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Mother of Color is an eerie social drama about a single mother of two who begins receiving messages from her ancestors just as she sets out to make it to a last minute interview with a local commissioner. 

 

Now out on most major streamers.

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Noelia (Ana del Rocío) is a whip-smart community organizer and single mother who constantly has to make hard choices between her kids and her career. When she’s offered the chance to interview for a position that could change everything, she begins receiving mysterious messages from her ancestors. Noelia must untangle the messages as she works through a series of obstacles to get to the interview and follow her dreams.

Patricia Alvitez as Elena in Mother of Color.

“Keenly shot, confidently directed, boldly written…a frankly ingenious and visually compelling approach to an immigrant story.”    

Movie Curiosities review

“…the raw performance of Ana del Rocío, is a thing of sheer beauty…”    

Film Threat review

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Winner of the LOLA Award from Philadelphia Latino Film Festival

The LOLA Awards were established in 2014 to recognize and honor cinematic achievements in filmmaking in the Latine creative community. Films that receive the LOLA Award feature strong artistic direction, moving performances, and compelling storytelling.

Winner of the Valkyrie International Film Festival's Social Impact Award

Nominated for Best of 2024 at New Filmmakers Los Angeles

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Mother of Color tracks the realities of single motherhood while also exploring one woman’s reckoning with ancestral trauma. Ana del Rocío was an inspiration for the main character and serves as Associate Producer. Special appearances by Luz Elena Mendoza of Y La Bamba and former Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty.

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Made with a crew of mostly women, mostly people of color with about half identifying as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community!

If you’d like to help, consider leaving us a review on Amazon, IMDB or Rotten Tomatoes, and Letterboxd!

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In 2021, we raised over $45,000 on Kickstarter, filmed that summer and screened the work in progress at US in Progress in Wroclaw, Poland.

 

The film was made possible through generous support from the Regional Arts and Culture Council, the Portland Art Museum, Oregon Futures Lab, Ronni LaCroute, Carmen Perez, Oregon Film, Portland Film Office, Funnelbox/Couch Film Collective and 304 Kickstarter Backers!

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Written Directed and Executive Produced by Dawn Jones Redstone

Produced by Tara Johnson-Medinger and Ashley Song

Starring Ana del Rocío, Kasey Tinoco, Julian Hernandez, Patricia Alvitez with special appearances by Jo Ann Hardesty and Luz Elena Mendoza.

Edit by James Jones

Production Design by Vaughn Kimmons

Music composed by Jake Hull

You can find a full list of credits and press in our press kit:

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Get the Special Edition Blu-Ray here! 

Loaded with 138 minutes of additional audio and videos including commentary, interviews, and a special behind the scenes featurette!

 

https://wehaveourways.bigcartel.com/product/mother-of-color-special-edition-blu-ray

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Future projects

I'm in development on a handful of projects. Want to collaborate? Get in touch.

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