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2014 | Color | 10:36

In the state of Oaxaca, a young bird loses his mother and tries to learn to fly by himself to find her. Since he has no feathers, he sets out on a journey to get some at all costs.


Country: México
Production: Pavía; Carolina, Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (FONCA)
Sound: Martínez; Jacobo
Music: Westheimer; Cody, Bossanónimos; Bossanónimos
Participation year at FICM: 2014

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