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Sunday, June 4, 2023 | TCL Chinese Theaters Auditorium 3 | 4:15 PM PDT | BUY TICKETS |
Hummingbirds
Directed by Silvia Del Carmen Castaños, Estefanía "Beba" Contreras
USA | 77 min | 2023
In this coming of age, summer self-portrait, Silvia and Beba make magic of their everyday moments on the Texas-Mexico border.
In Laredo, a city in southern Texas on the Mexican border, best friends Silvia and Beba know that the long summer nights of their youth cannot last forever. Their hang-out spots are so familiar but, stuck in an immigration process, over these places also hangs the constant threat of deportation. Under these circumstances, home seems a fragile concept.
Between bars, drive-thrus, friends' couches and the borderlands, they confront the stresses of survival, the future, and community building. For them, this means protest action for legal abortion and against border control abuses, in a politically divided America. But the dusty half-light is also a time for poetry and dreams.
Their laughter and creative expression cement a sense of solidarity and belonging in togetherness.
Silvia Del Carmen Castaños (he/they) is a filmmaker and transit planner based in Boston. They were born and raised in Laredo, TX. Their debut short film ""Ocean” won a prize at the 2018 Laredo International Media & Film Festival. Silvia has been a Firelight Documentary Fellow, BAVC MediaMaker Fellow, LEF/CIFF Fellow, Sundance/WIF Fellow, and an NBCU Original Voices Fellow.
Estefanía "Beba" Contreras (she/her) is a musician and filmmaker who was born in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico and grew up in Laredo, Texas and dreams of living in space. Beba has been a Firelight Documentary Fellow, Sundance/WIF Strategy Intensive Fellow, and an NBCU Original Voices Fellow.
Estefanía "Beba" Contreras (she/her) is a musician and filmmaker who was born in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico and grew up in Laredo, Texas and dreams of living in space. Beba has been a Firelight Documentary Fellow, Sundance/WIF Strategy Intensive Fellow, and an NBCU Original Voices Fellow.
Type of Film | Feature |
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Country of Origin | USA |
Year Film Was Completed | 2023 |
Runtime | 77 min |
Director | Silvia Del Carmen Castaños, Estefanía "Beba" Contreras |
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Produced by | Jillian Schlesinger, Miguel Drake-McLaughlin, Leslie Benavides, Ana Rodríguez-Falcó, Diane Ng, Rivkah Beth Medow |
Cinematography | Miguel Drake-McLaughlin, Diane Ng |
Edited by | Isidore Bethel, Jillian Schlesinger |
Music by | Estefanía "Beba" Contreras, Elijah Cruz, Brendan Hoy |
Sound Design | Danielle Dupre |
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