Every year on the night of December 7th Guatemalans gather around a bonfire to burn the devils in a ritual to kick off the Christmas season. The tradition is a symbol of purification and has been practiced in the Central American country since the arrival of Spanish conquistadors in the 16th century.
Los Angeles-based Colombian and Irish-American filmmaker Kimberly Bautista is a crusader against the violent killing of women, or what she calls "femicide" in Juarez, Mexico, Guatemala and throughout Central America.That's why it's incomprehensible to learn that Bautista, a voice for those who have been silenced or abused, was held hostage and raped during the culmination of her four-year-journey making the award-winning documentary, Justice For My Sister.
