MORENA (2021)
Mission Asset Fund’s Los Angeles Creative Professionals Relief Fund Recipient

After an insecure Filipina folk artist seeks out controversial skin whitening cream to cope with everyday life, she races against time to reverse its terrifying supernatural side effects.

Writer/Director: Nicole Mairose Dizon
Executive Producer: Loren Maxine
Director of Photography: Tim Toda
Editor: Calvin Chin

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS & NOMINATIONS
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival 2022 (World Premiere)
Houston Asian American & Pacific Islander Film Festival 2022
The Micheaux Film Festival 2022
Yale Summer Cabaret: Summer of Love Film Festival 2022 (Jury Award Nomination)
San Diego Filipino Film Festival 2022
Silicon Valley Asian Pacific FilmFest 2022
The Film Collective Film Festival 2022
Yucca Valley Film Festival 2022 (Best Short Film Nomination)
The Philippines Film Day Shorts Program at the Asian World Film Festival 2022
Santa Monica International Film Festival 2023
San Pedro International Film Festival 2023
DisOrient Asian American Film Festival 2023
Diwa Filipino Film Festival Showcase of Seattle 2023
Huntington Beach Cultural Film Festival 2023 (2023 Best Thematic Film "Stand Up. Speak Truth." Film Nomination)
Blow-Up Arthouse Film Festival (Semi-Finalist, Charlie Chaplin/Best Narrative Short Award)
Gold House and UTA Filipino/x American History Month Independent Filmmakers Showcase