Discoveries from Guatemala World Cinema

A twerk dancer and a wrestler must come to terms with the lack of time they can devote to each other, so they decide to end their relationship.

The folkloric Dance of the 24 Devils sheds new light on the reality of Guatemala. The Devils reveal a strong antagonism, both contemporary and mythological: they've declared war on humanity and have set out "to capture all souls", while Death heralds the end of mankind! Combining lyricism, realism and irony, The Devil's Dream explores the soul of this paradoxical country. We discover not only the beauty of the landscape, the people and their creative imagination, but also the wretched conditions of life, the spectre of violence, and a pervasive sense of the absurd. Guatemala is a society split between native and non-native, rich and poor, civil and military. Native people pick cotton for two dollars a day, their children work for half that amount. Those who dare to protest risk their lives. In this documentary, the people tell the story in their own words.

Luis has lived peacefully in Santa Esperanza, one of the most dangerous cities in the Federal Republic of Central America, until the day he witnesses a traumatic event that awakens in him an ability called bilocation, which will take him on a journey between good and evil, using his powers as a blessing or a curse.

Documentary that narrates the excursion of a hundred and a half people to the towns of Quiriguá and Río Dulce, organized by the then newly founded Geography and History Society of Guatemala. Shot by the Matheu production company, dedicated to local news programs, it offers interesting images of sites of great archaeological interest.

Guatemala. The war is long over, people want to forget. But the violence continues, has spread through society like a cancerous growth.

The Perechú family is afraid that the ancestral costume of their ancestors will disappear, but they see soccer as an opportunity to keep their culture and legacy alive.

A Guatemalan woman, Ana Lucía Cuevas, returns home from exile to face the brutal history of Guatemala's armed conflict. In 1984, her brother Carlos was kidnapped by the state as one of thousands who were abducted and disappeared. Recounting the stories of brutal genocide, terror, state repression and violence, this film documents the memories of those victimised by the Guatemalan state.

Maria, an indigenous woman, seeks justice for her sister Rosa after she is raped.

The screenwriter is living the pandemic with concern for his scripts and the crisis in Guatemala

A newly orphaned boy attempts to raise money to buy a funeral wreath for his mother's grave, with the assistance of an alcoholic man. First medium-length film with direct sound produced in Central America.

Faced with the need to express themselves, five young people meet in an abandoned house and share their experiences, frustrations, dreams and opinions regarding what it feel a beging a Drag Queen in Guatemala.

Jorge Luís Altuve is a young Guatemalan, passionate about mountaineering and a lover of his country. After the COVID-19 crisis and the lack of transparency in the execution of funds by the government of Alejandro Giammattei, he raised a wave of indignation that led thousands of Guatemalans to demonstrate. Jorge Luis attended the central square, when PNC agents began to intimidate the peaceful demonstrators. He and other citizens were arrested without having carried out an act of vandalism.

This film is made so that people realize that evil doesn't solve things, it only makes them worse, and it can bring us to a place of torment.

Panic at El Mirador is a horror movie filmed at El Mirador Juan Diéguez Olaverri, Huehuetenango

The following narrative reveals three different stories, one where a shopkeeper has problems with his television, in which he wants to watch a game, another where a girl from high society who urgently needs to go to a psychologist, gets a flat tire in the road and the other, of two characters who get lost in search of a poet's house.

"Diverse Disability" is a fictional short film that takes us into the lives of various deaf and blind characters, facing various challenges in a world that often excludes them. Set in Guatemala, the film addresses sensitive issues such as sexuality, work, health and the lack of empathy towards people with disabilities. As the stories intertwine, the short film highlights the importance of empathy, inclusion, and mindset change in Guatemalan society. The narrative highlights how ignorance and lack of understanding can affect the participation of people with disabilities in the social and productive life of the country. Through these moving stories, "Disapacidad Diversa" seeks to raise awareness and promote a positive change in the perception and treatment of the diverse disability community in Guatemala.

"Amidst grief and family estrangement, a teenager must break emotional barriers at his mother's funeral, triggering suffocation and guilt."

When a stranger enters a house at night, the resident discovers something disturbing.

This film is made so that people realize that evil doesn't solve things, it only makes them worse, and it can bring us to a place of torment.

Maria, an indigenous woman, seeks justice for her sister Rosa after she is raped.

"Amidst grief and family estrangement, a teenager must break emotional barriers at his mother's funeral, triggering suffocation and guilt."

Daniel's life takes a turn and he must abandon his family. The sad reality of many people and children who make their way to the border of the United States, Winning Awards In ¨Ojo de ibaroamerica¨ and Gold in the Luum Awards

Cecilia and Alicia play together and share their dolls and secrets. One day Cecilia gets to know that Alicia gets paid to play with her and that she is going to move to the city to work as a maid.

