The Mural Film
In Post Production - Completed by Fall 2026!
The Mural is inspired by true events.
Running a small business is hard. This is the story of a meek, struggling soup-cafe owner who finally sees some success after painting a mural on the side of the building. When the mural is defaced, she publicly threatens the vandal to face her, and to face consequences.
Community by her side, she finds fierceness in herself she never knew she had.
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As a small business owner herself, and wife of a restaurateur, this story comes from Alison Wesley’s first-handed experience of the ups and down of business, the strong and hopeful community in Portland and the very real need to stop apologizing as a woman in today’s society.
In our community, just like in a great soup, EVERY INGREDIENT MATTERS.
Our intention is to bring flavor, hope and diverse representation in this project from start to finish.
Make sure to watch for the portland-area small businesses who supported our production featured in the mural film.
Bringing hope back to our city!
it’s all about community.
Behind the scenes, we have:
Julie Nhem, Director of Photography
Myhraliza Aala, Assistant Director
Alison Wesley, Writer/Producer
Reba Sparrow, Producer, Second Assistant Director and Intimacy Coordinator
Emily Roskam, Artwork (co-owner of Cubo de Cuba in Portland where her mural art is on display)
Thank you to our sponsors!
We couldn’t do this without your support - thank you!
