A two-story building with a brick ground floor and a beige upper floor with brown window shutters, a striped awning outside, and large interior windows glowing with warm light. There are trees, utility poles, and signs indicating a street closure and bump ahead.

DeAnna: Pequeña Cena

business spotlight

Creative Brief: Craft a :60 vignette for social, spotlighting DeAnna Ornelas and her motivations for organizing pop-up events.

DeAnna Ornelas, accustomed to embracing challenges, encountered a void in community and Latin culture upon relocating from Wichita, Kansas to Portland, Oregon. Notably absent was representation in the wine industry for Mexican Americans like herself. Instead of lamenting, DeAnna sought avenues to empower her community utilizing her skills and knowledge. Among her initiatives fostering inclusivity within the food and hospitality sector is her pop-up series. This brief vignette delves into DeAnna Ornelas's aspiration to celebrate her culture through the mediums of food and wine.

Production Company: Honeybee Films
Talent: DeAnna Ornelas
Director: Jonathan Lue
Gaffer/PA: Andrew Yamada

STILLS

A dessert featuring a small round flan with a caramel sauce topping on a dark ceramic plate. The dish is decorated with pink and white flower petals and a caramel honeycomb-style sugar garnish. The plate is on a wooden table.
A woman behind a bar counter with various bottles of wine in front of her.
A woman with dark hair and earrings sitting at a wooden table in a dimly lit restaurant with hanging Edison bulbs, paintings, and decorative greenery on the ceiling.
A woman with dark hair looking off into the distance, sunlight shining behind her, dressed in a white top with eyelet sleeves outdoors.
A woman in a white dress is speaking and gesturing with her hand at a restaurant or cafe where several people are seated and listening, with large windows and warm lighting in the background.
A tall, slender glass bottle filled with a golden-colored liquid, placed on a wooden surface with a blurred background of windows and warm lighting.