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The Hummingbird Paints Fragrant Songs

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After a lifetime of hardship, 75-year-old Indigenous artist Sara Flores emerges from the Peruvian Amazon into the global art scene. As she confronts the toll of success, she turns her work into an act of resistance for her Shipibo Nation.

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Robert Daniels RogerEbert.com Sep 19, 2026
"The Hummingbird Paints Fragrant Songs," a rebellious cry on behalf of an artist whose reach, ability, and political voice can’t be contained, is a lovely introduction to one of the world’s great artists. Go to Full Review Jared Mobarak Hey, Have You Seen ...? Sep 21, 2026
7/10
Think of this as more of a moving portrait of this very specific time than any definitive sort of biography. My favorite sequences were those where Sara is painting. Go to Full Review Ankit Jhunjhunwala The Film Stage Sep 20, 2026
B+
The Hummingbird Paints Fragrant Songs becomes a humanistic portrait of an Indigenous Peruvian woman as artist, activist, and cultural custodian. Go to Full Review Paul Emmanuel Enicola The Movie Buff Sep 13, 2026
Watching the documentary, I found myself wanting to meet not the artist, but the person behind the art. And that, I think, is an even bigger compliment. Go to Full Review Christopher Llewellyn Reed Film Festival Today Sep 12, 2026
4.5/5
Every artist who agrees to have a movie made about them should be so lucky as to have their work photographed in as exquisite a manner as that used by Èlia Gasull Balada and Matteo Norzi … for the canvases of Sara Flores. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Èlia Gasull Balada

Director

Matteo Norzi

Director

Sara Flores

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Èlia Gasull Balada

Screenwriter

Matteo Norzi

Screenwriter

Èlia Gasull Balada

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Movie Info

Synopsis After a lifetime of hardship, 75-year-old Indigenous artist Sara Flores emerges from the Peruvian Amazon into the global art scene. As she confronts the toll of success, she turns her work into an act of resistance for her Shipibo Nation.
Director
Èlia Gasull Balada, Matteo Norzi
Producer
Èlia Gasull Balada, Matteo Norzi, Maria Altamirano
Screenwriter
Èlia Gasull Balada, Matteo Norzi
Production Co
Shipibo Conibo Center
Genre
Documentary, Biography
Original Language
Spanish
Runtime
1h 28m
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