This is an excerpt of a documentary "Guatemala No Nos Tientes" (made about 15 years ago) about the student movement in Guatemala in the face of a repressive government. This video has been posted by Otras Voces. It is mainly in Spanish with subtitles in English.

 

Found this interesting documentary in development called 'Voice of a Mountain'. It's written Michael Field and shot by Tyler Rumph.

According to their website, "Voice of a Mountain is a story of the lives of rural Guatemalan coffee farmers who took up arms against their government in a civil war that lasted 36 years. This documentary explores Guatemala's dark history from the perspective of those who saw armed revolution as their only hope for change in a poverty-ridden nation under years of military dictatorship. Ex-combatants talk about the bleak reality of the country that led to their involvement in the war, and the response of genocide from the Guatemalan government against its people. The documentary gives insight into their motives for joining an armed conflict as interviews reveal personal accounts of struggle, hope, tragedy, and the fruits of their resistance."

This is a small video in Catalan and Spanish produced by Portuguese organisation PROIDE. In Guatemala, they are involved in providing scholarships, improving the building of Maya Institute Guillermo Woods in Pueblo Nuevo and training teachers in the Ixcan. This short presentation provides a really interesting insight into the life of the people of the Ixcan.

This video has been provided by Joan Planas of Realizador Audiovisual. You can find out more at  Joan's blog.