hummingbirds

‘Hummingbirds’ Review: Two Friends’ Summer Along the Border

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‘Hummingbirds’ Review: Two Friends’ Summer Along the Border

Filmed in the summer of 2019, the lyrical documentary “Hummingbirds” is a portrait of two friends, Silvia Del Carmen Castaños and Estefanía (Beba) Contreras, and their lives in Laredo, Texas, across the border from Mexico. When they hang out near the Rio Grande, Beba says, “I’ve never been this close to the river except when … Read more

A woman in Mexico City heals hummingbirds, and gets healing in return

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A woman in Mexico City heals hummingbirds, and gets healing in return

MEXICO CITY — Gently holding a baby hummingbird between her hands, Catia Lattouf says, “Hello, cute little guy. Are you very hungry?” It’s the newest patient at her apartment in a toney section of Mexico City where she has nursed hundreds of the tiny birds back to health over the past decade. Under Lattouf’s caress, … Read more