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...
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....
Our SolidariLabs team in Colombia is working on a multimedia storytelling project called “Guardianas del Atrato” (“Defenders of the Atrato”), part of which is to highlight the Afro Colombian women living along the Atrato River in the Chocó region, who are defending the ecological rights...
We are watching the political and social turmoil engulfing Peru, with protesters being attacked by government forces, with more than 50 killed as of this writing, as yet another manifestation of anger bursting in Latin American societies living in extreme economic and social injustice conditions....
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....
A Human Rights Day commemoration of the 30th anniversary of Rigoberta Menchú’s Nobel Peace Prize ...
The retrospective at DocsMX Film Festival offered an opportunity to reflect on 40 years of Skylight's work. ...
The last few years have been tectonic for the U.S. society and culture, and this has been true for those of us working in the documentary field as well. Suddenly, the pressure to address issues like labor standards, the consolidation of power and influence, and...
Press contact: info@skylight.is DocsMX Honors Pamela Yates and Paco de Onís with Retrospective Skylight Pictures honored at 17th edition of Mexico’s oldest and longest running documentary film festival New York, NY – October 4, 2022 –Pamela Yates and Paco de Onís will be honorees at the 17th edition...
In August 2022, the new administration President Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez was inaugurated in Colombia. Several members of our VIVX team, from Colombia, reflected on this momentous change for their country with the following reflections. By Heny Cuesta, Director, SolidariLabs AfroColombia Colombia proclaims itself, according to...
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