The Festival will showcase more than 100 films through Sunday, Oct. 8.
Dante Basco and Kevin Kreider star in"Asian Persuasion," the closing night film of San Diego Filipino Film Festival.SDFFF found fast success. Its opening and closing night films were sold out more than a week ago. That's amazing for a young festival that opened its doors just as people were emerging from a pandemic.
"It makes us really proud. It also inspires us and it drives us to do our work — our important work — and amplifying our representation in arts and culture and cinema," Bautista said. But filmmaker Larry Daguino Lariosa ponders,"Why had I always felt the exact opposite, feeling so disconnected from my culture? How did this happen?"San Diego Filipino Film Festival honors the late Gloria Sevilla, the Queen of Visayan Movies in the Philippines with a screening of"Pagbalik ," directed by renowned Filipina actress and Sevilla’s daughter, Maria S. Ranillo.
The festival will offer a mix of in-person and online screenings as well as a mix of shorts, features, and documentaries. I also appreciate the mix of genres. Closing night will offer the popular Dante Basco and KC Concepcion in the romantic comedy"Asian Persuasion" with filmmaker Jhett Tolentino and writer Michael Ang on hand for a Q&A after the screening."Nanahimik ang Gabi " screens Thursday night at San Diego Filipino Film Festival.
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