San Francisco ShortsFest 2022

Bay Area Journeys plus Q&A

Expired October 16, 2022 11:59 AM
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Marcela grew up in a remote indigenous village in the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico, with parents who were healers, and surrounded by a wild natural world that she was taught to love and respect. She learned about autonomy from the Zapatistas, and studied women’s liberation with the women’s groups organized by Nachita, the local parish nun. Nachita helped her to escape from the oppressive patriarchy of her village to become a powerful healer and organizer. Now she and her husband share their knowledge and healing practices as they struggle, along with the National Indigenous Congress, against the capitalist megaprojects that are threatening nature and life itself.

  • Runtime
    22 minutes
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    Caitlin Manning
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