United States / Jan 01, 1981
Meta Mayan (1981)
Directed by Edin Velez
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20min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Filmed in the Guatemalan Highlands during a 1980 journey, Edín Vélez’s experimental video essay offers a lyrical portrait of Mayan life. Avoiding conventional narration or ethnographic analysis, the film observes gestures, landscapes, and daily rituals through slow motion and expressive camera techniques, while American news broadcasts evoke the political conflict surrounding the community, creating a meditation on cultural resilience in a changing world.
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Meta Mayan |
| Original language | No Language (XX) |
| Spoken languages | No Language |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | The TV Lab at WNET/13 |
| Release date | 1 gennaio 1981 |
| Production | Edin Velez |
| Editing | Edin Velez |
| Cinematography | Edin Velez |
| Assistant directors | Edin Velez |
| Camera operators | Edin Velez |
| Additional photography | Edin Velez |
Release dates
TV
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