Feature Film Screening on the Mayan Train

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/789575007 Log Line of the film: When the construction of Mexico’s controversial Megaproject known as the ‘Mayan Train’ begins to snake its way through the heart of the Mayan territory, we are taken on a journey across the Yucatan Peninsula into the crevasses of its complex history and current inhabitants. Hear the voices of both sides, the money moguls and the brave modern Maya who are standing up and challenging this model of progress, asserting its threat to human sovereignty, not only in the region, but the world. Synopsis of the film: The Train and the Peninsula is an intimate portrait of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, in the midst of what is being called, the greatest transformation of the region since the Mayan Uprising. The controversial Mega Project known as the "Mayan Train" is being built as a promise towards economic prosperity and western ideologies of development, but for the Mayan people proportionally still inhabiting the region, this promised development has implications far greater than promised. This cinematic journey along the projected rails takes us on an immersive trip across the affected landscapes, and into the fascinating stories and reflections of its inhabitants. This feature documentary weaves together a collective narrative through the incisive testimonies of the inhabitants of the Mayab and reveals a human landscape full of vitality and Mayan wisdom that exposes the clash between different ways of imagining progress. An urgent film, revealing the hidden worlds behind the tourist paradise that everyone boldly calls, the Mayan riviera. Delving into the ideological and territorial battles unfolding in the ancestral land of the modern Maya people.