Ambulante Más Allá

Latinoamérica

This is the story of a town in the coast of Oaxaca, where 22 years ago its inhabitants joined forces to defend their wetlands from a company that wanted to set up a shrimp farm in communal lands. Sadot, Margarito, Eusebio and Manuel tell us their story of struggle and about the current situation of […]

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Conflictos sociales

Caricia is a transgender hairdresser who, after overcoming various identity changes and a scarring relationship with a violent man, decides to go back to her hometown in Cuajinicuilapa, Guerrero, to start her own business. La Paloma de París (Paris’s Dove) is a modest—yet liberating— beauty parlor, where other transgender women can feel a tease.

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Latinoamérica

Slightly Toxic addresses the problems generated by the increased use of agrochemicals since the implementation of the Campeche government’s program, commonly known as Procampito. Through interviews with don José and don Armando, farmers and institutional representatives in the zone, many political, economic, and environmental conflicts and contradictions surrounding Calakmul, one of the most important natural […]

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Becas

[:es]"Guardianes del manglar" retrata a Lucio Puc quien es un jmen (chamán) maya yucateco. Él muere y viaja a la dimensión de los siete cielos donde conoce a los báalam (guardianes). [:]

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México

In the past few years in Río Lagartos, a town in the Yucatán Peninsula, the number of divers injured or killed as victims of decompression sickness has increased. Decompression sickness describes a condition arising from a gas bubble formation blocking the bloodstream. Through Carlos and Amaury’s stories, we find out more about this job and […]

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Becas

During 2006, in Oaxaca, the Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca (APPO) was formed by citizens and dissident teachers. They were fighting to overthrow Oaxaca’s then-Governor but the movement was sup- pressed by armed forces. At the time, a ten-year-old boy joined the movement. Now that he has turned 17, his perception of social […]

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Becas

All over Mexico, thousands of young people from indigenous or rural backgrounds have to live far from their family in order to attend school. Fernando Gómez Pérez is a 19-year-old young man who lives in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, away from his parents. Lacking their support and presence, Fernando takes refuge in the world […]

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Becas

In Oaxaca’s Costa Chica there is a place called Cerro Hermoso, where a small community of fishers has settled. Doña Estela, one of the founders, tells us about the golden days she spent there with her family before the arrival of the project that ruined its future: a tourist complex that caused socio-economic and environmental […]

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Conflictos sociales

In Mexico, the lack of work in towns and communities forces people to move to the cities, where they hope to find better opportunities and earn higher incomes. This is Justino’s story. He is a Muchucuxcáh (Yucatán Peninsula) native, who after encountering problems and suffering in Cancún, has decided to go back home and earn […]

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Becas

Violence, with its many faces, is one of the threads woven into the lives of Mayan women. This violence has marked the colors and designs of their lives, but the brightness of feminine energy (Ix, jaguar) has given them the strength and wisdom to carry on living. Violence must be removed as part of the […]

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Biográfico

This short film shows the emotional consequences of sexual abuse. Three women share their testimonies and describe the negative beliefs that block the relationship to their own bodies and spirits. Resilience exposes the traumatic patterns that have been inherited from generation to generation, preventing us from living life to the fullest. It teaches us the […]

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Becas

This is the story of Sanjuana, a woman who has attempt- ed suicide five times. Thanks to her testimony we uncover how she pulled through depression countless times and how she found the motivation to carry on with her life. Sanjuana invites us to share intimate moments from her life and to dig up her […]

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Culturas y pueblos ancestrales

People have stopped praying in Tenejapa. The elderly, those who know the traditions well, are no longer taken into account. Alonso Santis López is one of the few who still pray in the traditional manner in service of his town. His job consists of praying to gods for the bankilales (older brothers) and watching over […]

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Becas

Lucio Puc is a Mayan jmen (shaman) of Yucatán. When he dies he travels to the dimension of seven heavens. There he meets the báalam (guardians), through whom he obtains healing and wisdom powers, which he will use to return to life, and to help his fellow human beings. Guardians of Mayab is a documentary […]

Guardianes del Mayab

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Becas

Evelia works at a stationary store to help her family. Andrés quit school to work. Tony is fighting to make his dreams come true. All of them have two things in common: their parents work in the fields and part of their lives revolve around CECyT, a high school where technical majors do not correspond […]

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Conflictos sociales

Sorry, this entry is only available in Spanish For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language.María Candelaria Palma Marcelino, egresada de Ambulante Más Allá, nuestro proyecto de capacitación cinematográfica en comunidades de México, ganó la Beca Jenkins-del Toro. […]

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