In a forgotten community, an artisan girl puts an old K'iche' invocation to the test and summons a curious spirit into our world.

Saq Nikté and the Spirit of the Mask

In the heart of Honduras, a bold conservation effort takes flight. What began as a focused initiative in the Copán Valley to protect the endangered scarlet macaw soon evolved into something far greater. As communities across the country witnessed the success of the program, requests poured in asking for hope to be replicated in their own regions.Out of this growing movement, Pro Alas was born: an ambitious expansion designed to bring conservation, education, and sustainable development to new areas of Honduras. At the center of it all is the scarlet macaw Honduras’ vibrant national bird whose brilliant feathers and unmistakable presence have become both a symbol of ecological resilience and a catalyst for eco-tourism.Through the work of Macaw Mountain and its partners, conservation becomes more than environmental protection; it becomes economic opportunity, cultural pride, and a daily connection between people and wildlife. As the macaws return to the skies, they also return to the lives of the communities below proving that protecting nature can shape a nation’s future.En el corazón de Honduras, un audaz esfuerzo de conservación alza el vuelo. Lo que comenzó como una iniciativa enfocada en el Valle de Copán para proteger a la guacamaya roja en peligro de extinción, pronto se transformó en algo mucho más grande. A medida que comunidades de todo el país fueron testigos del éxito del programa, comenzaron a llegar solicitudes pidiendo que esa esperanza se replicara en sus propias regiones. De ese creciente movimiento nació Pro Alas: una ambiciosa expansión diseñada para llevar conservación, educación y desarrollo sostenible a nuevas zonas de Honduras. En el centro de todo está la guacamaya roja ave nacional de Honduras— cuya vibrante presencia y colores intensos se han convertido tanto en un símbolo de resiliencia ecológica como en un motor para el ecoturismo.A través del trabajo de Macaw Mountain y sus aliados, la conservación se convierte en algo más que protección ambiental; se transforma en oportunidad económica, orgullo cultural y una conexión cotidiana entre las personas y la vida silvestre. Mientras las guacamayas regresan a los cielos, también regresan a la vida de las comunidades que habitan debajo, demostrando que proteger la naturaleza puede transformar el futuro de una nación.

Wings of Hope / Alas de Esperanza

As Salvadoran cuisine gains international recognition, Chef Alex Herrera is helping lead the movement. El Xolo is a short documentary that follows the acclaimed chef and restaurateur as he reflects on identity, heritage, and the responsibility of representing Salvadoran culture through food. Part of the Salvi Food Tour documentary series, the film celebrates the people redefining what Salvadoran cuisine can be.

El Xolo

In the mist-covered mountains of Baja Verapaz, Guatemala, the Maya Poqomchi’ community of Renacimiento refuses to disappear. Decades after losing its ancestral land, their fight endures through assemblies, memory, and the voice of Chico, a young leader carrying a struggle older than himself. Observational and intimate, the film follows a community transforming pain into political resistance, asking what justice means when a people’s right to exist is still denied.

Renacimiento

Through the juxtaposition of communal food making, we hear the first-person perspective of a survivor of the massacre at El Mozote. Shown through only the withered hands of women, the documentation of this sacred ritual underscores the ongoing nature of these cycles of violence and the importance of memory.

nixtamalizado

In the depths of a dark forest, a drunken man, obsessed with seductive women, discards a photo of his own family. His reckless journey leads him to a river where he spies on a captivating woman bathing. However, the encounter takes an unexpected turn, leaving him in abject terror.

La Sucia

A little girl is chased out of her town by a gang of wolves- it is up to La Cadeja, a cowgirl vigilante to save her. This story is inspired from the Salvadoran folklore of El Cadejo, with a (feminine) twist.

La Cadeja

Piñata Prayers explores both piñatas and Christian faith as a colonial inheritance through the director's reflections on his relationship to both. The director reckons with his loss of faith through archival materials, a conversation with his mother, and the assistance of a third-generation piñata-maker and her creations.

Piñata Prayers

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