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Águilas (2021)

None | USA | Spanish, English | 14 min
Directed by: Kristy Guevara-Flanagan, Maite Zubiaurre
6.6

Along the southern desert border in Arizona, it is estimated that only one out of every five missing migrants are ever found. Águilas is the story of one group of searchers, the Aguilas del Desierto. Once a month, these volunteers-construction workers, gardeners, domestic laborers by trade set out to recover the missing, reported to them by loved ones often thousands of miles away. Amidst rising political repression and cartel violence, as well as the eternal difficulties of travel in the Sonoran Desert, the Aguilas carry out their solemn task. Águilas lays bare the tragic reality of migrant death by venturing deep into the wilderness of the borderlands. The desert is a vast cemetery where the bodies and dried bones of migrants lie exposed under the scorching sun. In a world where efforts to humanize the migrant experience often get lost within the statistics and headlines, this documentary provides an observational and poetic response to one of the most pressing issues of our time, undocumented immigration and the hardships of the border crossing experience.

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Release Date
USA
(DOC LA)
2021
USA
(South by Southwest Film Festival)
2021-03-16
USA
(Full Frame Documentary Film Festival)
2021-06-02
Also Known As (A.K.A.)
Eagles
(Original title)
Eagles
Canada (English title)
Eagles
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Parent Guide
Sex & Nudity
Unrated
Violence & Gore
Unrated
Profanity
Unrated
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Unrated
Frightening & Intense Scenes
Unrated