El Regreso Del Miedo is a project inspired by Berenice's growing urge to dive into the world of Directing. In honor of her Mexican immigrant family, she wanted her directorial debut project to highlight the never-ending fears Mexican immigrant families live through in the U.S. The fear of deportation, worker exploitation, family separation, and racial discrimination are forever present in the minds of Mexican immigrants and their first generation children. Inspired by late 90s horror video games, surreal films, and thriller shows such as The Twilight Zone, El Regreso Del Miedo was made with the intention of pushing the boundaries of reality, dramatizing fears audiences may have never experienced. Also inspired by films taking on a theatrical aesthetic and rich Mexican visual culture, many scenes take place in a black void “dream like” world, blurring the line between familiarity and otherness with its harsh background darkness and rich production design. With the collaboration of dozens of talented Latino filmmakers all over the Bay Area, El Regreso Del Miedo is a testament to the power Mexican storytelling holds and the importance of Latina filmmakers to exist in these filmmaking spaces.