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....
10 May
29 Jun
“Why do children leave my country?” by Irma Alicia Velásquez Nimatuj
[caption id="attachment_18424" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo by Melle van Essen / skylight.is[/caption] Why do children leave my country? Originally written by Irma Alicia Velásquez Nimatuj in Spanish and published in ElPeriodico of Guatemala. They leave because they want to break the curse that steals their dreams the moment they...
29 Aug
SKYLIGHT SUPPORTS THE WORK OF IVAN VELASQUEZ AND THE COMMISSION AGAINST IMPUNITY IN GUATEMALA
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, “When the Mountains Tremble”, “Granito: How to Nail a Dictator” and “500 YEARS”. The making...
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 at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, is the third and final installment in Director Pamela Yates...
08 Dec
500 YEARS to premiere at Sundance Film Festival
The world premiere of third film in the Guatemalan resistance trilogy, 500 YEARS, set to release on Sundance stage this coming January. 500 YEARS, the much anticipated third film from Director Pamela Yates, continues the epic saga of indigenous resistance in Guatemala that began with When...
18 Dec
Great news for 500 Years!
We are so honored and excited to excited that our upcoming film 500 Years#500Years will receive support from Latino Public Broadcasting. This will go a long way in making sure this timely and precedent-setting story reaches a wide audience! http://lpbp.org/2015-pmcf-recipients Pictured below: Guatemalans react to news...
14 Nov
View from the cutting room: Post #1
[caption id="attachment_16902" align="alignleft" width="237"] Photo credit: Dana Lixenberg[/caption] In these monthly postings my hope is to part the curtains and give you a glimpse behind the scenes where Skylight films get put together. I am the chief slicer and dicer, wielding my electronic knife with pleasurable...
