Reporting From Palm Springs — The film begins with a young woman’s taciturn face: a teenager named María diligently being dressed by her mother for a social obligation she would rather avoid. María’s ...

A young Mayan woman finds herself at a crossroads between the ancient and modern worlds in “Ixcanul Volcano,” a transporting, hypnotically beautiful debut feature from Guatemalan director Jayro ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jayro Bustamante’s “Ixcanul” won the Golden Gateway award in the international competition section at the 17th Jio MAMI Mumbai ...

We never quite see the entire volcano during “Ixcanul,” at least not in a picture-postcard way. We usually see just a piece of it, in the background, but people talk about it all the time. They give ...

Los Ángeles (EE.UU.), 26 may (EFE).Los Ángeles (EE.UU.), 26 may (EFE). — “El abrazo de la serpiente”, del colombiano Ciro Guerra, e “Ixcanul”, del guatemalteco Jayro Bustamante, lograron hoy 8 ...

“Ixcanul” means “volcano” in the Kaqchikel language, and the title refers both to the peak that overlooks the Guatemalan coffee plantation where the film is set and to the eruptive emotions at the ...

Guatemalan filmmaker Jayro Bustamante is on a winning streak, with recent victories at Berlin and Guadalajara. By John Hecht Ixcanul (Ixcanul Volcano), the feature debut of Guatemalan writer-director ...

SAN SEBASTIAN –Spain’s Film Factory Ent. has swooped on world sales rights to Jayro Bustamante’s “Ixcanul,” a standout in San Sebastian Fest’s pix-in-post competition, Films in Progress, which wrapped ...

Guatemala's Oscar entry 'Ixcanul' won top honors at the Mumbai Film Festival, which concluded Thursday night with an awards ceremony attended by top Bollywood stars, including actors Salman Khan and ...

Kino Lorber has acquired North American rights to Ixcanul, which won the Silver Bear at Berlin for director Jayro Bustamante. Guatamala’s first official entry in the Foreign Language Oscar race, the ...

The most destructive villain in this year's summer movies isn't some super-powered fiend. It's us, the consumers of North America, whose desires shape the world. The U.S. looms over Jayro Bustamante's ...