In this documentary video, La Jornada and Canal Seis de Julio present a 10-year chronicle of the Zapatista movement, from before the public irruption of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation, on January 1st, 1994, until the disappearance of Aguascalientes and the creation of the Caracoles in August 2003.

In this documentary video, La Jornada and Canal Seis de Julio present a 10-year chronicle of the Zapatista movement, from before the public irruption of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation, on January 1st, 1994, until the disappearance of Aguascalientes and the creation of the Caracoles in August 2003.

Public security and the imposition of the Mexican armed forces in different parts of Chiapas: Nazareth (San Manuel), La Galeana, La Garrucha...

Many of the indigenous communities in Chiapas have no access to potable water. Water and Autonomy looks at this serious problem and how the Zapatista communities are solving it. Through solidarity and training from internationals many communities are now building their own water systems. Members of the communities speak about ways the water project fits into their autonomous process, helps fight sickness, has provided a means of reflection for how to protect existing water sources and represents another means of resistance to globalization projects like the Plan Puebla Panama.

"The Reality seen through this camera is more Real." - Subcomandante Marcos. A look at the Zapatista uprising, its historical roots and its lessons for the present and the future.

Conversation at a bar in San Cristobal with a neighbor, who tells us his vision of the struggle and some reflections on the history of Mexico.