PROGRAM FOUR
SEPTEMBER 5 Friday
Showtime 8:00 p.m.
George Lucas Instructional Building, Room 108
School of Cinema/Television, USC
850 West 34th Street, West Jefferson Blvd. o Los Angeles
(Btwn. Figueroa and McClintock; parking entrance on McClintock)
KALI KLUB, THE
(United States, 2003) Directed by Michael-David Caigoy
Mark and Celina, two individuals whose lives and frustrations couldn’t be further apart, describe the feelings of release they get from studying escrima, a form of Filipino martial arts. Mark speaks matter-of-factly about the constant threat of drive-bys and ambush shootings in his Temple Street neighborhood in downtown Los Angeles; while Celina longs to find meaning in her life apart from her rat-race existence as a small-business owner.
Video, 5 minutes, documentary
MONDAY NIGHTS IN HISTORIC FILIPINOTOWN
(United States, 2002) Directed by Arnold Noche
A Filipino martial arts class provides a refuge from the city in this evocative spoken word and music piece.
Video, 3 minutes, spoken word/documentary
FILIPINO VETERAN’S DAY MARCH
(United States, 2002) Directed by John Cruz
An unnarrated view of a crew of Filipino veterans participating in a
Veteran’s Day march may not be in itself significant. Director John Cruz’ film drips
with irony, however, when the fact that these veterans are among the few
still-living World War II survivors fighting for long-overdue promises of U.S.
citizenship is considered.
Video, 4 minutes, documentaryOASIS
(United States, 2003) Directed by Charles Uy
In this music video featuring contemporary Christian rock singer D’Angeles,
the search to find a resting place isn’t necessarily an endless one.
Video, 3 minutes, music video
CATHARSIS
(United States, 2002) Directed by Debbie Ramos
In this intense yet detached personal documentary, the director, a college student at a local Southland university, recounts her evolving relationship with her mother, who periodically leaves home to maintain an illicit relationship with a convict serving a prison sentence at the California Men’s Colony in Central California.
Video, 11 minutes, documentary
GOOD SON, THE
(United States, 2002) Directed by Michael Sandoval
With every punch he buries in the sandbag, a young Filipino defends his own
private room at his father’s house in Queens, New York. Jaime Soriano is an
evangelist preacher. Come Sunday, he preaches to Filipino immigrants at the same
place where his son Jimmy receives his training in the Filipino martial art,
kali. Jaime’s sermons are full of punishment, redemption, of turning the other
cheek—and the need to respect one’s parents. Jimmy assists his father in his
ministrations. The preacher and the angry young fighter have found a
compromise that is by no means easy for either of them.
Video (originated on 16mm), 9 minutes, documentary
ON SUNDAYS
(United States, 2002) Directed by Mia Villanueva
Set in the early 1990s, ON SUNDAYS centers around a 10 year-old girl named Tiya, the product of a teenage marriage. Tiya is the joy of each parent’s life, but both parents struggle daily with the consequences of their youth and naivete as they try to make ends meet. To ignore and avoid her parents’ problems, Tiya turns to music, specifically a hip-hop program showcasing DJs and MCs that, over time, becomes her escape and saving grace from the realities of family life.
Video (originated on 35mm), 16 minutes, narrative
programONE
8.01.03 - 9.12.03
pinoy online visions
programTWO
9.03.03
pinoy living room visions
programTHREE
9.04.03
pinoy visions:
special sneak-peek
programFOUR
9.05.03
pinoy visions:
a
family affair
programFIVE
9.06.03
pinoy visions:
a
tribute to Linda Mabalot
programSIX
9.06.03-9.07.03
pinoy visions
on demand