Words from the Daughters of the Mayab
Maya | Guatemala
15 min
Guardianas del lago
A collective of aj tz’utujil indigenous women fights against the plastic industry to save Lake Atitlán in Guatemala.
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2023
Synopsis
A new dawn, a new awakening. A collective of aj tz’utujil indigenous women fights against the plastic industry to save Lake Atitlán in Guatemala. Their voices are silenced, but they embark on a long journey to confront those directly responsible for this ecocide to preserve the life of “Grandmother Lake”.
Artistic and technic data
Year:
2023
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Indigenous peoples:
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Language:
Maia tz’utujil’, spanish
Subtitles:
Spanish, catalan
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