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.

Directors and Producers: Kristy Guevara-Flanagan & Maite Zubiaurre

2021 | 14 min

USA

Languages: Spanish

Subtitles: English

FILMMAKER Q&A:
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