Official Selection MountainFilm 2021

Chuj Boys of Summer

Year
2020
Country
USA, Guatemala
Duration:
16 mins

Overview

Yakin speaks neither English nor Spanish, just his native language of Chuj. He shares a crowded apartment with other young men from his village, working as a janitor at Telluride High School while yearning to attend classes there instead. On their time off, the Chuj boys play basketball at the town park and hike the high country, where they ponder ghost structures left by earlier generations of immigrants, who also sought a livelihood far from home.

Production Team

Director
Max Walker-Silverman
Producers
Grant Hyun
Jesse Hope
Felipe Jorge
Jeff Lima

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Festival Screenings

Featured in the 2021 Mountainfilm Festival.
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