28 Jul Narratives of Resistance
In face of the escalating social struggle around racism in the U.S., and the destructive narratives being generated against the Black Lives Matter movement, it is evident that powerful storytelling...
Skylight Blog
Stories and updates from our team.
05 May Building a Shared History of Indigenous Resistance : Jennifer Weston, Consulting Producer
I write to introduce to you two gripping films—Granito and Mother Tongue—that tell the story of a little discussed twentieth century genocide against Indigenous Peoples in Guatemala. For thirty years,...
27 Apr REBEL CITIZEN at FILM FEST DC, Bob Collom
I knew nothing more than a name when I started Rebel Citizen last night, but by the end of the film I felt as though I’d met Haskell Wexler myself....
29 Mar Berta Cáceres, In Her Own Words
Berta Cáceres, In Her Own Words is based on a 2012 interview I did with the Honduran environmental activist and co-founder of the Council of Indigenous People’s Organizations of Honduras...
13 Jan The Legacy of Hubris / El Llegado de la Arrogancia
En español a continuación: One of the reasons I went to film When the Mountains Tremble in early 1982, was to examine the role of the US government in Guatemala. I’d...
23 Dec View from the edit room pt. 2
Salvaged lumber and various reused windows separate my 8x10 edit room from the rest of our space. According to Al, the owner of the building, the edit room’s glass sliding...
