AFS: Pájaros de verano (Birds of Passage)
Austin Film Society presents: Pájaros de verano (Birds of Passage), a film by Cristina Gallego & Ciro Guerra
Colombia/Denmark/Mexico, 2019 
Drama, 125 min, Color
Wayuu, Spanish, English with English subtitles
Starring: Carmiña Martínez, José Acosta, John Narváez, Natalia Reyes, José Vicente Cotes, Juan Martínez, Greider Meza
Opens: Thursday, March 14th, 2019
Multiple screenings!
AFS Cinema
6406 N I-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX 78752
Advance Ticket Sales HERE.
CLA Members receive $2 off admission of tickets purchased at the box office; members will receive additional info on presale discounts via email.
Synopsis
From the Oscar-nominated team behind the genre-defying EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT, comes an equally audacious saga centered on the Wayúu indigenous people during a crucial period in recent Colombian history. Torn between his desire to become a powerful man and his duty to uphold his culture’s values, Rapayet (José Acosta) enters the drug trafficking business in the 1970s and finds quick success despite his tribe’s matriarch Ursula’s (Carmiña Martínez) disapproval. Ignoring ancient omens, Rapayet and his family get caught up in a conflict where honor is the highest currency and debts are paid with blood. A sprawling epic about the erosion of tradition in pursuit of material wealth, BIRDS OF PASSAGE is a visually striking exploration of loyalty, greed, and the voracious nature of change.
Presented by the Austin Film Society, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower our community to make, watch, and love film and creative media.
Presented in Partnership with Cine Las Americas.
This is just one of a series of Ciro Guerra films that you can view this spring!
| LA SOMBRA DEL CAMINANTE (WANDERING SHADOWS) Nominated by Colombia to the 78th Academy Awards Dir. Ciro Guerra, 2004 February 20 & 24 at the Violet Crown Cinema Buy tickets |
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| LOS VIAJES DEL VIENTO (THE WIND JOURNEYS) Nominated by Colombia to the 82nd Academy Awards Dir. Ciro Guerra, 2009 March 20 & 24 at the Violet Crown Cinema Buy tickets |
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| EL ABRAZO DE LA SERPIENTE (EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT) Nominated, Best Foreign Language Film of the Year by the 88th Academy Awards Dir. Ciro Guerra, 2015 April 17 & 21 at the Violet Crown Cinema Buy tickets |
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