Hummingbirds

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In the border town of Laredo, Texas, two Mexican-Americans spend a long, aimless summer together, as they wait on an uncertain future.
Silvia Del Carmen Castaños and Estefanía ‘Beba’ Contreras’ documentary debut was shot over a few months in 2019, shortly after Castaños’ graduation from high school. Over the course of a hot, seemingly endless summer, the best friends record their lives as they hang out in bingo halls, abandoned buildings, drive-thrus and supermarkets, waiting hopefully on the resolution to Beba's immigration and right to work status, and also for something to happen. Implicitly, yet sensitively, grappling with issues around sexuality and gender identity, immigrant experiences, belonging, reproductive rights, community and activism, Hummingbirds is a refreshing and frequently moving testament to the redeeming, healing power of friendship and the precarity of youth.

Contains references to abortion.

Film details

  • Director(s)
    Silvia Del Carmen Castaños, Estefanía "Beba" Contreras
  • Country(s)
    USA
  • Year
    2023
  • Duration
    78 mins
  • Producer(s)
    Jillian Schlesinger, Miguel Drake-McLaughlin, Leslie Benavides, Ana Rodriguez-Falco, Diane Ng, Rivkah Beth Medow
  • Cinematography
    Miguel Drake-McLaughlin, Diane Ng
  • Co-Producer(s)
    Dawn Valadez, Isidore Bethel
  • Editing
    Isidore Bethel, Jillian Schlesinger
  • Sound
    Danielle Dupre
  • Language(s)
    English, Spanish
  • Certification
    Unclassified 18+

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Hummingbirds + Q&A
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Showroom - Bertha DocHouse Screen 3
Q&A with producers Jillian Schlesinger and Miguel Drake-McLaughlin, moderated by Naziha Arebi
Hummingbirds + Q&A
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Curzon - Screen 3
Q&A with producers Jillian Schlesinger and Miguel Drake-McLaughlin, and co-producer Dawn Valadez. Moderated by John English

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