When the mountains tremble / a Skylight Pictures production ; produced by Peter Kinoy ; directed by Pamela Yates, Thomas Sigel.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Yates, Pamela, film director.

Sigel, Newton Thomas, film director.

Menchú, Rigoberta, narrator.

Blades, Rubén, composer.

Sarandon, Susan, 1946- host.

Skylight Pictures (Firm), film production company.

Docurama (Firm), publisher.

New Video Group, film distribution company.

Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Menchú, Rigoberta.

Quiché Indians.

Oppression (Psychology).

Insurgency.

Guatemala--History--20th century.

Guatemala.

History.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 83 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Edition:

Twentieth anniversary special edition.

Other Title:

Disc label subtitle: The: Astonishing story of Rigoberta Menchú, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

Place of Publication:

[Burlington, Vt.] : Docurama ; New York, NY : Distributed in the U.S. by New Video, [2004]

Language Note:

In Spanish and English; Spanish dialogue has English subtitles or English voiceover.

System Details:

DVD, NTSC, Region 1; full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.

digital

optical

stereo

Dolby

NTSC

video file

DVD video

region 1

Summary:

Chronicles the astonishing, true story of Nobel Prize winner Rigoberta Menchú, who is a Quiché Indian woman, as she stood up for her people and helped wage a rebellion in the wake of seemingly unconquerable oppression. Shot at the height of the heated battle between the heavily-armed Guatemalan Military and the nearly defenseless Mayan population.

Participant:

Storyteller, Rigoberta Menchú.

Credits:

Cinematographer, Thomas Sigel ; art director, Randy Barcelo ; editor, Peter Kinoy ; original music, Rubén Blades.

Notes:

Edition from container.

Videodisc release of the documentary motion picture produced in 1983.

Special features: filmmaker commentary from Pamela Yates, Newton Thomas Sigel, and Peter Kinoy; never-before-seen introduction by Susan Sarandon; epilogue featuring Rigoberta Menchú; filmmaker biographies.

Blue Ribbon Award, American Film Festival; Special Jury Award, Sundance Film Festival; Grand Coral Award, Havana Film Festival.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

076706500X

9780767065009

OCLC:

55859337

Publisher Number:

767685961834

NVG-9618 Docurama