Mother of Color is an eerie social drama about a single mother of two who begins receiving messages from her ancestors as she set out to make it to a life-changing job interview. Written and Directed by queer, Mexican American filmmaker Dawn Jones Redstone.
Ana del Rocío as Noelia (scroll for more)
Luz Elena Mendoza as Che
Patricia Alvitez as Elena
Kasey Tinoco and Julian Hernandez as Mau and Marco
Ana del Rocío and Kasey Tinoco as Noelia and Mau
Ana del Rocíoc as Noelia
Kasey Tinoco as Mau and Ana del Rocío as Noelia
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.
“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
Winner of the Lola Award from Philadelphia Latino Film Festival. Films that receive the LOLA Award accordingly feature strong artistic direction, moving performances, and compelling storytelling.
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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. Produced by Tara Johnson-Medinger, Ashley Song and Dawn Jones Redstone.
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Portland filmmaker gets Amazon Prime Video deal for 'Mother of Color' - Portland Tribune
“In Mother of Color, an Aspiring Politician Is Played by a Real-Life Candidate” - MovieMaker Magazine
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In 2021, we raised over $45,000 on Kickstarter, filmed that summer and then last Fall we were invited to screen 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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After a premiere weekend in Tacoma, St. Louis and NYC, we sold out 384 seats at our Portland Premiere last Fall.