Watsonville Film Festival 2022

Shorts: The Human Spirit

Expired March 21, 2022 5:00 AM
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There will be short introductions by three directors before the films.

Habrá tres breves introducciones de directores antes de las películas.

Along the scorching 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 Águilas del Desierto, who dedicate their free time searching for the lost ones. Multiple festival award winner, including SXSW Film Fest Grand Jury Award.


A lo largo de la sofocante frontera del desierto de Arizona, se estima que solo uno de cada cinco migrantes desaparecidos es encontrado. Águilas es la historia de un grupo de buscadores, las Águilas del Desierto. En estas tierras hostiles y traicioneras, cada hueso tiene una historia.


This screening is a collaboration with POV, the award-winning independent, non-fiction film series on PBS.

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Learn more about Aguilas del Desierto here / Aguilas sitio del web

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    14 minutes
  • Language
    Español, English
  • Country
    United States
  • Director
    Kristy Guevara-Flanagan & Maite Zubiaurre
  • Cast
    Águilas del Desierto
  • Cinematographer
    David Marquez
  • Editor
    Nico Sandi