Vanilla

Based on the director’s own childhood, a family fights to keep their home in late-1980s Mexico

Eight-year-old Roberta lives with several generations of women. While the family fights to keep their home, Roberta tries to navigate a landscape of adults struggling to find their footing. Based on the director’s own childhood, Vanilla is a raw and authentic portrayal of sisterhood and femininity, seen through the eyes of an eight-year-old.