Gabriela Ortega

Morenita is a genre-mixing visual poetry experience that digs into the bridges and barriers of language, womanhood and ancestral curses through the intersecting journeys of two Latina immigrants in Los Angeles.

Determined to win an ice cream competition with a flavor inspired by her late Tia Abuela’s Puerto Rican treats, a teen girl turns to her trailer park neighbors to help figure out the winning recipe.