A Place Called Chiapas

Nettie Wild

Overview

This Canadian documentary examines events in Mexico after the North American Free Trade Agreement went into effect (1/1/94) and a revolution erupted in the poverty-stricken area of Chiapas where the rebel Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) took control. The EZLN's tech-oriented intellectual leader Marcos became a global guerilla when he used the Internet to get his message out to the world. The EZLN took over 500 Chiapas ranches, prompting the Mexican government to send in troops, resulting in a cease-fire and stand-off. Filmmaker Nettie Wild shot on video and transferred to 16mm. Shown at the 1998 Berlin Film Festival.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/17/2005
UPC:	0795975106733
Original Release:	1998
Rating:	NR
Source:	Zeitgeist Films
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Letterbox]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:32:00
Sales rank:	58,087

Special Features

Alternate Spanish language voiceover narration; English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired; Zapatista Uprising chronology, with updates and historical background

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Joseph Pepe Danza	Composer
Salvador Ferreras	Composer
Celso Machado	Composer
Laurence Mollerup	Composer

Technical Credits

Nettie Wild

Manfred Becker

Nettie Wild	Director,Screenwriter,Producer
Kirk Tougas	Producer
Betsy Carson	Producer
Manfred Becker	Screenwriter
Velcrow Ripper	Sound/Sound Designer