The man we called Juan Carlos / Bullfrog Films presents ; produced and directed by Heather MacAndrew & David Springbett ; written and narrated by Heather MacAndrew ; produced in association with Vision TV ; produced by Asterisk Productions Ltd.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

MacAndrew, Heather, screenwriter, narrator, film director, film producer.

Springbett, David, film director, film producer.

Asterisk Productions.

Vision TV.

Bullfrog Films.

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Armira, Wenceslao--Political activity.

Armira, Wenceslao.

Guerrillas--Guatemala.

Guerrillas.

Mayas--Guatemala--Government relations.

Mayas.

International relations.

Guatemala.

Human rights.

United States--Foreign relations--Guatemala.

United States.

Guatemala--Foreign relations--United States.

Genre:

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 streaming video file (53 min.) : digital, sound, color with black and white sequences

Place of Publication:

[Oley, Pennsylvania] : [Distributed by] Bullfrog Films, [2017]

Language Note:

In English; some Spanish dialogue with English voiceover.

System Details:

System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

video file

Summary:

Explores the life of Wenceslao Armira. A Mayan farmer from Guatemala, he later became a leader of guerilla troops and lost two of his children to death squads in 1984. His interaction with filmmakers for over 25 years raises questions of human rights and social justice.

Credits:

Music, Bruce Cockburn ; editors, Barton Hewett [and 4 others] ; camera, Bill Weaver [and 5 others].

Notes:

Title from title frames.

Originally produced by: Asterisk Productions Ltd., ©2000; previously released in 2001.

Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed February 16, 2017).

Publisher Number:

bf-man Docuseek2

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.