Hummingbirds

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Hummingbirds

2024

1h 18m

Documentary

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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 which deportation hangs as a constant possibility, home still 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.

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Drew Gregory

Autostraddle

07/05/2024

With a tight edit and gorgeous cinematography, Hummingbirds is the best kind of low-key documentary. Its power is subtle, its pleasures many.

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Travis Hopson

RogerEbert.com

06/22/2024

3.5/5

A glowing self-portrait of their friendship, a call to activism, a summer bestie comedy full of devilish antics, and a frank immigrant story, this bold slice of life defies easy categorization.

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David Opie

IndieWire

06/22/2024

A-

A remarkably vibrant debut that embodies the hopes and dreams of two bright young talents on the cusp of adulthood.

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Eileen G'Sell

Hyperallergic

10/17/2024

"The coming-of-age documentary is as full of whimsy and joy as it is packed with clear-eyed resilience."

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

09/27/2024

...they’re also teenagers—meaning capable of finding almost anything helplessly funny...

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Ankit Jhunjhunwala

The Playlist

09/21/2024

B

If going in, you did not know that “Hummingbirds” was a documentary, you would readily believe that it was a naturalistically performed indie film.

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Tomas M

@RT96088390 07/03/2024

A captivating and refreshing film that highlights the strength of resilience, the value of friendship, and the transformative power of hope during challenging times.

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Greg R

@itsgregsworld 07/03/2024

Who paid off these critics. This is god awful. Get ready to waste an hour and a half of your life and two girls rando rapping on about nothing.

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Silvia Del Carmen Castaños

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Estefanía "Beba" Contreras

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Estefanía "Beba" Contreras

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Jillian Schlesinger

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Miguel Drake-McLaughlin

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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 which deportation hangs as a constant possibility, home still 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.

Director: Silvia Del Carmen Castaños, Estefanía "Beba" Contreras
Producer: Jillian Schlesinger, Miguel Drake-McLaughlin, Leslie Benavides, Ana Rodriguez-Falcó, Diane Ng, Rivkah Beth Medow
Distributor: Extra Terrestrial Films
Production Co: Cowboy Bear Ninja, Extra Terrestrial Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 21, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2024
Runtime: 1h 18m

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