Brenda Contreras

Brenda Contreras (Macehual. b. 1984, Los Angeles/Tovaangar) is an experimental filmmaker and land defender. Contreras’ ideas center around geography, memory, transgenerational trauma & the body, language and lack thereof. These themes are seen in both her artistic role and land defense work. She currently lives in Tovaangar and fights to bring agency back to the Land, flora and fauna with her non-profit Coyotl wan Macehualli.