Three in a Cage

Max, a talking parrot with clipped wings, is a charming and deft observer of the human condition. Because of their histories, Jani and Francisco cannot fly either. The three of them unlock their denials of past injustice and it sets them free, as zany characters come and go from their art and weaving studios on volcanic Lake Chapala in Mexico’s central highlands.

Three in a Cage speaks of the perils of illegal immigration, of bird smugglers, of mental illness, of running an art gallery, be...