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River of raptors

A river of birds seems to be forming in the sky of Veracruz Mexico, the autumn migration has started. The largests concentrations of birds of prey in the planet are seen here and
a group of scientists, locals and volunteers from around the world monitor this spectacular event. They are getting the necesary information to guide the conservation strategy of raptors in North America.

  • Eréndira Hernández
    Director
  • Eréndira Hernández
    Writer
  • Eréndira Hernández
    Producer
  • Rodolfo Juárez
    executive producers
  • Erick Higuera
    executive producers
  • Pablo García Saldaña
    executive producers
  • Benito Castro
    Key Cast
    "Narrator"
  • Pablo García Saldaña
    Cinematographer
  • Pablo García Saldaña
    Photography
  • Eréndira Hernández
    Photography
  • Carlos Dorantes
    Photography
  • Miguel Angel Sicilia
    Additional Photography
  • Erick Higuera
    Additional Photography
  • Sergio Fidel Cetz Garrido
    Sound recordists
  • Rafael Miranda Tolayo
    Sound recordists
  • Haydar Herbert
    Music
  • Hazel Torres Laguna
    2D Animation
  • Eréndira Hernández
    Editor
  • Ricardo Teo Vázc
    Sound design
  • Maribel Muro
    Colorist
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Río de Rapaces
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Genres:
    Conservation, Nature, Birds, wildlife, birds of prey, wildlife conservation, man and nature
  • Runtime:
    25 minutes 42 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 1, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    2,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Mexico
  • Country of Filming:
    Mexico
  • Language:
    English, Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • WILDLIFE CONSERVATION FILM FESTIVAL
    NEY YORK
    United States
    October 21, 2020
    North American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • ACAMPADOC
    La Villa de los Santos
    Panama
    South America
    Best Cinematography
  • HAWK MOUNTAIN SANCTUARY
    Kempton Philadelphia
    United States
    October 26, 2019
    Private screening
  • PRONATURA VERACRUZ A.C. and INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY River of raptors screening
    Xalapa
    Mexico
    September 19, 2020
    Special screening
  • Muestra de cortometrajes de conservación medioambiental por cineastas mexicanos
    Monterrey
    Mexico
    February 13, 2020
  • Mexico City International Film Festival
    Mexico City
    Mexico
    Mexico City
    Best Documentary Short Film
Director Biography - Eréndira Hernández

Eréndira is a wildlife filmmaker. She studied Wildlife documentary production at the UK, where she worked as a researcher at the BBC Natural History Unit, collaborating with the research for the “Gorilla Family and me” series. Back in Mexico she worked as online producer, writer and director assistant for the documentary series México en la edad de hielo (Mexico during the ice age) for public tv “Canal Once”.
Her most recent productions are “River of raptors”; a documentary that tells for the first time, the story of the largest bird of prey migration in the world; The power of Sound, a short documentary about three animals that use sound to survive (Curiosity Stream); Mexican Wolf (2020) and “Fondo de aseguramiento ganadero” (2020) both commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme to promote the conservation of Mexican wolves in the wild.
Eréndira has also lead documentary workshops for a community in the south of Veracruz in collaboration with SEDEMA (Mexican Environmental secretariat) as part of the efforts to preserve the karstic rainforest of Veracruz.

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Director Statement

River of raptors is the reason why I leart wildlife filmmaking. I could't beleive very few new about this huge migration event, as many other nature wonders in Mexico. How can we take care of something we don't even know? I'm trying to show this natural wonders, and help in their conservation.