https://www.aguilasdocumentary.com/aguilas-english daily 1.0 2023-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff61ac8c539886ec4f0a619/98944665-a1cc-4248-8a35-5dc5d63664a6/8FD82657-DFC0-41C7-9898-84A9A7C3504D.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff61ac8c539886ec4f0a619/644c2e9e-45ed-4686-902a-eb60fa28a403/B16D2A66-93E3-46E8-AD8A-5F024D09F90D.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff61ac8c539886ec4f0a619/f6682c33-78ff-4583-af5a-9f19d60eed8b/SXSW21_JuryWinner_DocShort_web_white.png Aguilas “Águilas is a film that most poignantly displays the need immigrants feel to come to America — even at the cost of starvation and death. Failed attempts are presented by a backpack, a sweater, and scattered bones. How desperate the dream is of a perfect landing that ends so tragically.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff61ac8c539886ec4f0a619/64254461-4441-42e3-bc0b-c1b049f83850/NFF21-Laurel-White.png Aguilas “We were impressed by the storytelling of this verité short which establishes the process of a haunting, necessary, and difficult repetitive task with deep feeling and respect. The depiction, collection, and processing of human remains is one of the urgent ethical issues of contemporary art and documentary film. This film approaches the subject and its hauntings with intimacy without voyeurism insisting on the documentary form’s capacity for healing and restitution.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff61ac8c539886ec4f0a619/09587d19-e900-40a7-866c-c7ef89e0bce5/Big+Sky+Winner.png Aguilas “Powerfully encapsulates a complex and ongoing crisis on the U.S./Mexico border, intimately capturing the intrepid work of volunteers, the haunting use of migrant families' audio messages, and the harsh beauty of the desert. ÁGUILAS quietly but effectively calls out the utter absence of government in their endeavor.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff61ac8c539886ec4f0a619/60b0fde9-7635-40a5-a995-8ed58fe14e36/2021_Laurel_FullFrame_OfficialSelection_White.png Aguilas “Once a month the members of Águilas de Desierto, or the Eagles of the Desert, battle the scorching Arizona heat to search for migrants who braved the journey across the border but are now missing. Made up of mostly Latino volunteers, the Águilas set out to either rescue the lost or recover their remains to bring peace to the families that have reached out to them for help in finding their loved ones. This short yet heartbreaking documentary is bookmarked by audio recordings of desperate family members pleading for help over gorgeous footage of the desert, dovetailing the two opposing themes of the film—the hope and fear that come with crossing the border for a better life.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff61ac8c539886ec4f0a619/c217308d-d351-44cc-896d-d89638240d1f/28.jpg Aguilas “Because it is a heartbreaking documentary that takes us through the reality of the disappeared in the desert. A reality that in Mexico is a daily reality. It is essential that these realities are portrayed in a truthful way and with a close look at those involved.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff61ac8c539886ec4f0a619/53a89dae-3419-41d5-8421-e94e413f5e70/EPFFLaurelAward_White_DOC_SHORT_2021.png Aguilas “While we hear stories of immigrants coming to our borders, very rarely do you hear about the people who don't make it and disappear entirely. A simple and effective story about those who get lost on the way and those who make it their mission to look for them. It is good to see that there is a dedicated group of people who are able to help the dead rest with a sense of justice and peace.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff61ac8c539886ec4f0a619/6e425b34-9f74-4af4-a65b-f6b29a0af40d/Charlotte.png Aguilas “It was the short film that felt most like a feature to me. In other words, it had a story arc that made me feel like I'd just eaten a complete meal. And yet, I would have happily eaten more. It had stakes. I felt invested. My heart went out to these heroes doing something so miserable and so necessary. To sum up: It was an epic doc short.