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The Living Maya
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Filmmaker Name:
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Hubert Smith
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Film Length:
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232
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Film Year:
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1985
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Duration:
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Over 120 min
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Decade:
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1980s
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Language:
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in Maya, Spanish, English
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Subtitle Language:
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with English subtitles
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Color:
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color
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Region:
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Central America
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This series documents life in a Yucatan village, focusing on one family over the course of a year. The films explore the ancient agricultural and religious customs that ground contemporary Maya life in traditional values – even as modern Mexico comes to the village.
Part 1
Introduces the village of Chican and the Colli-Colli family, and examines the structure of Maya agricultural and village life.
Part 2
Hard-pressed by an illness in the family, the Colli-Colli face financial and emotional challenges using traditional solidarity to muster resources and comfort. Drought threatens the village's crucial corn crop.
Part 3
As the Colli-Colli resolve their difficulties and the village harvests a mediocre corn crop, viewers are left with an understanding of the underlying rationales of Maya life and with questions about their own assumptions, priorities, and values.
Part 4
The Colli-Colli's two youngest sons plead to be placed in school in Merida – the first of their family to reject traditional life.
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