‘Nuwebe’ in Harlem, Rome

After Montreal, Joseph Israel Laban’s “Nuwebe” competes at the Harlem International Film Festival in New York City, September 11 to 15. “It’s the only Filipino film in competition,” Laban wrote on Facebook. A Cinemalaya 2013 entry, “Nuwebe” will also be screened at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni as part of the Rome edition of the MovieMov Italian Film Festival, September 13 to 15. Bayani San Diego Jr.