In Paraguay 2008
The filmmaker, his wife, and son travel to Paraguay to adopt a baby. A meditation on
Paraguayan history and politics, US foreign policy, a toucan in a cage, and a little girl named Mariah.
Premiered Venice Film Festival
Directed, filmed, and edited by Ross McElwee (Currently out of distribution)
“A sympathetic, sensitive and sometimes delicately droll film.”
—New York Times/International Herald Tribune
—New York Times/International Herald Tribune