Screening 4: Thursday, April 17, 2025

PÁJAROS DE VERANO / BIRDS OF PASSAGE (2018)

Director: Ciro Guerra & Cristina Gallego
Country: Colombia
Release Year: 2018
Genre: Crime Drama
Language: Spanish
Runtime: 125 min
 
Synopsis: The origins of the Colombian drug trade, as seen through eyes of an indigenous Wayuu family that becomes involved in the booming business of selling marijuana to American youth in the 1970s. When greed, passion and honor collide, a fratricidal war breaks out and puts their lives, culture and ancestral traditions at stake.

Awards:
Official Selection of the Director’s Fortnight – Cannes Film Festival, 2018
Best Screenplay – Cairo International Film Festival, 2018
Best Art Direction, Cinematography – Chicago International Film Festival, 2018
Best Film – Habana Film Festival 2018 
Best Film with Honorable Mention – London Film Festival, 2018
Jury Prize – Lima Latin American Film Festival, 2018
Best Film, Best Actress, Best Music – Fenix Film Festival, 2018
Audience Award; Best Film –  Los Cabos International Film Festival 2018
Audience Award; Best Film – Luxembourg City Film Festival, 2018
Don Quixote Award – Tromso International Film Festival, 2019
Best Latin American Film – Ariel Awards, 2019

WATCH THIS FILM ON 4/17 @ 5PM

Co-sponsored by the Department of Film and Media Studies, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. This year’s festival includes screened materials selected and provided in collaboration with the undergraduate courses Spanish 186: Juan Rulfo and Spanish 160: Luso-Hispanic Film.

We gratefully acknowledge the UCI Humanities Center for making this event possible through the Building Intellectual Community grant.

This event is FREE and Open to the Public.