Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth

The great cycle of the ancient Mayan calendar will end on 21 December 2012. How does the story end? Do the oceans collapse? Does the sky fall as the last tree is cut? The remote homelands of the present-day Maya in Mexico and Guatemala present a perfect microcosm that shows how unhindered globalization is already destroying the Earth and indigenous cultures are now under attack for their natural resources from all sides. Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth presents another worldview, following six young Maya into their daily and ceremonial life, revealing their determination to resist the destruction of their culture and environment. The intimate accounts and experiences of the protagonists interweave with images associated with the fragile beauty of nature and the sacred creation myth of Popol Vuh. The stories and the world vision of the Mayan protagonists are juxtaposed with our shortsighted exploitation of the Earth.

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Script: Eric Black, Frauke Sandig

Cinematography: Eric Black

Editing: Grete Jentzen

Sound: Dirk Jacob, Martin Grube

Music: Arturo Pantaleon, Gotz Naleppa, Zoe Keating, Chelo Vaca

Production: Umbrella Films, Germany T.+49 304473 8624 umbrellafilms@sandig.com www.umbrellafilms.orgwww.herzdeshimmels-herzdererde.de

Producers: Eric Black, Frauke Sandig

Co-production: ZDF/3sat, Germany

Format: HDCAM Color

Production Country: Germany-USA

Production Year: 2011

Duration: 98

Contact: Umbrella Films, Germany Frauke Sandig T. +49 30 4473 8624 umbrellafilms@sandig.com www.umbrellafilms.org www.heart-of-sky.com

Eric Black

Filmography

1993 The Witching (co-direction: Matthew Jason Walsh)

Filmography Frauke Sandig & Eric Black
2000 Nach dem Fall/After the Fall
2005 Frozen Angels
2011 Herz des Himmels, Herz der Erde/Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth

Frauke Sandig

Filmography

1996 Oskar & Jack

Filmography Frauke Sandig & Eric Black
2000 Nach dem Fall/After the Fall
2005 Frozen Angels
2011 Herz des Himmels, Herz der Erde/Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth