Connect With Your Roots Workshop

Mayan women: the strenght

Directed by:

Yaremi Chan

Produced by:

Karla Sansores

Contact:

  • Year

    2026

  • Format

    Development

  • Length

    60 min

  • Country

    Mexico

Synopsis

A woman anthropologist who comes from the countryside: Yamili Chan. A woman filmmaker who comes from the sea: Yaremi Chan. This is the story of two Mayan women who fight for the freedom of their people and their most powerful weapon is their friendship.

  • Yaremi

    Chan

    Director

    Yaremi Chan is a filmmaker, documentary filmmaker and cultural researcher. Scholarship for artistic excellence. State Youth Award for Artistic and Popular Expressions. Speaker at the biennial international research Association of Critical Heritage Studies. University of the Arts of Yucatan.

  • Karla

    Sansores

    Producer

    Karla Sansores. Journalist and columnist for 11 years, founder of Centro Cultural Brazo Fuerte. Exhibitor of Mexican cinema. Producer of the Children’s Experimental Film Workshop: «Las Aventuras en Sihochac» selected in the Churumbela Film Festival 2023 and in the Vive Cine Argentina 2023.

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