The Sixth Sun: Mayan Uprising in Chiapas

The confrontation in Mexico's most southern state raises global questions about the price of progress.

Premiere Date
April 1, 1997
Length
60 minutes
Funding Initiative
Series and Special Projects
  • Award laurels-r Created with Sketch.
    1996 Native American International Film Exposition-Best Director
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    1997 National Educational Media Network-Gold Apple
  • Award laurels-r Created with Sketch.
    1997 WorldFest - Houston International Film Festival-Bronze Remi Award
    • Producer

    Saul Landau

    Producer

    Meredith Burch

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    The Film

    The epic confrontation between land-poor Mayan peasants, large landowners, and the government in Mexico's most southern state raises global questions as to whether the impoverishment and destruction of cultures that have survived over centuries is simply the price of "progress."

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