{"id":664,"date":"1997-07-30T09:14:09","date_gmt":"1997-07-30T09:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/segnaledigitale.org\/dev\/?p=664"},"modified":"2021-08-17T08:57:26","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T06:57:26","slug":"this-is-chiapas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/segnaledigitale.org\/dev\/this-is-chiapas\/","title":{"rendered":"This is Chiapas"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is Chiapas<\/span><\/strong>
\n1997, 42 min.
\nDirected by<\/span> Elio Gelmini<\/span><\/strong>
\nProduction<\/span>: A Few Step Productions<\/span><\/strong> & Segnale Digitale<\/span><\/strong>
\nEditing<\/span>: Carlo Vitali<\/span><\/strong>, Elio Gelmini<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sinopsys<\/span><\/strong>
\nOn January 1, 1994, Chiapas Mexico, a group of indigenous people known as EZLN<\/span><\/strong> (The Zapatista Liberation Army), declare war against the Mexican government.<\/p>\n

An interview with two Mexican poets highlights the struggle of the indigenous peoples who have been oppressed since the Spanish Conquest. The images send a reminder to western culture of the concept of people living without hope and yet with the strength to resist, their struggle echoing throughout the world, attempting to make a new life.<\/p>\n

This is a message for peace, an invitation to solidarity and to a new awareness of the problems of racial discrimination, social exploitation, and of the continuous violation of human rights in countries such as Mexico.<\/p>\n

Although independently conceived, This is Chiapas is demonstrably a logical extension to, and a convincing statement following closely, the messages discovered and announced in the compelling Academy Award winning 1983 documentary featuring Nobel laureate Rigoberta Menchu, When The Mountains Tremble<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Screenings<\/span><\/strong>:
\n\u2022 Sixieme Festival De Cinema Et Video des Peuples AutochtonesDesAmerique<\/span>
\nAugust 6-13, 1999 Quetzaltenango- Guatemala
\n\u2022 First Peoples\u2019 Festival<\/span><\/strong> June 13, 1999 Montreal-Canada
\n\u2022 Victoria Independent Film & Video Festival<\/span><\/strong> Victoria Jan-Feb. 1999 B.C.-Canada
\n\u2022 Centro Rosa Luxembourg<\/span><\/strong> February 13, 1998 Rome-Italy
\n\u2022 IMAGES-Festival of Independent Film & Video April<\/span><\/strong> -May 1998 Toronto-Canada
\n\u2022 Premiere – National Film Board of Canada Toronto<\/span><\/strong> – Canada – May 15, 1997
\n\u2022 Alternative Film & Video Festival<\/span><\/strong> June 7, 1997 Seattle- USA –
\n\u2022 ARTIST TALKS \/ NEW WORKS C.S.Video<\/span><\/strong>. June 24, 1997 Toronto-Canada
\n\u2022 Independent Exposure<\/span><\/strong> 1998 Seattle-USA
\n\u2022 Art & Revolution the Walter Phillips Gallery<\/span> <\/strong>Nov-Dec 1998 Banff-Canada
\n\u2022 Winnipeg Microcinema<\/span><\/strong> March 25, 2000 Winnipeg – Canada
\n\u2022 Independent Exposure Global Vision Festival<\/span><\/strong> November 2-5, 2000 Edmonton – Canada
\n<\/p>\n