Guatemala Movies

When COVID-19 forced his school to close and remote learning proved impossible, a teacher in Guatemala built a classroom on wheels to bring education...

Mayan Renaissance is a feature length film which documents the glory of the ancient Maya civilization, the Spanish conquest in 1519, 500 years of...

A newly orphaned boy attempts to raise money to buy a funeral wreath for his mother's grave, with the assistance of an alcoholic man. First...

Two volcanologists visit indigenous communities to warn and evacuate them from the fire mountain range where a new volcano is forming. It’s at...

A documentary-art film, incorporating dance sequences alongside interviews with such luminaries as Rigoberta Menchú Tum, a K’iche’...

In a small town in Guatemala, Ana, a young deaf woman, leads a monotonous life. However, folk dance offers her a unique form of expression. While...

This year will be the one! I swear! I'm going to make my short film for real!

MAXIMÓN - Devil or Saint is a documentary about the controversial Maya deity, also known as San Simon or the drinking and smoking saint of...

Héctor returns to his town in the Guatemalan highlands after a difficult migration of many years to the north. That trip has left him wounded....

Compilation of 18 animated short films made by Spanish-speaking artists from around the world for the Filmoteca Maldita Short Film Festival. This...

Two young lovers, separated by international borders, face the obstacles of a long-distance relationship and the harsh realities of everyday life...

After ending a decade-long relationship, Matías experiences a year of empty parties, disconnected sex, and conversations with the ghost of his...

Briella, a 12-year-old girl, is home alone, waiting for her parents to return. To pass the time, she starts playing with their belongings. An...

Damian and Mateo were just looking for a night of passion after meeting at a party. But when morning comes, they find themselves having the...

Follows Juan Ramos, an accountant accused of corruption and murder, as he navigates the brutal politics and survival struggles within the dangerous...

A boy struggles against his stifling family life during the 1954 Guatemala coup.

Daniel's life takes a turn and he must abandon his family. The sad reality of many people and children who make their way to the border of the United...

Romantic melodrama with murderous rivalries, set on a newly-cultivated wilderness plantation in Guatemala.

In the heart of the Guatemalan mountainous rainforest, a family deals with a state of slow decay. The mother is ill and is deteriorating rapidly. The...