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Tall tales of the Philipine diaspora from the homeland and abroad. Navigating truths and the absurd.
In this program
Dear Watsonville
Directed by Sondy Lucille
“Dear Watsonville” is a mixed-media documentary offering an intimate glimpse into the lives of the manong generation, the first generation of Filipino migrants to arrive en masse to the U.S., as seen through the eyes of their children. It unfolds in three distinct vignettes, each focusing on the migration stories and day-to-day experiences of three Filipino families.
Myself When I Am Real
Directed by Angeline Gragasin
Set in the year 2000, a single mother and her teenage daughter struggle to make friends and find belonging at a Filipino Christmas party in suburban Wisconsin.
Ruya
Directed by Nicole Mairose Dizon
When a T’boli dreamweaver goes into a coma, her anxious, insomniac daughter must dream and communicate with Fu Dalu, the Spirit of Abaca, to pick up where her mom left off on the next t’nalak.
Sleep On It
Directed by Hix Murakami
In this Filipino adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Princess and the Pea,” a hopeless romantic falls for an innkeeper looking for his own twisted fairytale ending.
Three Ates and a Wedding
Directed by Kevin Ang
Three vastly different Filipino-Canadian sisters accidentally ruin their younger brother’s wedding.
Vic and His Nanay
Directed by Jillian Janairo
While he’s trapped in his apartment recovering from COVID, an exasperated Vic tries to evade a nosy apparition of his late mother.
Dates & Times
AMC Atlantic Times Square 14
May 4, 2025
6:00 pm
