Myself When I Am Real

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. Filmed on MiniDV tape in the style of a home movie, the film explores memory, identity, and assimilation from the contrasting perspectives of childhood and adulthood.

Credits
Writer: Angeline Gragasin, Elisha Mlotek
Producer: Angeline Gragasin, Elisha Mlotek, Yujin Yohe, Lindsay Blair Goeldner
Executive Producer: Jorian Polis Schutz, Harvey Bell, Zach Federbush
Director of Photography: Yujin Yohe
Editor: Angeline Gragasin
Production Designer: Roxy Martinez-Michaud
Composer: Spencer Murphy
Sound Designer: Paul Hill
Music: Spencer Murphy

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Kuwentuhan Lives

Tall tales of the Philippine diaspora from the homeland and abroad. Navigating truths and the absurd.