San Francisco-based philanthropist and author Elisabeth Thieriot allegedly filmed a documentary without a valid permit on Mexican government ground and then fled the country with the footage, according to Mexican government documents.
The allegations concern the documentary “Revelations of the Mayans 2012 and Beyond,” which has descended into disarray after its executive producer, the wife of former San Francisco Chronicle Publisher Charles Thieriot, allegedly fled with two dozen hard drives and 10 computer towers containing the film’s footage.
photo: Raul Julia Levy (Raul was honored by UNESCO,
the educational and cultural arm of the United Nations,
for his contributions to the arts
and his activism in support of the indigenous people of the Americas)
The documents are based on complaints filed by the film’s producer, Raul Julia-Levy, who also accused three others — Eduardo Vertiz Mascarenas, Emiliano Chaparro Martinez and Eduardo de la Cerda — of stealing footage and equipment.
“She ran away with the footage,” Julia-Levy said. “She was informed not to leave the country, but she did. We are extremely sad and disappointed that Mrs. Thieriot did this, and we will pursue this with all the arms of the law.”
Thieriot did not respond to emails sent to her through her website and her Facebook page.
Among the documents obtained by entertainment news organization The Wrap is a letter from the attorney general in the Mexican state of Campeche that orders Thieriot and two others to appear and turn over the hard drives and towers.
Another letter, from Ramon Carrasco Vargas of Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History, a government entity, is addressed to Thieriot and details a list of violations and warnings.
In a series of interviews with The Wrap over the past year, Julia-Levy said the film would prove that the Mayans had been contacted by extraterrestrials who left messages that will be vital to humanity during an upcoming period of upheaval.
The Wrap via Reuters
