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Agave: Spirit of a Nation

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An examination of the agave plant's effect on a culture and the people who protect it.
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Dan Gentile Austin Chronicle 03/12/2018
With strikingly beautiful cinematography, the film celebrates the hard labor that goes into each margarita. Go to Full Review John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter 03/12/2018
Despite finding some engaging experts to follow around in the field, the doc digs less deeply than it could have, offering little on the education side and at times feeling slightly like a well-produced promo film. Go to Full Review Christopher Llewellyn Reed Hammer to Nail 04/10/2018
Mixing beautiful cinematography, animations, archival footage and talking-head interviews, Kovaic and Riggieri do a fine job explaining ... the importance of the subject. Go to Full Review Matthew Odam Austin American-Statesman 03/22/2018
How these families will be able to stem or fit into a more global and industrialized world never feels completely fleshed out. While that bigger overhead view of the situation in Mexico is lacking, the passion and heart of those featured rings true. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Nick Kovacic

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Matthew Riggieri

Director

Damián Alcázar

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Nick Kovacic

Producer

Matthew Riggieri

Producer

Caleb Stine

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Synopsis An examination of the agave plant's effect on a culture and the people who protect it.
Director
Nick Kovacic, Matthew Riggieri
Producer
Nick Kovacic, Matthew Riggieri
Production Co
Digital Cave
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 2, 2019
Runtime
1h 19m
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