A mesmerizing fusion of fact and fable and a dreamlike depiction of the daily lives of Kaqchikel-speaking Mayans living on a coffee plantation at the base of an active volcano. This immerses us in its characters' customs and beliefs, while chronicling a disappearing tradition and people with unblinking realism.
Guatemala’s first submission ever to the Academy Award's Best Foreign Language Film category, and the first film ever in the Mayan language of Katchiqal. Winner of the Berlin Film Festival’s Silver Bear.
Mil Milagros, a nonprofit that has served more than 3,300 children with early childhood development, nutrition, hygiene, and education programs in predominantly rural, indigenous Maya communities in Guatemala will sell Guatemalan handicrafts during the evening.
Part of the Boston Ibero-American Film Festival