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Short Films in Competition for the 2024 Americas Award
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TAKING FLIGHT

TAKING FLIGHT
Will Chehab
U.S.
Documentary
11 min
In an area where traditional education fails students, one Mayan woman starts her own school in order to rebuild her community from the ground up. Through her integral education, which includes meals for students and workshops for their parents, Ingrid Villaseñor strengthens her home of Panajachel one step at a time.

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