Now this is art with a bold and valiant objective. ArtThreat.net reports that Cinema Politica is taking on Goliath. The release and scheduled international tour of a documentary that sheds light on grave injustices committed by the soft-drink giant in developing nations (Guatemala one of them) , has led to Coca-Cola lawyers breathing down their ...
The Bagel Barn will be offering a free showing of a Guatemalan film today at 7:00pm. When the Mountains Tremble (Newton Thomas Sigel, Pamela Yates 1983) is “a documentary on the war between the Guatemalan military and the Mayan population, with firsthand accounts by Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu.” During the showing, viewers can ...
Year 2009 marks the 10th anniversary of the local NGO Camino Seguro. The organization is celebrating 10 years of helping children living in the city dump in Guatemala City with a presentation of its Imagine the Future documentary. The Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española is hosting the presentation in La Antigua Guatemala. Safe ...
The documentary was 11 years in the making. Breaking the Maya Code (2008) from Nightfire Films is based on the book by Michael Coe “Breaking the Maya Code” and tells the story behind the centuries-long decipherment of ancient Maya hieroglyphs. The Maya writing system was used in what is now Mexico and Central America for ...
The Bagel Barn will be offering a free showing of a Guatemalan film today at 7:00pm. When the Mountains Tremble (Newton Thomas Sigel, Pamela Yates 1983) is “a documentary on the war between the Guatemalan military and the Mayan population, with firsthand accounts by Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu.” During the showing, viewers can ...
Every Thursday El Sitío Proyecto Cultural hosts “movie night.” This week the cultural center is showing the Columbian documentary Camilo el Cura Guerrillero (Franscisco Norden 1974). Camilo Torres was a Catholic priest belonging to the Colombian bourgeoisie who died in 1966 during a military confrontation between guerrillas the national army. The movie begins at 6:00 ...
A new Guatemalan documentary has received international recognition, including screenings in Tuscon, Arizona and at the Ventura Film Festival. Voice of a Mountain narrates how one small Guatemalan community has struggled to survive after the country’s 36-year civil war: In 2005, Michael went down to Guatemala to spend time conducting an independent study to fulfill ...
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The Bagel Barn will be offering a free showing of a Guatemalan film today at 7:00pm. When the Mountains Tremble (Newton Thomas Sigel, Pamela Yates 1983) is “a documentary on the war between the Guatemalan military and the Mayan population, with firsthand accounts by Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu.” During the showing, viewers can ...
Saturday night the Centro de Formación de la Cooperación Española/ Espacioce! hosted what could be one of the greatest photographic spectacles to date in La Antigua Guatemala. We at ArteAntigua were sure not to miss the Foto 30 2009 event. The exhibit “Laberinto de Miradas. Colectivos Fotográficos en Iberoameríca,” seemed endless. And, when we finally ...