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff61ac8c539886ec4f0a619/1611341765501-NQPL743L5YFUA34CLYVH/image-asset.jpeg Aguilas Maite Zubiaurre Co-Director, Producer, Writer. Maite Zubiaurre has a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Columbia University, New York. She is a professor of European Languages and Transcultural Studies, Spanish and Portuguese, Digital Humanities, and Urban Humanities at UCLA. Before joining UCLA, Zubiaurre taught at USC, UNAM (Mexico), ITAM (México), and UT, Austin. She is the author of numerous publications, the most recent one, an award-winning monograph on the cultural representations of contemporary refuse (Talking Trash. Cultural Uses of Waste, 2019). She is presently leading a collaborative project on migrant death and border activism and art that includes a scholarly monograph and a digital map. “Filomena Cruz” is Maite Zubiaurre’s alter ego as a visual artist and activist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff61ac8c539886ec4f0a619/1611341799844-3S1TJD08PO738VLWH0BE/2_v2%25252Bsq.jpg Aguilas Kristy Guevara-Flanagan Director, Producer, Writer. Kristy Guevara-Flanagan is an Associate Professor at UCLA’s School of Theatre, Film, and Television, where she heads the MFA Directing Documentary concentration. She has been making documentary films that focus on gender, death, and the Latinx community for nearly two decades. Guevara-Flanagan’s documentary and experimental films have screened at the Sundance, Tribeca, SXSW, and HotDocs film festivals and the Getty Museum. Her work has broadcast on PBS and the Sundance Channel, received numerous awards, and been funded by ITVS, the Sundance Institute, Fork Films, the IDA, the Tribeca Institute, Latino Public Broadcasting, and California Humanities. Her films are currently in distribution with Women Make Movies. https://www.aguilasdocumentary.com/aguilas-espanol daily 0.75 2023-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff61ac8c539886ec4f0a619/b479b2ff-71a7-43ad-917d-bf4e45a8e416/B16D2A66-93E3-46E8-AD8A-5F024D09F90D.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff61ac8c539886ec4f0a619/92e8e8cb-6a28-4bb6-9314-2d0982364b0d/8FD82657-DFC0-41C7-9898-84A9A7C3504D.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff61ac8c539886ec4f0a619/1611341799844-3S1TJD08PO738VLWH0BE/2_v2%25252Bsq.jpg águilas en espanol Kristy Guevara-Flanagan Directora, Productora, Guionista. Kristy Guevara-Flanagan es Profesora Asociada de la Facultad de Teatro, Cine, y Televisión de la Universidad de California, Los Angeles (UCLA) y directora de la sección de cine documental en el Programa de Maestría. Su labor como documentalista filmica, a la que se ha dedicado durante más de dos décadas, se interesa en los asuntos de género, la muerte, y la comunidad Latina en los Estados Unidos. Los documentales y filmes experimentales de Guevara-Flanagan han sido proyectados en los Festivales de Sundance, Tribeca, SXSW, y HotDocs, así como en el Museo Getty. Su trabajo ha sido transmitido en PBS y el Canal de Sundance. Además, ha sido galardonado con numerosos premios, y ha recibido el apoyo de ITVS, el Sundance Institute, Fork Films, el IDA, el Tribeca Institute, el Latino Public Broadcasting, y California Humanities. Actualmente sus películas pueden accederse a través de la compañía de distribución Women Make Movies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff61ac8c539886ec4f0a619/1611341765501-NQPL743L5YFUA34CLYVH/image-asset.jpeg águilas en espanol Maite Zubiaurre Co-Directora, Productora, Guionista. Maite Zubiaurre tiene un doctorado en Literatura Comparada por la Universidad de Columbia, Nueva York. Es catedrática del Departamento de Lenguas Europeas y Estudios Transculturales, del Departamento de Español y Portugués, y de los programas de Humanidades Urbanas y Humanidades Digitales de la Universidad de California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Antes de incorporarse a UCLA, Zubiaurre fue profesora en la University of Southern California, en Los Angeles (USC), en la Universidad Autónoma Nacional de México (UNAM, en el Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), y en la Universidad de Texas, en Austin (UT Austin). Zubiaurre es autora de numerosas publicaciones, entre ellas una volum académico galardonado sobre las representaciones culturales de los desechos (Talking Trash. Cultural Uses of Waste, 2019). Actualmente está dirigiendo un proyecto de investigación sobre muerte migrante y activismo y arte fronterizos que incluye una monografía académica y un mapa digital. “Filomena Cruz” es el seudónimo de Maite Zubiaurre como activista y artista visual. https://www.aguilasdocumentary.com/home daily 0.75 2021-02-20