Flamingos: Life After the Meteorite

Flamingos: Life After the Meteorite
Theatrical release poster
SpanishFlamingos: La vida después del meteorito
Directed byLorenzo Hagerman
Written byLorenzo Hagerman
Ajo Martín de la Hoz
Produced byJosé Cohen
Narrated byJulieta Venegas
CinematographyLorenzo Hagerman
Gerrit Vyn
Eric Liner
Tim Laman
Edited byCetina Geo
Lorenzo Hagerman
Miguel Labastida Gonzalez
Music byBryce Dessner
Production
companies
Cactus Film & Video
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Estudios Splendor Omnia
La Vaca Independiente
Distributed byPimienta Films
Release dates
  • October 20, 2024 (2024-10-20) (FICM)
  • March 26, 2026 (2026-03-26) (Mexico)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

Flamingos: Life After the Meteorite (Spanish: Flamingos: La vida después del meteorito) is a 2024 Mexican documentary film co-written, filmed, co-edited and directed by Lorenzo Hagerman. It is narrated by Julieta Venegas, who tells the story of love, survival, and perseverance of Caribbean flamingos.[1]

Narrator

Production

It took 10 years to complete, with the work divided into two years of research, two and a half years of filming, and two years of editing; production was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The film was shot in the Ría Celestún and Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserves and the El Palmar State Reserve.[3]

Release

The film had its world premiere on October 20, 2024, at the 22nd Morelia International Film Festival,[4] then screened on May 23, 2025, at the 51st Seattle International Film Festival,[5] on May 24 at the DocAviv Film Festival,[6] on June 13 at the 2025 Doxumentale.[7] and on October 10 at the 24th Innsbruck Nature Film Festival.[8]

It was released commercially on March 26, 2026, in Mexican theaters.[9]

Accolades

Award / Festival Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Innsbruck Nature Film Festival 12 October 2025 Special Nature Jury Award Flamingos: Life After the Meteorite Won [10]


References

  1. ↑ "Flamingos". Morelia International Film Festival (in Spanish). 2026-07-27. Retrieved 2026-07-28.
  2. ↑ González, Raúl (2026-04-20). "Entre danzas y meteoritos rosas: Lorenzo Hagerman y Julieta Venegas narran la odisea de los "Flamingos" en Yucatán". Infobae (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2026-07-28.
  3. ↑ "Flamingos, la vida después del meteorito, llega a los cines el 26 de marzo". Portal Gob MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-07-28.
  4. ↑ Sánchez, Astrid (2024-10-22). "Estrenan en el FICM un documental sobre los flamingos de Yucatán". La Jornada Maya. Retrieved 2026-07-28.
  5. ↑ "Flamingos: Life After the Meteorite". Seattle International Film Festival. Retrieved 2026-07-28.
  6. ↑ "Flamingos: Life After the Meteorite - Docaviv 2025". Docaviv International Documentary Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2025-05-29. Retrieved 2026-07-28.
  7. ↑ Flamingos: Life after the Meteorite. Retrieved 2026-07-28 – via Doxumentale.
  8. ↑ "Flamingos: Life after the meteorite". Innsbruck Nature Film Festival. 2025-08-24. Retrieved 2026-07-28.
  9. ↑ León, Karla (2026-03-25). "Flamingos: la vida después del meteorito, de Lorenzo Hagerman, llega a cines". The Hollywood Reporter (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-07-28.
  10. ↑ "Winners '25". Innsbruck Nature Film Festival. 2025-10-16. Retrieved 2026-07-28.