Immediately following the Yale premiere, representatives from GOLD FEVER and several interested organizations will travel to Guatemala to participate in a delegation to the mine-affected community on April 14-17. On April 18, GOLD FEVER will have its International Premiere at the 2000-seat Teatro Nacional in Guatemala City, as the opening night film of Guatemala’s premiere international human rights film festival, Muestra de Cine Internacional Memoria Verdad Justicia. Members from mostly indigenous mine-impacted communities around Guatemala will be in attendance.
"For several decades, Guatemalan society hasn't had the opportunity to see itself reflected on screen," said festival director Uli Stelzner. "Having Gold Fever as an international premiere will test Guatemalan society's willingness to confront what might be today's biggest challenge: overcoming the social unrest caused by the massive extraction of natural resources."
In the past month, escalating violence tied to mining-related tensions has claimed the lives of five indigenous human rights activists working in mine-impacted communities.
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