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THE WIND'S THIRST

(LA SED DEL VIENTO)

Year 2026
Runtime 84 mins
Language Spanish
Subtitles English
North American Premiere
Showtimes
Oct 3
4:00 PM Cineplex 13

Preceded by the short film: GREEN FEVER


In the wind-scoured desert of La Guajira, where rivers dry, and machines tear open the land, three Wayuu guardians rise against a siege disguised as progress. Tita, a young elder rooted in ancestral wisdom, sees wind-energy giants arrive with smooth promises masking the same old theft—land stripped, voices muted, communities fractured. Misael lives on the edge of a wound, the coal mine that devours rivers and poisons the air, yet he stays and fights, guided by dreams where the Bruno River still flows. Jazmine’s war is political and intimate, a voice for Wayuu women against corruption and patriarchal chains; when her sister is taken too soon, grief turns to fire. The Wind’s Thirst is a story of defiance, of a people who refuse to disappear, because for the Wayuu, to resist is to remember, and remembering is survival.

Countries

Canada Colombia
Director
Alejandro Valbuena
Producer
Ana Maria Bustos, Arantza Maldonado, Alejandro Valbuena
Screenwriter
Alejandro Valbuena
Cinematographer
Alejandro Valbuena
Editor
Federico Castañeda
Music
Andres Galindo
Cast
Juana Rita Velázquez Ipuana, Misael Socarras Ipuana, Jaqueline Romero, Monica Lopez Pushaina, Yasmin Romero Epiayu