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2003 | Color | 13 min 30 seg

Our Land Is Not For Sale Over ten years ago, the government wanted to build a huge hydroelectric dam in the Alto Balsas region in Guerrero, threatening the existence of 22 native communities. The communities organized, struggled, protested, and resisted in many ways, and managed to suspend construction. Now the same communities have discovered that the plan to build the dam is being reactivated.


Country: México
Direction: Monteforte; Guillermo
Script: Monteforte; Guillermo
Production: Ojo de Agua Comunicación;
Photography: Monteforte; Guillermo
Sound: Morales Rodríguez; Clara
Music: Banda de San Juan Tetelcingo;, Fernández; Pablo, Banda de San Miguel Tecuiziapa;
Participation year at FICM: 2004

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Naxo Café manda saludos

Girls and boys from the pre-school Naxo Café, in Barrio Plan de Carril, Huautla de Jiménez. Paco shows his house, Fabián his ranch; other boys and girls make slings, tortillas and many other things. This is a video letter that asks boys and girls to respond.

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Respondan a esta videocarta de Chicahuaxtla

Girls and boys from the Triqui indigenous group weave, make tortillas and show their familiarity with the plants, mushrooms and fruits of the forest. We see how they build a temazcal. This is a video letter in which girls and boys from Chicahuaxtla share their lives and knowledge, waiting for answers from other indigenous peoples and communities.

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Candelaria Loxicha saluda a todos los niños y niñas

Both deaf and listening girls and boys play in the lush forest they hang from branches, climb trees to pick oranges, and show us sign language. This is a video letter in which these children share their experiences, and wait for responses with other video letters.

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