Saúl Kak is an artist based in El Rayón, Chiapas. Born in 1985 in Guayabal, Rayón, he is of Indigenous descent and a representative of the Zoque communities in Chiapas. He contributed to Zapantera Negra: An Artistic Encounter Between the Black Panthers and the Zapatistas. Kak studied painting at the School of Art and Science in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, the state capital of Chiapas, and completed a B.A. in Arts at the University of Guanajuato. He has participated in numerous exhibitions, making performances, lms, and community paintings with both Zapatista and immigrant communities throughout Mexico. His work combines the knowledge and stories of the Zoque people to the effects of globalization and hyper-capitalism. He is currently working on a feature lm about the Zoque and is trav- eling throughout Mexico, following the Central American migration routes to the United States.