Season 2 / Ep. 02: I’m Gonna Win

In this episode, Alison sits with filmmaker and storyteller Elaine Del Valle, whose debut feature Brownsville Bred captures the beauty and brutality of growing up in 1980s Brooklyn. In a conversation about persistence, self-belief, and the quiet rebellion of creating without permission, Elaine reflects on what it means to keep going when the world tells you not to.

Together, they explore how survival becomes artistry, how constraint becomes possibility, and how the act of telling one’s story can be its own form of victory. A companion to Sentido’s “I’m Gonna Win” chapter, this dialogue lingers on the power of making your own way—and the grace that lives inside endurance.