A Place Called Chiapas
Filmmaker Nettie Wild notes that in Canada, the North American Free Trade Agreement, which went into effect in 1994, was a matter for lively discussion and political debate. In Chiapas, one of the poorest states in Mexico, it provoked an actual revolution.
In this remarkably clear-eyed and vivid documentary, Wild follows the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) as they fight and evade the Mexican army. Wild takes viewers on a journey through fear and hope, telling a complex story of Indigenous rights and corporate interests in the wake of NAFTA.
The film won the Genie for Best Documentary, among several other awards.
Director(s):
Nettie Wild
Writer(s):
Manfred Becker, Nettie Wild
Producer(s):
Kirk Tougas, Nettie Wild, Betsy Carson
Genre(s):
Documentary
Language(s):
English
Subtitles:
English
Closed Captioning:
English
Region:
Nettie Wild is from British Columbia.