Hummingbirds vs On the Impossibility of an Homage

On the Impossibility of an Homage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.5/10 for Hummingbirds). On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 1h 18m. Hummingbirds is the older of the two (2023 against 2024). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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HummingbirdsOn the Impossibility of an Homage
Audience score★ 5.5/10★ 10.0/10
Year20232024
Length1h 18m19m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
CountryUnited States of AmericaGermany
DirectorEstefanía "Beba" Contreras, Silvia Del Carmen CastañosXandra Popescu
Main cast–Gabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu

Synopsis

Hummingbirds

Best friends Silvia and Beba record their lives as they dance, make music, and face an uncertain immigration process in Texas near the Mexican border.

On the Impossibility of an Homage

Given a portrait, who is responsible for the image we see, the painter or the subject? Ion used to be a a rockstar of Ballet in Communist Romania. When we first discussed the possibility of a portrait, Ion was initially thrilled. He’d been dreaming that someday there’d be a film about him. But during the filmmaking process Ion finds it hard to let go.

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