Film

Healthy People, Beautiful Life: Maya Healers of Belize

202047m

Director: James B. Waldram
Year: 2020

A participatory ethnographic film that tells the story of the struggle of Q'eqchi and Mopan Maya healers in Belize to keep their medical tradition alive.

Top cast

Pedro Caal

Patient

Manuel Baki

Healer

Francisco Caal

Healer

Lorenzo Choc

Healer

Manuel Choc

Healer

Emilio Kal

Healer

Tomas Caal

Narrator, Patient

Albino Maquin

Healer

Augustino Sho

Healer

Dolores Pan

Patient

Petrona Tux

Patient

Romalo Caal

Patient

Directed by

James B. Waldram

Produced by

James B. Waldram

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