La Tortillería

Photographer, filmmaker, director and editor for all branded content.

La Tortillería is an authentic Mexican restaurant in Melbourne, Australia. They specialize in making corn tortillas from scratch to offer Aussie's an authentic taste of flavorful, delicious Mexican cuisine. The co-founder of La Tortillería, Diana Dittany, hired me to produce and create a video focusing on the process of making tortillas by hand here in Guatemala. Diana loves Guatemalan tortillas as well and is inspired by the taste and texture of them. For this project, I worked closely with a local woman named Petrona Cumez Buc, who lives in San Marcos La Laguna, Guatemala. Petrona makes tortillas by hand, and I documented the entire process from kernel to tortilla. I focused on capturing the beautiful delicacy of Guatemalan tortillas and the passion Petrona puts into her cooking. I filmed her in her home and around the small village where she lives. For the photo gallery, I focused on using warm tones to future the message of a deep love for cooking and honed in on the details of the tortilla making process and delicacy.

The produced video and photo gallery is being used for branding and marketing material for La Tortillería.