Please join us on our journey to create an inspiring film about a young girl who discovers resilience as she overcomes challenges that threaten to break her spirit.

With your support, this provocative look at girlhood longing, vulnerability, resilience, identity, and family love will surely leave a distinct footprint on the 2025 festival circuit!

About Our Film

Adapted from her award-winning novel & critically acclaimed stage play, HBO Latinx Director award, and SXSW-winning director, Elaine Del Valle brings her powerful autobiographical coming-of-age story to the screen.

Brownsville Bred is as much a coming-of-age drama as a gritty slice of American-Latina adolescence amidst the height of the 1980s Brooklyn crime epidemic.

The New York Times raved about the Brownsville Bred stage play

To date, the Brownsville Bred film project has been chiefly funded through grants, including from the Warnermedia 150 Foundation, Sundance Institute, Knight Foundation, and Caz Matthews Fund. All are respected organizations that value emerging artists sharing thought-provoking stories.

Now, thanks to our Artist fiscal sponsorship (Fractured Atlas), you too can make a tax-deductible contribution to help us realize our dream and finish our film. We are just $50,000 away from achieving our goal.

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Pictured here, Actress Nathalia Lares who portrays "Teen Elaine" with director, Elaine Del Valle during their filming in Brooklyn, New York

FILM STATUS & TARGET DATES

Principal Photography completed 12/20/23
Editing is underway. It began January 2024- Target to Edit (Picture) Completion: 4/1/24
Sound Design/Film Score Target start date 4/15/24 (45 days)
Color Correction target start date 4/15/24 (30 days)
Submissions to festival circuit estimated to begin June 2024
Premiere Target date: 1st quarter of 2025

We are just $50,000 away from achieving our goal!

Please consider a tax-deductible donation to support this worthy project currently in post-production!

Please join us on our journey to create an inspiring film about a young girl who discovers resilience as she overcomes challenges that threaten to break her spirit.

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Watch a behind--the-scenes video and hear from some of our talented actors and their experience working on Brownsville Bred.

Director's Personal Pitch Video https://vimeo.com/549630658

Meet the cast

Film Story

Director's Backstory

Learn More: https://www.brownsvillebred.com

Brownsville Bred: Transcending History

Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our dream of completing our indie film.