30 Jul Crossing the threshold of the Ortega-Murillo dictatorship
Irma Alicia Velásquez Nimatuj is an author, journalist and college professor in Guatemala and the U.S. She is the first Maya K’iche’ woman to receive her PhD in social anthropology....
Skylight Blog
Stories and updates from our team.
19 Jul 20 Years of the International Criminal Court: An Interview with Eduardo Gonzalez
This month marks the 20th anniversary of the International Criminal Court, founded on the premise that there can be no lasting peace without justice. I first heard about the Court...
16 Jun Tiffanie Brown is preserving the legacy of Gloria Jordan, the Black union leader and her grandmother
Gloria Jordan was a Black union leader in the Mississippi Delta who was featured in our first film, Resurgence in 1981. Her granddaughter is writing a book about her to...
15 Jun Learning to be a crossroads and to walk in beauty, collectively
A reflection from our VIVX program coordinator about her time spent at the Silver Sun Residency in Woodstock, NY in May 2022...
25 May Climate Justice and Indigenous Resistance
The following Op-Ed was written by our International Volunteers Coordinator for VIVX, Vaclav Masek. It was published in Guatemala's daily El Periódico on May 21, 2022. He wrote some additional context about the...
11 May Creating space for innovation, rest, and resilience
Our VIVX leadership team are at a residency in Woodstock, NY, asylum seekers speaking out against the "remain in Mexico" policy, and we celebrate filmmakers in the Skylight network. ...
