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shareFilmmakers in attendance. Film program will be followed by Q&A
With kuwentuhan, the Tagalog word for “sharing stories,” the audience has the opportunity to relate to a new perspective, affirm values for themselves, and reflect on personal experiences. From family birthday parties, to workplace anxieties, to beauty pageants; these films reveal the diverse threads that connect us. — Eseel Borlasa
In this program
BLUSH
Directed by: Joe Mateo | 11 mins
The journey of a stranded horticulturist-astronaut’s chances for survival after he crash lands on a desolate dwarf planet.
EVERYTHING STAYS
Directed by: Cole Bacani | 26 mins
Gabe’s cousins have one last chance to tie him down in Illinois, forcing him to decide what’s more important: his family or his future.
EXCUSE ME, MISS, MISS, MISS
Directed by: Sonny Calvento | 16 mins
A contractual saleslady unearths the secret to regularization.
LEARNING TAGALOG WITH KAYLA
Directed by: Kayla Abuda Galang | 4 mins
Kayla will teach you Tagalog, the language of her homeland.
NO DOGS
Directed by: Randal Kamradt | 15 mins
During the 1930 Watsonville race riots, a Filipina American woman seeks shelter at a diner.
THE ROSE OF MANILA
Directed by: Alex Westfall | 12 mins
Archival footage and reenactment evoke a formative moment in the life of young Imelda Marcos, the infamous wife of Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
YOU AND I
Directed by: Melanie Lim | 14 mins
After not seeing each other for twenty years, two friends meet for one night in Los Angeles, sparking dormant feelings never confronted in their youth.
