Film

Cakchiquel Maya of San Antonio Palopó

1987 · 52m · Documentary

The documentary shows how Cakchiquel Maya of a village on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala adapted to changes that took place in the decades before the film was made, when the lake became a favoured spot for holiday homes, and the village was filled with streams of tourists. While the filmmakers were officially welcomed and given permission to film, in practice many people hid their faces and did not co-operate. Some even threw stones at the camera crew. The film team tried to find an explanation of the Maya hostility to the camera.

• Bruce MacDonaldDirector

Release date

January 1, 1987

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

52m

Genres

Documentary