Guardianas del lago

A collective of aj tz’utujil indigenous women fights against the plastic industry to save Lake Atitlán in Guatemala.

20 min | Feminine and Plural,Women’s Resistance | 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
Duration: 20 min
Indigenous peoples: Maya Tz’utujil’
Geographic area: Guatemala
Language: Maia tz’utujil’, spanish
Subtitles: Spanish, catalan
Genre(s): Documentary