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The documentary The Hummingbird Paints Fragrant Songs follows Shipibo artist Sara Flores, whose work is featured in the Peruvian pavilion at the Venice Biennale. The film is scheduled to screen at the São Paulo International Film Festival from October 19 and to open DOC NYC on November 11, with online festival access from November 12–29.
The Hummingbird Paints Fragrant Songs, a documentary following Shipibo artist Sara Flores, is scheduled to screen at the São Paulo International Film Festival from October 19 and to make its United States premiere as DOC NYC’s opening-night selection on November 11. The film’s festival run brings attention to Flores’s work and her stated aim of using exhibition opportunities to highlight Shipibo self-determination and cultural resistance.
Directed by Èlia Gasull Balada and Matteo Norzi, the 2026 film follows Flores as she moves between her artistic practice and a growing international profile. The source report describes scenes in the Amazon rainforest, including Flores working with tree bark and making geometric designs, alongside footage of her traveling to New York and attending an exhibition at the now-defunct Clearing gallery.
The São Paulo screening is listed as part of the 50th annual São Paulo International Film Festival, which starts October 19. In New York, DOC NYC has selected the documentary to open its festival on Wednesday, November 11. The film is also scheduled to stream online through the festival from November 12 to 29.
The film is presented in the source report as a portrait of Flores during a period of increased visibility, including her role as the representing artist of the Peruvian pavilion at the current Venice Biennale. The report does not provide a full screening schedule, ticket details or information about distribution beyond the listed festival dates.
Flores’s Art Meets a Wider Audience
The screenings place a documentary about a Shipibo artist before audiences at two major film festivals, while its subject is also appearing in an international art exhibition. That visibility matters in light of Flores’s own description of what public platforms can do: she says opportunities to show her work can direct attention to the Shipibo people’s struggle for self-determination and cultural resistance.
The film’s reported contrast between rainforest scenes and Flores’s travel and exhibition appearances puts her artistic practice alongside the institutions and audiences now engaging with it. That is the documentary’s framing, rather than evidence that the screenings will produce a particular cultural or political outcome. The confirmed development is the festival schedule; the broader impact will depend on reception and on what viewers take from the film.
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From Amazon Scenes to Venice
The report describes the documentary as following Flores during a rapid rise in art-world attention. It moves between images of her working in a forest setting and scenes in New York, including her appearance at an exhibition at Clearing, a gallery that has since closed. The film also shows everyday encounters in the city, such as Flores feeding pigeons in Central Park.
Flores’s connection to the Venice Biennale provides a further point of context: she is identified in the report as the representing artist of the Peruvian pavilion. The available source material does not give additional details about the pavilion’s presentation or the film’s production history, so the article’s confirmed focus is the documentary and its announced festival appearances.
“Every opportunity to show my work is a platform to raise attention on the struggle for self-determination and cultural resistance of the Shipibo people.”
— Sara Flores, speaking to Hyperallergic
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Screenings and Reception Still Ahead
The announced festival dates establish where the film is scheduled to appear, but the source material does not include ticketing information, complete screening times or details about possible releases after the festivals. It also does not report how audiences or critics have responded to the documentary.
The source describes Flores’s profile as rising quickly, but does not provide specific figures or a timeline against which to measure that description. Nor does it establish what practical effect the film or its screenings may have on awareness of Shipibo cultural issues. Those outcomes remain open rather than confirmed.
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Festival Dates Set for October
The next scheduled public showing is at the São Paulo International Film Festival, which begins October 19. The film is then due to open DOC NYC on November 11, followed by online availability through that festival from November 12 to 29.
Further information about exact screening times, access and any later distribution was not included in the source report. Viewers seeking to attend or stream the film will need to consult the festivals’ listings as those details become available.
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Key Questions
What is The Hummingbird Paints Fragrant Songs about?
The 2026 documentary follows Shipibo artist Sara Flores, including scenes of her working in the Amazon and appearing in New York as her art-world profile grows.
Who directed the film?
The documentary was directed by Èlia Gasull Balada and Matteo Norzi.
When will the film screen in the United States?
It is scheduled to make its United States premiere as DOC NYC’s opening-night selection on November 11, 2026, and to stream online through the festival from November 12 to 29.
Where will it screen before DOC NYC?
The film is scheduled for the São Paulo International Film Festival, which starts October 19. The source report does not include its specific screening time.
What does Flores say exhibition opportunities can do?
Flores told Hyperallergic that she sees each opportunity to show her work as a platform to draw attention to the Shipibo people’s self-determination and cultural resistance.
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