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when the mountains tremble
  • Our Ethical Dilemma / Nuestro Dilema Ético
    Filmmaker Pamela Yates finds out she got a scene in her film When the Mountains Tremble wrong, and returns to Guatemala to investigate. Read and watch in English and Spanish.
    Pamela Yates 12 min read December 17, 2014 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Now Streaming: Girl Model, Scout's Honor, Granito, A Perfect Candidate, and 4 Shorts from the PBS Online Film Festival
    POV now has four great feature-length documentaries streaming for free on its website: Scout's Honor, Granito: How to Nail a Dictator, When the Mountains Tremble, and A Perfect Candidate.
    POV Staff 3 min read March 18, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Using a Film to Nail a Dictator
    Pamela Yates, director of Granito: How to Nail a Dictator, describes the way that her film was used as evidence to bring General Efraín Ríos Montt to trial for genocide in Guatemala.
    POV Staff 6 min read February 1, 2013 POV Films Blog Comments
  • 'Granito: How to Nail a Dictator' – The Critics Speak (Updated)
    Tonight, Granito: How to Nail a Dictator airs on POV. Read what the critics have to say about this gripping film.
    POV Staff 2 min read June 28, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments
  • Next on POV: 'Granito: How to Nail a Dictator'
    POV's 25th season of independent nonfiction on PBS continues with a film about how Pamela Yates’ 1983 documentary, When the Mountains Tremble, provided key evidence for a stunning milestone for justice.
    POV Staff 2 min read June 27, 2012 POV Films Blog Comments