Latin American Film Fest: BIRDS OF PASSAGE

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Virtual Event
Events - Zoom

Event Details

This is an online screening taking place via Zoom Webinar. You will receive a link to join the webinar within 24 hours of the screening. Registration via Eventbrite - please register here.

Spanish with English subtitles

ACADEMY AWARD® COLOMBIA’S 2019 SUBMISSION FOR BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra, the creative team behind Oscar®-nominated EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT, return with this inspired mob epic for the ages — a completely fresh take on the origins of the Colombian drug trade, far from Narcos and Escobar, as told through the story of an indigenous Wayúu family.

In the 1970s, as an American-fueled marijuana boom hits Colombia, farmers quickly turn into seasoned businessmen starting a narco-trafficking era known as “la Bonanza Marimbera.”

In the Guajira desert, one indigenous Wayúu clan takes a leading role. Guided by matriarch Ursula Pushaina, the “Birds of Passage”—drug runners—face the constant risk of violence and incarceration from the outsiders in Northern Colombia. The cultural differences between the native population and the newcomers begin a brutal war that threatens to destroy the Wayúu way of life. As greed, passion, and honor blend together over the decades, the family’s unity, their lives, and their ancestral traditions are all put at stake.

In partnership with the Department Spanish and Latin American Studies, University of Waterloo


Event Type(s): Arts, Culture and Entertainment
Age Group(s): Adults