Águilas

Migrants from Central and South America cross the Mexico/United States border in search of a better life, but often, amidst rising political repression and cartel violence, and the eternal difficulties of travel in the Sonoran Desert, they meet a different fate. In the scorching and desolate landscape of the southern desert border in Arizona, it is estimated that for every migrant body found, there are another five that the desert will never give back. The volunteers of Aguilas del Desierto set out to find the remains for loved ones, fielding phone calls and receiving messages by word of mouth. They trek through the desert not in the hopes of recovering lives, but to help honor those that are lost.

Colorado Premiere