WePresent - Renell Medrano: PAMPARA

Photographer and director Renell Medrano has always been inspired by her homeland, the Dominican Republic, and the rich heritage of the country her parents were born in. Renell grew up in the Bronx, but visited the Dominican Republic regularly throughout her childhood. For PAMPARA, a collaboration with WePresent, Renell returned to the Dominican Republic for the first time since her teenage years to explore the culture that formed her, resulting in a a temporary exhibition of images and a film documenting the richness and indelible impact of culture.