IXCANUL (“volcano” in the Kaqchikel language, English Subtitles)

Time: 6-8 PM  |  Place: G08 Uris Hall

This year’s LACS Film Series will screen movies from all over the region, highlighting the program’s recent focus on the Caribbean. During the Fall semester we’ll watch and discuss movies from North America (Mexico), Central America (Guatemala), and the Caribbean (Haiti & Dominican Republic). In the Spring semester, the series will “go South” with films from South American countries, and once again from the Caribbean.

Feel free to join any of the screening sessions + discussions without previous RSVP. Upcoming dates are October 21 and November 18 (always at 6pm). Further details will be shared before each session.

Looking forward to seeing you all!

The LACS Film Committee

Ixcanul Description: Maria, a 17 year old Mayan woman, lives on the slopes of an active volcano in Guatemala. An arranged marriage awaits her. Although Maria dreams of seeing 'the city', her status as an indigenous woman does not allow her to go out into that 'modern world'. Later, during a pregnancy complication, this modern world will save her life, but at what price. The brilliant debut by Guatemalan filmmaker Jayro Bustamante is a mesmerizing fusion of fact and fable, a dreamlike depiction of the daily lives of Kaqchikel speaking Mayans on a coffee plantation at the base of an active volcano. Immersing us in its characters' customs and beliefs, IXCANUL chronicles with unblinking realism, a disappearing tradition and a disappearing people.