Being a first-generation you often hear your parent's stories Being a first-generation, you often hear tales of your parents growing up, some stories are beautiful. For example, when the family gets together to celebrate a quinceañera, that ends up being another party the next morning called a recalentada. Some tales are alarming, those are usually the ones that your parents experience when struggling on their path to the U.S.

Tortillas is a short film about making homemade tortillas, accompanied by a conversation about my mom’s journey across the Mexican border while seven months pregnant. Join my mother and me as we embark on her journey of coming to the U.S.