Through analogies, picture interventions, and experimental staging, a group of women create a collective testimony about the different kinds of sexual aggressions they've experienced. In the search for healing these wounds through sorority, they describe what happened, who they are, and who they want to be

By Santiago Cano, a little donkey discovers a strange bottle.

The screenwriter is living the pandemic with concern for his scripts and the crisis in Guatemala

Panic at El Mirador is a horror movie filmed at El Mirador Juan Diéguez Olaverri, Huehuetenango

In a small seaside town in Guatemala, Alba and David, two young friends who secretly like each other, make a deal before entering university: If they both approve their admission tests, they will go together to study to Guatemala City; if one of them fails, they will never see each other again. Before their scores are revealed, they will have a first date, which will also be their goodbye to their hometown.

On a sunny morning, the sun emits radiation that causes a cancerous disease.

A youn man with a broken heart believes to have another chance in life.

Mike and Alanna drove a motorbike and sidecar from Alaska to Argentina and interviewed 120 couples about how to stay together for life. They also subjected themselves to scientific tests, to see if their marriage would last. They found out the results at the end of the road...

An evangelical priest is forced to question the true reason why God has placed him on earth. With this in mind, the priest is invited to give a religious service in the state prison of Guatemala City, where he meets Beto, a young fisherman accused of killing a thirteen-year-old girl. The priest sees in Beto a chance to redeem himself and once Beto is released from prison, the priest decides to help him. The priest gives Beto job and shelter in the church, causing his family and congregation to turn against him. Convinced of Beto's innocence and affirmed only in his faith, the priest decides to help him at all costs. Until one day, an unexpected crime occurs in the surroundings of the church.

Monica Chub, a trans Mayan Q'eqchi' woman shares her personal journey of self-discovery with Alex PV, a Maya Mam documentary filmmaker who travels 263 kms by bus to portray Monica's struggle for inclusion rights that she has faced in society for the past five years.

A twerk dancer and a wrestler must come to terms with the lack of time they can devote to each other, so they decide to end their relationship.

As a new day begins, Aurelio faces the aftermath of a fleeting yet intense hook-up.

A story about cultural management, misadventures of several individuals, within Cargam, the parcel delivery company.

Faced with the need to express themselves, five young people meet in an abandoned house and share their experiences, frustrations, dreams and opinions regarding what it feel a beging a Drag Queen in Guatemala.

Follows Juan Ramos, an accountant accused of corruption and murder, as he navigates the brutal politics and survival struggles within the dangerous jail, battling powerful inmates to prove his innocence.

The following narrative reveals three different stories, one where a shopkeeper has problems with his television, in which he wants to watch a game, another where a girl from high society who urgently needs to go to a psychologist, gets a flat tire in the road and the other, of two characters who get lost in search of a poet's house.

The city’s loneliness is immense for James, an Indigenous teenager fighting to preserve his happiness and innocence amidst the urban vastness. As he struggles not to feel abandoned, he begins to realize that forging his path requires him to trample on others.

A young man confronts the monotony of his existence in a timeless and sterile space. Through silence, repetition, and minimal gestures, the film reflects on confinement and the cycles that define human nature.

An urban middle-class woman accidentally discovers ancestral ways of understanding reality and life in a Guatemala that reveals magic and wonder.

A documentary made by History Time on YouTube. Written, researched and produced by Pete Kelly.

Cumbias Pa' Gozar: La Cortina, Mi Cucu, Capullo y Sorullo and much more... Difosatv presents LA ORQUESTA DE ANY VELASQUEZ in a live concert, performing cumbias that made the Sonora Dinamita famous.

The plot develops with real and funny moments that are experienced when making Guatemalan cinema, revealing the reality of art in the country.

The documentary shows how Cakchiquel Maya of a village on Lake Atitlan in Guatemala adapted to changes that took place in the decades before the film was made, when the lake became a favoured spot for holiday homes, and the village was filled with streams of tourists. While the filmmakers were officially welcomed and given permission to film, in practice many people hid their faces and did not co-operate. Some even threw stones at the camera crew. The film team tried to find an explanation of the Maya hostility to the camera.

Seventeen-year-old Elia is forced to spend a weekend with her father after suffering a great loss. Withdrawn from the world in a seaside home, father and daughter must confront the disconnection, lack of trust and grief that now stand between them.

Briella, a 12-year-old girl, is home alone, waiting for her parents to return. To pass the time, she starts playing with their belongings. An urgent call from her uncle tells her to lock herself inside. Eventually, Dylan delivers the heartbreaking news: her parents have been kidnapped

Meet Mario and Alfredo, Guatemala's last train drivers.

A horror story inspired in Steamboat Willie short film.

On the first day of their summer vacation siblings Veronica and Ricky face an unexpected situation that will test their relationship.