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Mexico
112 Archival description results for Mexico
A documentary that tells us about the low-intensity war in Chiapas and its main strategy, paramilitarization, which has had serious effects on community life, particularly in communities that resist through building autonomy. The case of Roberto Barrios is an example of both processes, the indigenous struggle for survival through communal work, and the logic of violence and destruction of the social fabric.
The Wizard of Oz character is not even in the roundabouts of the Rainbow. It's in the worst corner of Kansas. 6th Independent Vídeo & Interactive Phenomena Show
Homosexuals fulfilled in the land of macho? Located near the border with Guatemala, the Mexican town of Juchitán is home to the Zapotec Indians, who have shown remarkable tolerance towards homosexuals. According to legend, God gave Vicente Ferrer, the patron saint of Juchitán, a bagful of queers. Everywhere he travelled -Colombia, Central America, Guatemala - he left behind a homosexual. In Juchitán, however, his bag came undone, and they all fell out at once...
The Huichol people consider themselves responsible for keeping alive the flames of the candles of life, thus conserving the balance of the forces of nature. However, they find themselves living with extremely toxic pesticides.
"You don't have to go to Hawaii to be in Hawaii. Nor do you have to be sensual to feel sensual. You look the way you are supposed to look. The sensuality of Hawaii completely fascinates me in this video." 6th Independent Vídeo & Interactive Phenomena Show
Conversations between house maids in Mexico City.