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Please join Manilatown for an IN PERSON/ONLINE Watch Party of short films by ELI AFRICA followed by a Community Discussion with the film director.IMPORTANT NOTE for In Person guests: In accordance with San Francisco's directive that all attendees of indoor public events must wear masks regardless of vaccination status, the Manilatown staff will be actively enforcing mandatory mask wearing during this public event from 2-5pm.
NOTE for Online guests: Upon registration on EventBrite you will receive an email to watch the Zoom Livestream at 2:00pm Sunday, August 8 (PDT). The livestream on Zoom is ONLY shown live at that time and will not be available to watch afterwards.
ABOUT THE SHORT FILMS:
The Impersonator [00:13] During the Coronavirus outbreak, a character goes on the air.
Bus Wrap Art [01:44] A social media response to SamTrans launching new anti-racism artwork on buses and shelters in support of the AAPI community.
The Story of Frai [03:43] Inspired by the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) around the world who make sacrifices to provide for their families in the Philippines.
Al Robles Express [07:06] A few Filipino-Americans go on a soul-searching pilgrimage to the Philippines.
Empanada [03:00] Vigan is famous not only for its architecture and horse carriages but also for Empanada, a delicacy inspired by colonial Spain.
Payatas Peace Park [08:23] Paul Galang, social advocate, Poet, and Executive Director of ABAKADANG Kayumanggi, coordinates an annual Japanese student study tour group, empowering them to experience, share and learn from social, economic & cultural encounters with the urban poor communities of Metro Manila, Philippines.
Lolo's Present [05:20] A Filipino migrant family living in the San Francisco Bay Area welcomes an elderly relative from the Philippines.
The Two Brothers Who Raised Me [04:35] A story of two brothers whose journeys from the Philippines to California unfold through the years.
Selling Songs of Leyte [14:27] Best Foreign Short Documentary [2004 New York International Independent Film & Video Festival]. On the Philippine island province of Leyte, market day shifts from town to town where locals flock to get their basic needs. Among a few of the dried fish vendors, wares are sold using the rhythm of the songs they sing.
ABOUT ELI AFRICA:
Eli Africa is a multimedia artist living in El Cerrito, California. He earned his Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in Visual Communications from the University of the Philippines in Diliman, and a Master of Arts degree in Multimedia Communications from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
Eli was born in San Bernardino, California to Filipino immigrant parents. When his father retired from the U.S. Army, he immigrated to the Philippines with his family and lived there until he graduated from college. Upon moving back to California, he landed visual art jobs as a freelancer and worked in art production houses. During one of his trips back to the Philippines, he was invited to teach at his alma mater, the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts, where he taught freshmen and sophomore students for five years.
Soon after he got married and started a family, he moved back to California with his wife and two kids and started from scratch all over again. Drawing faces was something he did for fun as a young art student. In fact, one of his first gigs upon returning to California was drawing caricatures on San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf. He has since worked with the Bay Area Discovery Museum, Children’s Creativity Museum, Asian Pacific Fund, Youth Speaks, the Exploratorium, de Young Museum, and the University of California Santa Cruz Silicon Valley Extension. Eli is now a freelancer creating assets for print, short-form video, and the web.
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We are deeply honored and pleased to present these wonderful films to our kababayans here in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond, and we thank ELI AFRICA for creating relevant films about the shared culture between Filipinos and Filipino Americans that we can all watch, understand and enjoy.
MANILATOWN MOVIETIME:
The Manilatown Heritage Foundation is proud to present Manilatown MovieTime a series of specially programmed Filipino film screenings and community discussions. Hosted by Annie Panlibuton-Barnes, Manilatown MovieTime is designed to showcase Philippine and Filipino-American related movies, filmmakers, actors and crews, infusing their art and insight into our vibrant, diverse community through film. Each Manilatown MovieTime screening features the following:
A community discussion led by writer, poet, actor and Ethnic Studies Professor Oscar Peñaranda
A presentation on the importance of Filipino Films in the Filipino-American Community
Meet & Greets with Actors, Directors, Cinematographers, and Filipino movie enthusiasts.
For more information about Manilatown MovieTime or the Manilatown Heritage Foundation please contact us at [email protected]
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
International Hotel (San Francisco), San Francisco, CA 94111, United States
Tickets
USD 10