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'Mayan Renaissance' is a 2012 American documentary film by director Dawn Engle about the Maya peoples of Guatemala and Central America. It describes the ancient Maya civilization, the conquest by Spain during the 1520s, hundreds of years of oppression, and the modern struggle by Mayans for self-determination and a Mayan renaissance.

Its premire screening at the United Nations Headquarters was on 16 May 2012[http://www.peacejam.org/events/UN-Premiere-of-Mayan-Renaissance-428.aspx UN Premiere of Mayan renaissance] PeaceJam. Retrieved: 2012-09-22. and its broadcast premire on Colorado Public Television was on 6 June 2012.[http://www.cpt12.org/tv_schedule/program_details.cfm?series_id=63890633 Mayan Renaissance Program Details] Colorado Public Television. Retrieved: 2012-09-22.[http://www.cpt12.org/mayanrenaissance Mayan Renaissance] Colorado Public Television. Retrieved: 2012-09-22.

The film contains interviews of 1992 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Rigoberta Mench, a Mayan indigenous rights activist and politician, and other Guatemalan and foreign contributors. It was awarded the 'Best Colorado Filmmaker Documentary Award' at The Film Festival of Colorado in July 2012. The documentary is the first of a planned ten-part 'Nobel Legacy Film Series'.[http://mayanrenaissance.org/about-the-film/synopsis/ Synopsis] Mayan Renaissance. Retrieved: 2012-09-22.

Cast



* Rigoberta Mench

* Javier Payeras

* Adolfo Prez Esquivel

* Rosalina Tuyuc

* Jody Williams

* Elisa Facio

* Mara Faviana Cochoy Alva

* Gerardo Gutirrez

* Luz Mndez

* Claudia Samayoa

* Pedro Celestino Yac Noj

Additional cast



* Jos Basillas

* Benjamin Borjes

* Anibal Garcia

* Sandra Monterroso

* Jos Antonio Otaolaurruchi

* Fernando Rodas

* David Rutherford (voice)

References




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