In this segment we see the Tzotzil Indians of Mexico participate in a Carnival ceremony in which turkeys, representing the thieves Jesus befriended in the Bible, are tortured and ritually killed. Village members painted with white crosses then travel through the crowd in order to purify the onlookers.
A collection of portraits of life in a Zapatista indigenous community in Chiapas in southern Mexico. Shot in 2000, when tensions were still running very high in Chiapas, this film invites us into the people's everyday lives, and expresses their own views on their struggle against misrepresentation and oppression.
Some academics have asked questions about whether the introduction of media technologies does not aid in the destruction of indigenous culture. Indigenous communities are bombarded with TV channels that negate the existence of minority ethnic groups. By taking the media into their own hands, indigenous groups can shape their own culture and share it with the world.
A pacifist group of radio engineers travel days to man the transmitter cabin in the hills of Chiapas, providing the surrounding communities with information about current events, family health, and national politics. Those With Voice documents current efforts in the Southern Mexican stat... Those With Voice documents current efforts in the Southern Mexican states of Oaxaca and Chiapas to produce what social scientists have dubbed "indigenous media."