Our first visit to Guatemala was a very positive and meaningful experience. The trip gave us key insights for planning the longer visit in January 2025. During this visit, we made significant connections with local activists and artists, such as human rights advocate Martha Lidia Cholotillo and local music producer and rapper Jasy Mendoza in San Juan la Laguna. This beautiful town sits at the shoreline of Lake Atitlan, a unique lake surrounded by mountains and volcanoes in what once was a vast crater. We interviewed both of them for this project, and Jasy will assist us with the music for the documentary. It is essential to highlight that they utilize the Maya Kosmovision to guide their work as artists and human rights activists, particularly regarding language and revolutionary dialogue in the community.
~Javier Mateos-Campos with Dr. Felipe Kan