The Chiapas Media Project / The Indigenous Family

The Chiapas Media Project/The Indigenous Family (Proyecto de Medios de Comunicacion en Chiapas/La Familia Indigena)

These two works are compiled on one videotape.

(Spanish with English sub-titles, 1999, 31 minutes)


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The Chiapas Media Project documents the work of the Chiapas Media Project. The 11 minute video features interviews with community members about the effects of the militarization in Chiapas and the different ways that video technology will be used by the communities to record human rights abuses, cultural and religious events, cooperatives and women's work.

 

The Indigenous Family takes an intimate look at the role of men and women in the community of Ejido Morelia. Men and women discuss their individual and collective work. Shot and edited by community members only six weeks after their first exposure to video equipment, this six minute work contains unique shots inside the homes and work places of proud campesinos struggling for a better life.

 

Documental que muestra los primeros trabajos del CMP/Promedios y las formas en las que las comunidades van a utilizar el equipo de video, así como testimonios de habitantes del Ejido Morelia.

 

 

Festivals:

1999, Chicago Latino Film Festival, Chicago, IL USA

1999, First Nations Native American Film and Video Festival, Chicago, IL USA

1999, Vermont International Film Festival, Burlington, VT USA

1999, Museum of Modern Art, “New Documentaries Series,” New York City, USA

1999, First Peoples Festival, Montreal, Canada

1999, The Other America Film Festival, Austin, TX USA

2000, Native American Film and Video Festival, New York City, NY USA

2000, Taos Talking Picture Festival, New Mexico USA

2001, Sundance Film Festival, Park City, UT USA

2003, Smithsonian Native American Film and Video Festival, New York City, NY USA