THE CELINE ARCHIVE

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Filmmakers in attendance. Film program will be followed by Q&A

In 1932, Celine Navarro was buried alive by her own community of Filipino Americans in Northern California. Grief-stricken filmmaker Celine Parreñas Shimizu, finding kinship with Navarro’s long-lost story, exhumes her tragic life while trying to unravel the mystery of her murder. Along with the fascinating figure of Celine Navarro, this documentary paints a vivid portrait of the early Filipino migrant community struggling with widespread racism and their own poisonous misogyny. It’s a haunting and illuminating experience. — Ryan Wu

CREDITS
Director: Celine Parreñas Shimizu
Writer: Celine Parreñas Shimizu
Producer: Celine Parreñas Shimizu, Dan Parreñas Shimizu, Rhacel Parreñas
Executive Producer: Shimizu Clan, Mike Dagampat, Risk Family
Director of Photography: Dan Chein
Editor: Jon Ayon Alonso
Production Designer: Jessie Meehan
Composer: Theo Gonzalves
Sound Designer: David Sandwisch
Music: Theo Gonzalves
Cast: Henie Navarro, Tootsie Reyes, Lucia Navarro, Dawn Mabalon, Alex Fabros, Rick Baldoz, Jean Vengua, Dorothy Cordova