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Minimalistinresourcesandfilmedfromtheunusualvantagepointofasecond-floorapartmentwindow,Malintzin17portraystwoparallelexpressionsofparentalcare.ForsevendaysandsevennightsfilmmakerEugenioPolgovskyandhisfive-year-olddaughter,Milena,contemplateanurturingdovenestingherchickonahazardousentanglementofelectriccablessituatedrightoutsidetheirbalcony.Thedoveenduresthecoldandtorrentialrain,whileMilenamakespuzzledinquiriestoherfatheraboutthebird’slocation,itsstillness,themeaning–andperils–offilmingit,itstruenature(isitarobot?),andpotentialwaystoassistit(doessheneedfood?Willthechicklearntofly?).Wieldingahandheldcamerafromthiselevatedpointofview,whichparallelsthebird’s,thefilmconstructsamicroscopicyetpowerfulenvironmentalcritiqueofnature’sentrapmentwithintheaggressiveinfrastructuresofmodernity.