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Morenita

2019

A dreamlike, poetic drift through memory and language that asks you to sit with its images rather than follow a plot.

Directed by
Diana Valencia, Gabriela Ortega
Genres
Documentary
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Diana Valencia, Gabriela Ortega
Genres
Documentary
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • immigration
    • gender
    • memory
    • isolation
    Places
    • big city
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • nonlinear
    • documentary
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight7

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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Diana Valencia, Gabriela Ortega
    Country
    Mexico

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