On the Horizon: An Interview with Anaïs Taracena
Filmmaker Anaïs Taracena discusses her documentary "The Silence of the Mole". ...
04
Nov
28
Oct
Mayans Rise Up on Multiple Fronts
featured image: Protestors in Guatemala City try to tear down the statue of Christopher Columbus on Avenida de las Americas on Oct. 12, 2021. Working to forge indigenous solidarity south and north regardless of borders, two Maya leaders seeking asylum in the US, Kaxh Mura’l...
30
Sep
On the Horizon: An Interview with Filmmaker Brooke Pepion Swaney
"On the Horizon: Outspoken Women Making Documentaries" is a Skylight series of interviews with emerging filmmakers, artists, documentarians focused on collaborative, ethical storytelling with historically disenfranchised communities around the world. Read more in the series here. I met Brooke during the inaugural Woodstock Film Festival Filmmaker’s...
22
Sep
What does building a human rights movement look like?
“It’s not about immigrant rights, it’s about human rights. We are all human.” So began a transformative weekend of leadership training by Gabriela Castañeda of the Movement for Immigrant Rights in Pennsylvania (MILPA), part of our upcoming documentary film Borderland. The core idea at the...
21
Sep
GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION IS CAUSING FORCED MIGRATION
The U.S. government must urgently prioritize the fight against corruption and assume the consequences Originally published in El Periodico on September 4, 2021 One of the objectives of Joe Biden's administration is to reduce migration and try to stop the unstoppable waves of migrants leaving Guatemala and other Central...
23
Jul
When Justice Prevails
In thinking about the power of international justice, July 17th is the day that stands out. On that day in 1998 the Rome Statute was passed, opening the way for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to come into being, seeking to change the paradigm of...
28
Jun
Indigenous communities in Guatemala take the lead when ‘politics as usual’ disappoint
Vice President Kamala Harris' visit to Guatemala ended in a warning to would-be migrants: "Do not come." ...
28
May
100 Years of Solitude, Colombia Beloved Land
Let me start with a personal note: I first arrived in Cartagena, Colombia many years ago shortly after being enthralled by Gabriel García Márquez’s magnificent novel “100 Years of Solitude,” a story that lit my imagination and in many ways set the course of my...
07
Apr
Immigration Lawyer Carlos Spector Declares Asylum Case of Maya-Ixil Human Rights Defenders “The Most Significant I’ve Ever Had”
We share the latest developments in the asylum case for Francisco Chávez and Gaspar Cobo, whom we are following as part of our feature film BORDERLAND....
28
Feb
An Interview with Social Justice Advocate Ted Quant, Featured in Skylight’s Film “Resurgence”
An interview with the protagonist of Skylight's 1981 film about the fight for workers' rights and KKK attacks on organizers in the American South. ...
