Shorts – San Diego Filipino Film Festival 2021

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Shorts

21st and Colonial

Film 21st and Colonial Directed by Angelo Reyes Inspired by a true story, two men with seemingly different lives meet during a banking transaction gone wrong...

After the Laughs

Film After the Laughs Directed by Dan Ramos Hollywood. La La Land. Tinseltown. Everybody wants to be a STAR, but nobody wants to do the work–except...

Ally 3000

Film Ally 3000 Directed by Giovannie Espiritu The CEO of a tech firm has to make a decision about a new product designed to alleviate...

Basurero

Film Basurero Directed by Eileen Cabiling Desperate for cash, a Filipino Fisherman dumps bodies into the ocean for the drug war’s faceless vigilantes. Tension...

Connection

Film Connection Directed by Achim Mendoza Anton, a frustrated Filipino musician, uploads a song he’s been working on social media. However, when an unauthorized...

Dance for Life

Film Dance for Life Directed by Baby Ruth Q. Villarama Angeli was sentenced to death in 1996. Twenty five years in prison serving a life sentence instead, she...

Elle

Film Elle Directed by Jenn Santos Elle, a Filipino-American actress, has a hard time navigating whitewashed Hollywood with its lack of authentic representation on...

Fruit Fly

Film Fruit Fly Directed by Kaitlyn Fae Twelve-year-old Jules develops a penchant for falling in love with gay boys after her boyfriend leaves her for...

Judy Free

Film Judy Free Directed by Cheryl Tagyamon Judy’s Father, a Filipino migrant worker, suddenly comes back as an animated figure after years of being away...

Langit Lupa (Heaven Hell)

Film Langit Lupa (Heaven Hell) Directed by Cha Roque Regales his new classmates with stories of his happy family only to return home to an absent father...

Learning Tagalog with Kayla

Film Learning Tagalog with Kayla Directed by Kayla Galang In this Tagalog lesson, Kayla will teach you conversational phrases, common expressions, and what it’s like to feel...

Lolo

Film Lolo Directed by Keone and Mari Madrid Arturo Madrid, a 76 year old Filipino-American man, reminisces on the hardships, wonders and reality of migrating from...

Margarita Island

Film Margarita Island Directed by Marion Aguas A metaphor for diaspora: a Filipinx girl takes a trip to Coney Island and discovers icons of her...

Metasingko

Film Metasingko Directed by Marvene Rom C. Munda A college alumnus practices his speech for the upcoming graduation. Rather than focusing on the honorees, his speech...

Nanay’s Lullaby

Film Nanay’s Lullaby Directed by Drew Stephens Nanay’s Lullaby focuses on a Filipino-American family that has been torn apart by religious beliefs, traditions and ego....

Next

Film Next Directed by Noah del Rosario An unborn soul waits in line in front of a mysterious door where he awaits the revelation of...

Novena

Film Novena Directed by Nolan Valerio Novena explores the lives of a Filipino-American family in a crisis of faith during the final days of...

Pamatpak (Spank Stick)

Film Pamatpak (Spank Stick) Directed by Lexian Losley Aragones Avestruz A working mom is trying to find time to spend with her only son, but she isn’t able...

PQ Village

Film PQ Village In San Diego, residents, church members and volunteers work together to save Peñasquitos Village (a.k.a. PQ Village), the...

Prinsesa

Film Prinsesa Directed by Drew Stephens When a moderate earthquake scares his children, Rey comforts them by telling the Singkil folk tale from the...

Roots and Wings

Film Roots and Wings Directed by Irene Yadao, Lisa Yadao, Michelle Sampior Roots & Wings is a micro-doc series that highlights innovative, culture-bridging WOC chefs who use food as a...

Self Tape

Film Self Tape Directed by Alex Lee Gary, a struggling young actor is stuck on his self-tape audition for his big break. Suddenly, his home...

Shorts Program I: Connect the Dots

Program Shorts Program I: Connect the Dots Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening Moderator: Trixi Agiao

Shorts Program II: Larger than Life

Program Shorts Program II: Larger than Life Q&A with the filmmakers after the screening Moderator: Justin Ricafort

Shorts Program III: Outside the Box

Program Shorts Program III: Outside the Box Q&A Moderator: Leah Lombos

Shorts Program IV: Scenes from Home

Program Shorts Program IV: Scenes from Home Q&A with the filmmaker after the screening Moderator: Justin Ricafort

Signals

Film Signals Directed by Caloy Soliongco It is dawn – an otherwise regular day in everyman’s Singapore. In her flat, the blinking lights are...

Stimulus

Film Stimulus Directed by Ryan Rivera Stimulus. The title derived from psychological terminology. Our character, Herman Hill, longs for connection. In his travels he...

Tahanan

Film Tahanan Directed by Mick Quito Fernando is an ex-convict and has been in jail for more than two decades for a terrible crime...

The Coconut Chick

Film The Coconut Chick Directed by Vince Cruz Not only is Faith (Mariana Alencar) a beautiful and confident barista, she’s also mean-spirited and casually racist, particularly...

The Final Piece

Film The Final Piece Directed by Rommel Andaya Tala is a second-generation Filipina-American teenager who is eager to start her journey away from home after being...

The Gray

Film The Gray Directed by Myra Aquino Perez is a former cop who has been judged to be morally “gray”— someone who is neither good...

The Perfect Post

Film The Perfect Post Directed by Jonathan De Guzman Dealing with her recent breakup, Jenna is brought to the club by her two best friends, Ayo and...

The Voyage

Film The Voyage Directed by BJ Formento & Richeille Formento Court Metrage Festival De Cannes 2016 Amsterdam Film Festival Winner Best Experimental Film 2016 London IFF Winner Best...

What I Would Have Told My Daughter If I Knew What To Say Back Then

Film What I Would Have Told My Daughter If I Knew What To Say Back Then Directed by Cha Roque What I Would Have Told My Daughter If I Knew What To Say Back Then features over 13...