Film

Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area and ReFrame Film Festival present Mission Miniseries - "Hummingbirds"

Date:Thursday, September 28, 2023
Time:7 p.m.
Location:    Jalynn Bennett Amphitheatre (315 Dublin St,, Peterborough)
Cost:Free

Set in Laredo, Texas on the Mexican border, "Hummingbirds" (United States, 2023, 78 minutes), directed by Silvia Del Carmen Castaños, Estefanía ‘Beba’ Contreras, and Miguel Drake-McLaughlin, tells the story of first-time documentarians, 21-year-old Beba and 18-year-old Silvia, two Mexican immigrants and best friends who sing and dance while they are stuck in the immigration process of a politically divided America in 2019, while the threat of deportation hangs over their heads. Presented in partnership with OPIRG and the New Canadians Centre as part of Dis-Orientation Week.