Hummingbirds

Name: Hummingbirds
Genre: Documentary
Released: June 21, 2024
Duration: 78 min
Rating: 86

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| Release Date: June 21, 2024 | Not Rated

Summary: Silvia Del Carmen Castaños & Estefanía “Beba” Contreras tell their own coming-of-age story in Hummingbirds, a punk-rock portrait of the last summer of their youth on the Texas-Mexico border. Together they transform their hometown of Laredo into a cinematic wonderland of creative expression and activist hijinx.

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 78 min

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IndieWire David Opie

Jun 21, 2024

The lively narrative flits and darts between scenes like the film’s namesake, lingering for a moment before speeding off to the next in an edit that feels energized yet never rushed. Read full review

Nikki Baughan

Jun 20, 2024

The result is a vibrant, infectious and surprisingly hopeful portrait of a divided America, fuelled not by idealism but dogged determination. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Jun 20, 2024

It would be easy, at quick glance, to dismiss their mischief as youthful self-absorption. It’s youthful self-absorption, to be sure, but something serious, vibrant and compelling courses through the levity. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Travis Hopson

Jun 21, 2024

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. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Jun 20, 2024

Hummingbirds is pretty tight filmmaking at less than 80 minutes, and the laid-back presentation makes the political commentary register strongly from the periphery. Read full review

The Playlist Ankit Jhunjhunwala

Jul 11, 2024

The concept of performance is barely distinguishable from the act of living these days, as being filmed in one capacity or another is ubiquitous. Silvia and Beba yet manage to bring an element of intimacy that makes us invest in their lives and stories. Read full review

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