11 PH films in San Francisco

ON ITS fifth year, the New Filipino Cinema retrospective presents 11 films at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) in San Francisco, California.

This year’s lineup “captures a diverse and compelling snapshot of the best films” from the Philippines—consisting of a historical epic that became a “box-office hit, edgy indies and family-friendly” flicks.

To be screened are Lino Brocka’s digitally restored “Insiang” (June 9 and 12), Prime Cruz’s “Sleepless” (June 11 and 23), Erik Matti’s “Honor Thy Father” (June 11 and 19), Ara Chawdhury’s “Miss Bulalacao” (June 12 and July 2), Alvin Yapan’s “An Kubo sa Kawayanan” (June 16 and July 3), Charliebebs Gohetia’s “Chasing Waves” (June 18 and July 2),  Jerrold Tarog’s “Heneral Luna” (June 18 and 19), Carl Joseph Papa’s “Manang Biring” (June 25 and 26), Zig Dulay’s “Bambanti” (June 25 and July 3), Mihk Vergara’s “Patintero: Ang Alamat ni Meng Patalo” (June 26), and Brillante Ma. Mendoza’s “Taklub” (June 30 and July 2).

This series aims “to amplify creative voices seldom heard outside the Philippines,” the event’s website pointed out. Bayani San Diego Jr.