
In Mexico, a country where indigenous people are increasingly displaced and discriminated against, Lupita, a survivor of one of the worst massacres in the country’s history, finds her voice in a movement led by indigenous women. The film intimately follows Lupita, a Tzotzil Maya woman, as she takes on the responsibility to be the spokeswoman of her people. Part lyrical testimony, part tribute to 500 years of indigenous resistance, this film mediates the point-of-view of a brave woman who must balance the demands of motherhood with her high stakes choices to reeducate and restore justice to the world.
En un país donde los indígenas son cada vez más desplazados, sus tierras son robadas, donde los estudiantes desaparecen sin dejar rastro después de que son detenidos por la policía, y los periodistas son asesinados a un ritmo alarmante, emerge una nueva voz valiente. Lupita, una sobreviviente de la masacre maya Tzotzil, quien está al frente de un nuevo movimiento de mujeres indígenas.
- Year2019
- Runtime21 minutes
- LanguageSpanish, Tzotzil
- CountryMexico
- NoteSubtitles in English
- DirectorMonica Wise Robles
- ProducerEduardo Gutiérrez Pérez, Monica Wise Robles, Morena Pérez Joachin
- CastLupita y el pueblo de Acteal
- CinematographerMonica Wise Robles & Eduardo Gutiérrez Pérez
- EditorMar Jardiel
In Mexico, a country where indigenous people are increasingly displaced and discriminated against, Lupita, a survivor of one of the worst massacres in the country’s history, finds her voice in a movement led by indigenous women. The film intimately follows Lupita, a Tzotzil Maya woman, as she takes on the responsibility to be the spokeswoman of her people. Part lyrical testimony, part tribute to 500 years of indigenous resistance, this film mediates the point-of-view of a brave woman who must balance the demands of motherhood with her high stakes choices to reeducate and restore justice to the world.
En un país donde los indígenas son cada vez más desplazados, sus tierras son robadas, donde los estudiantes desaparecen sin dejar rastro después de que son detenidos por la policía, y los periodistas son asesinados a un ritmo alarmante, emerge una nueva voz valiente. Lupita, una sobreviviente de la masacre maya Tzotzil, quien está al frente de un nuevo movimiento de mujeres indígenas.
- Year2019
- Runtime21 minutes
- LanguageSpanish, Tzotzil
- CountryMexico
- NoteSubtitles in English
- DirectorMonica Wise Robles
- ProducerEduardo Gutiérrez Pérez, Monica Wise Robles, Morena Pérez Joachin
- CastLupita y el pueblo de Acteal
- CinematographerMonica Wise Robles & Eduardo Gutiérrez Pérez
- EditorMar Jardiel