Spirit Run

<club-desc-paragraph>Noé Álvarez grows up in Yakima, Washington, a small town in a farming region known for its apples, wine, and hops. His parents, both immigrants from Mexico, work in agriculture, and Noé spends summers helping his mother at an apple-packing plant. It’s grueling work, and as Noé observes the toll it takes on his family, he knows he has to escape–and, one day, free his mother from the “assault” of the industry.<club-desc-paragraph>

<club-desc-paragraph>As a “way out” and a means of helping his parents, Noé accepts a scholarship. But the first year of college is lonely, and he soon feels disconnected from his family and his past. In an effort to renew these bonds, he drops out to join a group of Indigenous people for a marathon run known as Peace and Dignity Journeys (PDJ). The four-month-long trek from Canada to Guatemala pushes Noé to his limits as he forges a new relationship with the land, shares the stories of fellow Indigenous people, and reimagines how his own path might unfold.<club-desc-paragraph>