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The Chula Vista Public Library will screen the film "Huicholes: The Last Peyote Guardians," which chronicles the movement to save sacred Mexican land. As part of the documentary's North American tour, the film will be shown free of charge at the Civic Center Branch, located at 365 F Street, on Tuesday, November 18, at 2 p.m. The film covers the case of the defense of Wirikuta, a sacred territory to the Wixárika (Huichol) people, against the threat of transnational mining corporations. The Wixárika people, native to the Sierra Madre, who have made pilgrimages to this land since time immemorial, now they find themselves at the forefront of a spiritual crusade to protect it. The film's director, Hernan Vilchez, and its father and son protagonists (Huichol spiritual leaders) will be on hand to introduce the film and answer questions from the audience.

The documentary combines stunning cinematography with engaged and compassionate storytelling to draw attention to a tale of resistance by an indigenous community impacted by development and an extractive industry. It is nominated for Best Documentary Film by the Red Nation Film Festival, the premier showcase for Native American and indigenous film in the United States. For more information call librarian Jorge Castillo at (619) 691-5069.