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Rujotay K'aslemal: Life Sprouting Through Health

Nana Panchita is a Mayan doctor, Ajq'ij, who contributes to the health of her community. His dream is to unify the knowledge of Western medicine with Traditional Mayan medicine to improve health in Guatemala.

  • Ana Haydeé Gómez
    Director
  • Paula María Gómez
    Director
  • Ana Haydeé Gómez
    Writer
  • Paula María Gómez
    Writer
  • Daniela Ochaíta
    Writer
  • Ana Haydeé Gómez
    Producer
  • Paula María Gómez
    Producer
  • Nana Panchita
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Rujotay K'aslemal (La vida retoñando a través de la salud.)
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 37 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 29, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    65 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Guatemala
  • Country of Filming:
    Guatemala
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, FHD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Ana Haydeé Gómez, Paula María Gómez

Ana Gómez:
Biologist, photographer and documentary filmmaker graduated from Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Escuela de Cine Casa Comal and Universidad Popular de Guatemala. I had worked on projects for the conservation of the country's natural resources and had the opportunity to carry out some research projects, documented with photographs and short films.

Paula Gómez:
Student of Cinematography in Facultad de Cine, CDMX. Graduated from the Diploma in Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Facultad de Cine, Escuela de Cine Casa Comal and Universidad Popular de Guatemala. Director of the short film “Mascaras”, produced by Escuela de Cine Casa Comal, in addition to different film projects and plays presented at Universidad Popular de Guatemala.

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Director Statement

As directors, photographers, documentary makers and producers, we have entered the cinematographic world through life stories and events that take place in our country. We want to represent through our audiovisual art what catches our attention and we believe is relevant.