past work
In 2017 macorina media formed as a small production company engaging artists with hyper-local to regional coalition work, including: just transition, cancel rent, amazon out of Queens, DC tenant’s strike, emergency response planning, and alternatives to policing. It was my creative home base, and a way to continue curating collaborative projects among artists in relationship with different organized communities.
A formal MWBE small business license allowed us to apply for larger grants, fund productions, and pay artists whenever possible. The purpose was for every phase of production (from pre-production to distribution) to prioritize our communities.
macorina media ended as a project in summer 2023. stay tuned for future iterations of collective work.
All work below is free to use for education & community building purposes:
First They Came for My Mother When Dani & Kali’s mother is kidnapped by the state, they rely on the support of their neighbors to enact her emergency resilience plan.
In 2030 Unicorns Roam the Streets of Roosevelt Jaqueline is a 7 year-old who roams the streets as a unicorn when mom isn’t home. No dialogue. Intended for use w/ multi-lingual spaces to encourage discussion around forms of caring for one another on the street.
El Naya Route of Peace. El Naya Routa de la Paz This visual testimony is a community's response to VICE's 2018 documentary, "The Naya: Colombia’s Hidden Cocaine Route." VICE’s documentary portrays autonomous Afro-Colombian and Native territory, the Naya River basin, as a desolate area used solely for cocaine production. The narrative pushed by VICE is one we know too well here as Black and Brown communities in the U.S.: it's a story that invisibleizes, victimizes, and criminalizes all with the aim to displace.
Other collaborative projects included:
2022, Las Pleñideras, Music Video [Work in Progress]
2021, All Aboard the Freedom Express, Intergenerational Coloring Book
2019, Cancel the Rent/Cancela La Renta, PSA for The Party for Socialism & Liberation
2019, Anyway Jeff Bezos Can Kiss Our Ass, 17min Docu-Narrative
2017, Ni Border Ni Papers, Graphics for Families for Freedom
2017, Rent Strike, Video Series for DC Tenants Union, LEDC, and Movement Matters
2014, Queens Neighborhoods United Against the Bid, Video Series for QNU
For an incomplete & loosely curated list of productions, feel free to roam here.