Zapatista Movies

"Zapatista" is the definitive look at the uprising in Chiapas. It is the story of a Mayan peasant rebellion armed with sticks and their word against...

In 1994, the Zapatista National Liberation Army, made up of impoverished Mayan Indians from the state of Chiapas, took over five towns and 500...

April 1994 in the Lacandona Jungle, Chiapas, México. The Zapatista women talk about the living conditions of Mexican indigenous populations...

When her father dies, a young Afro-Mexican woman joins the Revolution, the way he was planning to do, and becomes the leader of a Zapatista battalion.

Independent documentary created by group of enthusiast from Russia. It covers the topic of Zapatista uprising in Chiapas, Mexico and struggle of...

This movie shows direct testimonies, words and images of the life, cause and fights of indigenous to survive and their incorporation to the EZLN.

On January 1, 1994, thousands of indigenous people occupied seven towns in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas under the slogan "Ya Basta!"...