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La Llorona

“Did someone hear a woman cry?”

A Haunting Guatemalan Ghost Story

In 2019, Guatemalan filmmaker Jayro Bustamante released his third feature film, La Llorona, a haunting ghost story that explores the aftermath of the Guatemalan genocide. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival and was selected as the Guatemalan entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards. Join us – Pete Wright and Andy Nelson – as we continue the Ghost Stories series with a conversation about La Llorona.

Women Confronting the Horrors of the Past

In our discussion of La Llorona, we focus on…

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