occurrence.
Director: Ramita Navai. 25 minutes VHS PAL (Nov. 2006, CH4)
105ii.THE
LAST AZTEC
Booker prizewinner for Vernon God Little, DBC Pierre is of
English and Australian descent but grew up in Mexico City.
As a young man he discovered a book that purported to reveal
the resting place of the Aztec Emperor Moctezuma and his treasure.
And so began Pierre's lifelong obsession withthe Aztecs, researching
their history, meeting a rogues gallery of Mexican explorers,
hustlers and Aztec descendants.
130 minutes VHS PAL (Nov. 2006, CH4)
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Quicksilver Media |
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THIS WORLD: KILLERS PARADISE
Murder Mystery in Guatemlala. Documentary looking
at the high murder rate of women in Guatemala. Olenka Frenkiel
investigates as Claudina Velasquez's father tries to find
out about her violent killing in a country where 665 women
were murdered in 2005, yet not one killer has been imprisoned.
With no fingerprint or DNA database, no crime or victim
profiling, no forensic science, and witnesses keepoing quiet,
killers go free. Frenkiel asks if this is a legacy of 36
years of Civil War, when security forces murdered with impunity.
c. 60 minutes BBC broadcast. Directed by Giselle Portenier
2005.
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This World / BBC Television |
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SIPAKAPA NO SE VENDE
In 2005, Montaña Exploradora, subsidiary
of Glamis Gold the Canadian/US transnational corporation,
received 45 million dollars from the World Bank to develop
an open-pit gold mine in the Dept of San Marcos, Guatemala.
In accordance the legal framework for such a development,
the local community were consulted for approval, and the
result was a resounding rejection of the proposed mine.
This documentary analyses the debate on mining exploitation
and demonstrates the dignity of the Sipakadan people as
they fight to defend their autonomy.
English Subtitles, 55 minutes, Guatemala, 2005
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