 From the media
“An amazing film,
poignant and powerful... a window onto
the lives of America’s immigrants and the
human rights crimes that displace them.”
Elizabeth Farnsworth, The
NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
“History can be especially
compelling when it's personal. Witness the latest film
in the P.O.V. series, the story of an Iowa woman's return
to the scene of a 1982 Guatemalan massacre that claimed
her parents.”
Josh Friedman, Los
Angeles Times
“Discovering
Dominga... is
another compelling documentary from PBS's P.O.V. Filmmakers
Patricia Flynn and Mary Jo McConahay do a fine job telling
the amazing story of an Iowa housewife, Denese Becker,
who discovers she was actually born in a Guatemalan village
and is one of the few survivors of a massacre of Mayan
peasants.”
Charlie McCollum, San
Jose Mercury News
“Denese Becker... searches
for her past on a voyage that is both liberating and
heart wrenching.”
Belinda Acosta, Austin
Chronicle
“This quietly demanding film
probes why these innocent Mayans were murdered.”
M.S. Mason, Christian
Science Monitor
Academic Reviews
“A major event in documentary ethnographic filmmaking. Dominga's road through remembrance, regret, outrage, and ultimately to recovered dignity... will leave viewers stunned.”
Jeffrey Ehrenreich, Prof. And Chair of Anthropology, Univ. of New Orleans
“This amazing and powerful
film is one of the best documentaries I have ever seen.
It is a valuable tool for teaching students about the
relationship between gender roles and culture and the
gendered lens through which adult women seek to understand
and recover from traumatic childhood events.”
Norma Stoltz Chinchilla,
Prof. of Women’s Studies, California State
Univ., Long Beach
“A perfect film for anthropology
classes! I plan to use this compelling film in my intro
cultural anthropology classes, as well as in courses
on multiculturalism and ethnic politics.”
Nancy Postero, Asst. Prof.
of Anthropology, Univ. of California, San Diego
“One of the best films I
have seen on the violence in Guatemala. Highly recommended
for any course on the contemporary Maya, contemporary
Latin America, Latin American indigenous peoples, or
human rights.”
Nora C. England, Prof. of
Linguistics and Anthropology, Univ. of Texas, Austin
“A moving and powerful story
of human survival. Ideal for classroom use in courses
dealing with human rights, native issues, war and society,
and the repercussions of U.S. foreign policy in Central
America.”
W. George Lovell, Prof.
of Geography, Queen’s Univ., Canada
“... compels
students to understand and ask questions about the tragedy
of those affected by U.S. foreign policy.”
Cobie Harris, Assoc. Prof. of Political Science, San Jose State Univ.
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