When the Mountains Tremble Turns 40
Skylight begins its 40th anniversary of When the Mountains Tremble and we also mark the 50th anniversary of the coup in Chile...
20 Sep
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18 Sep
When the Mountains Tremble: Director’s Statement on the Film’s 40th Anniversary
photo by Jean-Marie Simon (When the Mountains Tremble/ Granito) It’s now been 40 years since I directed When the Mountains Tremble. It’s a good time to reflect on what was learned, both politically and cinematically, so that we can act in the present to help Guatemala...
24 Jul
Windows of opportunity
Everyone is asking us about the historic strike roiling the film industry as nearly 200,000 writers and performers join forces to get wage increases, protections against the use of actor images through artificial intelligence, boosts in compensation for successful streaming programs and improvements in health...
23 Jun
A River Runs Through Us: Skylight’s June Newsletter
We recently partnered with The Center for Human Rights and the Arts at Bard College and Silver Sun Residency to invite the Skylight leadership team from across Latin America and the U.S. for presentations in the Hudson River Valley....
10 May
The Lasting Legacy of the Rios Montt Guilty Verdict
Five Guatemalans who were all at the trial of General Efraín Ríos Montt, who testified, documented, and wrote about it, share their thoughts about its legacy ten years later....
21 Apr
An Epic Story Comes Full Circle
Kaxh Mura’l as pictured in Borderland I went to Guatemala in 1982 to investigate the role of the United States in sponsoring a CIA coup in 1954 that brought down the country’s nascent democracy, trained its military, and ushered in a series of brutal dictatorships friendly...
27 Mar
The first trial for the genocide of Indigenous Peoples
Ten years after it took place, we revisit the historic trial of General Efraín Ríos Montt for genocide and crimes against humanity committed against the Maya-Ixil people of Guatemala....
28 Dec
The Lives They Lived
As we close the year, we are pausing to remember and honor filmmakers and human rights defenders who will forever be part of the Skylight family....
09 Dec
The Power of a Nobel Laureate
A Human Rights Day commemoration of the 30th anniversary of Rigoberta Menchú’s Nobel Peace Prize ...
17 Nov
Building a culture of resistance: Reflections on Skylight’s DocsMX retrospective
The retrospective at DocsMX Film Festival offered an opportunity to reflect on 40 years of Skylight's work. ...
