12 Oct Celebrating Rigoberta Menchú and her Fight for Justice
At the age of 22, with the release of When the Mountains Tremble, Rigoberta Menchú traveled the world speaking out against the violence in Guatemala. On this day, October 12th, 25...
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09 Oct JOIN SKYLIGHT IN COMMEMORATING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY (THROUGHOUT THE WEEK OF OCT 9 – OCT 13)
JOIN SKYLIGHT IN COMMEMORATING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY (THROUGHOUT THE WEEK OF OCT 9 - OCT 13) Skylight celebrates indigenous peoples across the Americas and supports their message of resistance and their...
27 Sep In Memoriam: Ricardo Restrepo (1962 – 2017)
In Memoriam: Ricardo Restrepo (1962 - 2017) (Originally published in English on September 20, 2017 by Cinema Tropical) Colombian documentary filmmaker and cinematographer Ricardo Restrepo died yesterday at the age of 54...
29 Aug SKYLIGHT SUPPORTS THE WORK OF IVAN VELASQUEZ AND THE COMMISSION AGAINST IMPUNITY IN GUATEMALA
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SKYLIGHT SUPPORTS THE WORK OF IVAN VELASQUEZ AND THE COMMISSION AGAINST IMPUNITY IN GUATEMALA We are a non-profit human rights media company working with Guatemalans since 1982 to create the documentaries,...
15 Jun 500 YEARS Announces U.S. Theatrical Premiere on July 12
500 YEARS will have its U.S. theatrical premiere on July 12 at New York’s IFC Center, followed by a release in select cities. The film, which premiered to standing ovations...
12 Apr Standing Ovations: 500 Years Hits the Festival Circuit
500 Years has launched into the world, with Mayan protagonists Irma Alicia Velásquez Nimatuj and Andrea Ixchíu receiving standing ovations at every stop on the festival circuit! With 5 sold...
