Uq'axik b'e (Atravesar Caminos)
Women
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5m 11s
Lucia, an indigenous K'iche woman from Guatemala, is forced into exile. After more than a decade of activism through art and community communication, Lucia leaves after all the violence she had to live through in her country and now living in several countries and her situation led her to want to document and tell about this journey.
Director(s): Lucía Ixchiú
2024 | 5 minutes
Mexico
Language(s): Spanish
Subtitles: English
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