Chaim Tumax
Country: Guatemala
Language: Spanish, with English subtitles
Year: 2022
Format: Digital, Color
TRT: 27:39 min
Synopsis: While enduring systemic racism and institutional hostility, indigenous midwives in Chimaltenango, Guatemala, listen to their spiritual calling and practice the rigorous process of apprenticeship and labor. With intimate testimonies, the film reveals ancestral knowledge as cultural resistance while honoring women who sustain life, challenge colonial hierarchies, and defend the right to practice, heal, and exist with dignity.
在忍受系統性種族主義與體制性敵意的同時，瓜地馬拉奇馬爾特南戈（Chimaltenango）的原住民助產士們，聆聽著靈性的召喚，實踐著嚴謹的學徒與接生歷程。影片透過私密細膩的證言，揭示了作為文化抵抗的祖傳知識，同時向這些維持生命、挑戰殖民階級，並捍衛自身實踐、療癒與尊嚴存在權利的女性致敬。
Filmmaker’s bio: Chaim Tumax is a visual artist and cultural researcher whose practice explores the intersections of identity, memory, and community through the visual arts. Focusing on the revitalization of cultural narratives, Chaim integrates traditional elements from his country to create a dialogue between ancestral heritage and contemporary expression. Chaim is also active in cultural management and social projects, working to create spaces for artistic exchange and visibility.
Chaim Tumax 是一位視覺藝術家與文化研究者，其創作實踐透過視覺藝術探索認同、記憶與社群的交界。他專注於文化敘事的重振，將來自其國家的傳統元素融入創作中，在祖傳遺產與當代表現之間建立對話。此外，他也積極參與文化管理與社會計畫，致力於為藝術交流與能見度創造空間。