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Crisanto Manzao Avella

"Guia Too/Powerful Mountain"Guia Toó/Powerful Mountain
(1998, 53 min. Documentary) MEXICO
Producer: Crisanto Manzano Avella (Zapotec)
Director: Crisanto Manzano Avella (Zapotec)

An indigenous videomaker of Oaxaca looks at the complex cloud forest ecosystem of the mountains where he lives and documents how his people live by working the soil.

Image credit: Crisanto Manzao Avella - Photograph by Anna Peña; Still from Guia Too/Powerful Mountain

Crisanto Manzano Avella

Mapping Mexican Media: Indigenous and Community Video and Radio

First Nations/First Features

2003 Native Cinema Showcase

Video México Indígena/Video Native Mexico

2003 Environmental Film Festival

2000 Native American Film and Video Festival - US Premiere

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Contact the Film and Video Center, NMAI for more information or Centro de Video Indigena-Oaxaca


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