Chiapas: Prayer for the Weavers
Soros Documentary Fund A portrait of the people most affected by the fighting of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation in Chiapas, Mexico. Gripped by painful memories of the civil war in Chiapas, twenty-four women members of a Tzotzil family cooperative gather for a festival to display their wor...
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| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
| Language: | English |
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1999
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:7902b930-f145-43d5-87f7-7693f411d2ad |
| Summary: | Soros Documentary Fund
A portrait of the people most affected by the fighting of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation in Chiapas, Mexico. Gripped by painful memories of the civil war in Chiapas, twenty-four women members of a Tzotzil family cooperative gather for a festival to display their work in order to market it and to commemorate the day when 45 people were killed by paramilitaries in their village Acteal. Musicians led by a rezador (prayer maker), accompany them to a "safe place" in town. The prayer, the music and the weavings intertwine in homage to Mayan traditions and to those who have suffered and died resisting oppression. |
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| Published: | 1999 |