Unlocking Silent Histories 2: Maya Youth Flmmakers Talk about Their Lives and Work
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- 2016-09-22T20:48:22.000Z
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- Video Title
- Unlocking Silent Histories 2: Maya Youth Flmmakers Talk about Their Lives and Work
- Description
- Unlocking Silent Histories is a nonprofit dedicated to empowering Guatemalan Maya youth to document their stories, languages, cultures, and histories. In this video, youth producers Jose Maria “Chema” Perez Vasquez (Tzu’tijil), Carmen Tzoc Portillo (K’che’), and Carlos Agustin “Tin” Vásquez Mendoza (Tz’utujil), and founding director Donna DeGennaro introduce the young people's films and talk about their experiences. For more information, visit http://www.unlockingsilenthistories.org The youth videos listed below were shown in conjunction wth this discussion and are available online at http://unlockingsilenthistories.org/Our-Productions/2015 Mujer Bonita/Beautiful Woman (2015, 10 min., San Juan la Laguna/Santa Clara la Laguna/ Tzununa, Guatemala), directed by Jessika Juana Tó (K’iche’ Maya), age 17 Plantas Medicinales/Medicinal Plants (2015, 6 min., Chuaxajil, Guatemala), directed by Franklin Velarmino Tzoc (K’iche’ Maya), age 12 La vestimenta de Santa Clara la Laguna/Traditional Dress of Santa Clara la Laguna (2014, 8 min., San Juan la Laguna, Guatemala), directed by Jessika Tó, (K’iche’ Maya), age 16 Tejidos de Quiejel/Weavings of Quiejel (2015, 6 min., Quiejel, Guatemala), directed by Milthon Macario Morales (K’iche’ Maya), age 12 Naturaleza/Nature (2013, 2 min., Chuaxajil, Guatemala), directed by Carmen Tzoc Portillo (K’iche’ Maya), age 18 Canastas/Baskets (2014, 8 min., Santa Clara la Laguna, Guatemala), directed by Maria Angelica Ixmata (K’iche’ Maya), age 15 Comida tradicional/Traditional Food (2014, 5 min., San Juan la Laguna, Guatemala), directed by Evelia Concepcion Tzep Cholotio (Tz’utujil Maya), age 14 The Temascales (Maya Sauna) (2013, 12 min., San Juan la Laguna, Guatemala), directed by Norm Mendoza (Tz’utujil Maya), age 17 The program was webcast and recorded in the Rasmuson Theater of the National Museum of the American Indian on September 16, 2016, during the festival Maya Creativity and Cultural Milieu.
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