PINOY INNER VISIONS / PART ONE Monday, September 4, 4:00 p.m. David Henry Hwang Theatre, Union Center for the Arts 120 Judge John Aiso Street, Los Angeles Little Tokyo $8 General Admission; $5 Friends of Visual Communications members THE SON OF LINO BROCKA (Ang Anak ni Brocka) (Philippines, 2005) Dir.: Sigfreid Barros-Sanchez A motley group of television journalists stumbles upon a possible scoop: that the Philippines' national cinema hero, Lino Brocka, actually sired a son. Video cameras in hand, they set off in search for clues by asking people if they might have come across a young man named "Onil" who claims he is the son of Brocka. They delve into the life of the National Artist, even going so far as to interview director Brocka's family members, friends, associates, and many of the actors and actresses he groomed. In the end, the journalists discover a lot of things about the late filmmaker-much more than they expected. This eye-opening digital feature includes interviews with many of the late directors protégés and colleagues including Nonie Buencamino, Jacklyn Jose, Gina Alajar, Bembol Roco, Angie Ferro, Jeffrey Quizon, Joonee Gamboa, Chanda Romero, Soxy Topacio, Menggie Cobarrubias, Geoff Eigenmann, Nanding Josef, Allan Paule, Timothy Diwa, Francis Magalona, Behn Cervantes, and Philip Salvador. 150 min., color, narrative, in Tagalog w/E.S. PINOY INNER VISIONS / PART TWO Monday, September 4, 7:00 p.m. David Henry Hwang Theatre, Union Center for the Arts 120 Judge John Aiso Street, Los Angeles Little Tokyo $8 General Admission; $5 Friends of Visual Communications members The first of our showcase programs of new short works highlights emerging local talents, accented with a pair of works by Filipino producers who are beginning to make waves on the international scene. HOOPTOWN INTERNATIONAL (USA, 2006) Dir.: A. Gabe Pagtama Hooptown International, a youth basketball organization, was created 18 years ago by a group of Filipino Americans who wanted to get kids out of trouble and learn how to be productive citizens. Hooptown has produced players playing college basketball in America and professional basketball in the Philippines. 5 min., color, documentary BEYOND THE SEA: FILIPINOS IN THE U.S. NAVY (USA, 2006) Dir.: Katrina Nierva, Gena Hamamoto, Mark Villegas BEYOND THE SEA profiles three brothers whose lives revolved around the U.S. Navy. All three were able to pass along the benefits of travel, duty and immigration to their respective families. 10 min., color, documentary A DAY BEHIND BARS (USA, 2006) Dir.: Apollo Victoria At-risk youth take a day trip to visit prisoners of San Quentin as one of many activities coordinated by Rudy Corpuz of United Playaz, a non-profit youth organization based in San Francisco. The organizers, youth and prisoners give their viewpoints on the program and on prison issues. 5 min., color, documentary HONORABLE SON (USA, 2006) Dir.: Jay Esguerra A Filipino American son decides to interview his parents on why they don't talk about his gay identity at home. By doing so, he gets an intense and revealing glympse of his parents which forces him to delve into his own personal life to find truth. 5 min., color, narrative TAWID/GUTOM (Philippines, 2005) Dir.: John Torres In this experimental love poem/monologue, a man reminisces about a relationship and anticipates meeting his love again, both with trepidation and excitement. 3 min., color, experimental narrative to transgress: a meditation (USA, 2006) Dir.: Maya Santos In this experimental documentary, the filmmaker explores the moment when she leaves everything she knows to become everything uncertain. 8 min., color, documentary TRANS ART (USA, 2006) Dir.: Maricar Camaya TRANS ART examines the role of art and performance in the lives of Dominic Madrid, a singer and performance artist, and Ryka Aoki de la Cruz, an artist and organizer of Trans/Giving, Los Angeles' only performance space for transgender, gender queer and intersex artists. 5 min., color, documentary HANG IN THERE BABY! (USA, 2006) Dir.: Michael D. Caigoy John is a motivational speaker. Some of those around him struggle to understand his philosophy and eliminate the root of their unhappy thoughts; others just struggle to live on the bare necessities. A surreal meditation on the fickle character of happiness. 5 min., color, narrative SAYAW (Philippines, 2005) Dir.: Paul Soriano A visual and poetic look into the life of an aspiring boxer determined to overcome his inner battles with dreams of conquering life's ultimate prize. 15 min., color, narrative, in Tagalog w/E.S. SWEET LUCY ASLEEP [Artist: Invid] (USA, 2006) Dir.: Patricio Ginelsa, AJ Calomay A community exorcism to rid a young woman of a godless demon goes terribly awry, leaving the members of a band hired to entertain the family party with a difficult choice: to play a request, or run for their lives? 6 min., color, music video All programs are subject to change or cancellation without notice. All selections are unrated; parental guidance suggested.