Panzós Memory for the Land – Massacre of 1978
May 29, 1978, when the Guatemalan army massacred a group of Maya Q’eqchi’ peasants in Panzós, Alta Verapaz, who were protesting the dispossession of their land.
20 min | Rights | 2019
Synopsis
An eye-witness documentary of what happened on May 29, 1978, when the Guatemalan army massacred a group of Maya Q’eqchi’ peasants in Panzós, Alta Verapaz, who were protesting the dispossession of their land by transnational companies and local landowners.
Artistic and technic data
Year:
2019
Duration:
20 min
Direction:
Arturo Albizures Pedroza
Production:
Asociación COMUNICARTE
Awards:
Premi del Públic IndiFest 2021
Indigenous peoples:
Maya Q’eqchi’
Geographic area:
Guatemala
Language:
Maya Q’eqchi‘
Subtitles:
Spanish, English
Subject:
Rights
Genre(s):
Documentary
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