25th Annual Visual Communications Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
2009 marks the Silver Anniversary of the Visual Communications Asian Pacific Film Festival, taking place April 30th-May 7th, 2009.
The Filipino films featured in this year’s FilmFest are all must see’s! FilAm ARTS is a Community Co-Sponsor of the Filipino feature-length films screening at this year’s FilmFest: Kolorete, 100, Jay and Manilatown Is In the Heart. We have a quantity of tickets available for these films at a discounted $10 each (general admission is $12 per film) Please contact dion@filamarts.org by 5pm April 27th to reserve tickets under FilAm ARTS.
Kolorete – A drama set in the Philippines centered around soprano Asuncion and the events that surround her visit to a rural town. Sunday May 3, Directors Guild of America Theatre 2
100 - A multiple award-winner at the 2008 Cinemalaya Film Festival and the winner of the 2008 Pusan International Film Festival’s prestigious Audience Award in the New Currents competition, 100 marks an assured directorial debut by Chris Martinez, a screenwriter by trade. Saturday May 2nd, 12noon, Laemmle’s Sunset 5
Manilatown is in the Heart/Sounds of New Hope – Manilatown is in the Heart documents cultural activist Al Robles “as and “his wanderings while he tells the manong’s tales of isolation, struggle, and merriment.” This film is paired with a documentary of a new-generation cultural activist, Kiwi, in Sounds of New Hope, directed by emerging Filipino filmmaker, Eric Tandoc. Saturday, May 2, 6:30pm – Directors Guild of America, Theatre 2
Jay – A gay schoolteacher, Jay is brutally murdered and the story begins with a reality TV show that documents Jay’s death. Short film Husk, directed by Ivy Universe Baldoza, is also featured. Wednesday May 6, 9:30pm, Laemmle’s Sunset 5
Also be sure to check out:
Cinema Musica! - Filipinos are well-represented with 6 pieces in this year’s Music Video presentation! Former FPAC Volunteer Coordinator Joel Quizon’s Here by the Miles Approach heads up the list! Also included are Crooks and Rooks by Bambu, directed by Patricio Ginelsa Tuesday May 5th, 7:30pm at the Downtown Independent
Ballad Of Marco Rey – Marco Rey, a wildly popular singing sensation, suddenly withdraws from the scene with no apparent explanation. On the eve of his comeback, an entertainment reporter tries to find out the real truth behind Marco Rey. Directed by Jim Herr. Monday May 4 7pm at the Downtown Independent
See you there!!!
