Description
Summary: | The brilliant debut by Guatemalan filmmaker Jayro Bustamante is a mesmerizing fusion of fact and fable, a dreamlike depiction of the daily lives of Kaqchikel speaking Mayans on a coffee plantation at the base of an active volcano. Immersing us in its characters' customs and beliefs, IXCANUL chronicles with unblinking realism, a disappearing tradition and a disappearing people. Winner of the Alfred Bauer award and nominee for the Golden Berlin Bear award at the 2015 **Berlin International Film Festival**. *"Like its titular Guatemalan volcano, Jayro Bustamante's hypnotic film debut IXCANUL bubbles with the tension of a teenage girl at odds with her family's native customs."* - Alex Migdal, ***The Globe and Mail***
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Item Description: | Title from title frames. Film In Process Record. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (streaming video file) (92 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
Participant or Performer: | Justo Lorenzo, Manuel Antun, Maria Mercedes Coroy, Maria Telon, Marvin Coroy |
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note: | Originally produced by Kino Lorber in 2015. |