UNE ESPERANZA (in Tzutujil)
How many environmentally enlightened films are there by children speaking in the Mayan language of Tzutujil?
I'm hoping that someone in the ESPERANZA group can provide from editorial and color for the Director's Cut of the film.
"Hello, my name is Betty. I am 16 years old and..."
"I love in a town called Santiago Atitlan...
"It is a beautiful place with a famous lake
"I identify myself with the clothes and customs of the past
"We, as the young people of our town, are really worried that our town is becoming so contaminated
"So many women wash their clothes on the lake shore
"And the people throw away trash from the town and it goes into the lake
"The streets are also contaminated with the great amounts of garbage that people throw away every day
"I have seen this even in places where it is prohibited to throw garbage
"But people just ignore the signs
"Our air is no longer pure and is full
"Of the smell of garbage.
"The smoke from the buses, the cars...
"... And the tuk-tuks
"A variety of diseased arise from all this contamination
"Like stomach aches, diarrhea, cough, bronchitis and asthma that affects the community but especially the kids.
"We visited a doctor at the hospital who told us
"That every year, 76% of the children become sick from contamination
"With all that is happening in my town, I’m beginning to think....
"What will the future be like?
"And how will it be it we continue to contaminate? Just imagine how it will be for our children and their children.
"Without a clean lake, where can they swim? Where can they fish?
"Without gardens, forests, or a clean town
"What will life be like?
"But all this can change. We can change!
"My friends and I visited the mayor to ask for his help
"And he gave us hope he told us he is going to work to reduce contamination in our Santiago Atitlan
"Beginning by educating us about how we ought to care for the environment
"Can we recover the beauty of our town? If everyone collaborates, we can make this a reality.
"Putting the garbage in its place
"Recycling inorganic garbage
"And using organic garbage as fertilizer for crops And each time we cut down a tree, plant three more.
"We need to care for our environment, because it is important for our own good health
"To change, we need to begin with each one of us, in our houses...
"With our friends...
"In our school, and then...
"The future of our kids is in our hands.
"Can we change our town?
"Together we can make the change!
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The amazing team behind the production...
Josefa, Brenda, Daisy, Holly, Betty, Maria, Karen
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