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Mother of Color Director on national release:

“…this moment was that light in the dark that guided me to make sure the film would see a much wider release.” Portland Tribune

“A few years ago, Portland filmmaker Dawn Jones Redstone assembled a team of women and nonbinary people of color who identify as part of the LGBTQUIA+ community to make Mother of Color…” Willamette Week

“Mother of Color” and Dawn Jones Redstone in MovieMaker Magazine

“I think of it as an origin story for someone like her who is destined to be a leader, but is constantly running into these limitations put on her by society as a single woman of color,” Redstone says.”

Mother of Color director returns to her roots at San Antonio Film Festival

““I’m incredibly proud to be returning to San Antonio with a film that is ultimately about connecting with your heritage.”

“Mother of Color” review by William Thomas Berk, Movie Curiosities

“It’s a frankly ingenious and visually compelling approach to an immigrant story.”

Q and A with Mother of Color Director Dawn Jones Redstone - Tackling Colonialism

Picture This Post article

Making a Thoughtful First Feature with Dawn Jones Redstone

Making Movies is Hard Podcast with Liz Manashil and Alrik Bursell

Mother of Color in We Are Moving Stories

An interview with Director Dawn Jones Redstone and Producer Ashley song

“Mother of Color,” Starring Multnomah County Commissioner Candidate Ana del Rocio, Is Returning to the Big Screen

“The whole reason I turn to art and work so hard to make movies, is because when we get it right, cinema can bring us understanding, relief and connection…”

Reconciling What You Deserve with the Way the World Actually Operates

WFAIFF catches up with returning filmmaker Dawn Jones Redstone for Q and A - Winter Film Awards International Film Festival in NYC

Don't Call Mother Of Color Magic Realism

“The first feature film from Dawn Jones Redstone is as much about Portland (including a protest reenactment) as it is about ancestors and enchantment.” - Portland Mercury

‘Mother of Color’: The difficult art of juggling

“Portland director Dawn Jones Redstone's debut feature film tells the tale of a woman balancing community activism and raising children.” - Oregon ArtsWatch

Dawn Jones Redstone Interview: Reflecting on a Film Career Centered on Transformational Journeys

“Mother of Color (2022), the first feature-length film from Portland-based filmmaker Dawn Jones Redstone, explores the nexus of race- and gender-based marginalization…” - REDEFINE Magazine

“Mother of Color” Will Have Its Portland Premiere on Nov. 4

“The highly anticipated local film is about a single mother who dreams of running for office.” - Willamette Week

Lights, Camera, Revolution

Article on Dawn Jones Redstone and the film - Willamette Week

How Quitting a Job Changed My Relationships

Article on Star Ana del Rocío - New York Times

Q and A with Dawn Jones Redstone

Blog post by Bend Film here

Portland filmmaker fundraises for Mother of Color

Article in the Portland Mercury here

New film addresses race, ancestral trauma and women at work

Article by Story Change Culture

A Filmmaking Leap of Faith

Article in Opportunity Magazine here