Skylight

From a historic genocide trial to the overthrow of a president, the sweeping story of mounting resistance played out in Guatemala’s recent history is told through the actions and perspectives of the majority indigenous Mayan population, who now stand poised to reimagine their society.

In the Indigenous and Afro Mexican communities of Oaxaca’s Coast, the future is played out in the realms of ritual and politics: water rituals, fishermen’s daily struggles and the constant threat to communities of the Río Verde make life hang in the balance delivered by water’s fate.