Hummingbirds

Featuring a post-screening Q&A with director Estefanía “Beba” Contreras and co-producer Dawn Valadez!

In Hummingbirds, directors Silvia Del Carmen Castaños and Estefanía “Beba” Contreras tell their own coming-of-age story, transforming their hometown on the Texas-Mexico border into a wonderland of creative expression and activist hijinx. Filmed collaboratively over the final summer of their fleeting youth, their cinematic self-portrait celebrates the power of friendship and joy as tools of survival and resistance.

Runtime
1h 18m
Year
2023
Director
Silvia Del Carmen Castaños, Estefanía Contreras
Format
DCP
Language
English, Spanish with English Subtitles
First Showing
September 21, 2024