DisOrient 2024

Sa Amin: Our Place / Buzz Cut / Pandemic Bread

Expired March 18, 2024 6:59 AM
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3 films in package
Sa Amin: Our Place
A documentary that reveals the history and struggles of the Filipino community in San Francisco’s South of Market (SOMA), as they fight for their rights, their culture, and their place in the city.
Buzz Cut
Union City, CA 2013. During a student march to rename a middle school after Filipino labor leaders, a disillusioned transfer student enters a barbershop and asks for a buzz cut.
Pandemic Bread
Luz, a Filipina interpreter, takes a call from Dr. Femi Balogun to discuss the end-of-life options for Remedios, an elderly Filipina woman in the hospital ICU during the early months of the COVID pandemic.
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A documentary that reveals the history and struggles of the Filipino community in San Francisco’s South of Market (SOMA), as they fight for their rights, their culture, and their place in the city.


Director - Dyan Ruiz, Nix Guirre

Dyan Ruiz - Co-Director

Dyan (she/her) is a journalist, storyteller, and community organizer. She was born in Quezon City, Philippines and grew up in Toronto, Canada. She is Co-Founder of non-profit media organization [people. power. media] based in San Francisco.

Nix Guirre - Co-Director

Nix (they/she) is a documentary filmmaker and cultural worker based in the Bay Area and born in the Philippines. They are currently the Program and Communications coordinator for SOMA Pilipinas, San Francisco’s Filipino Heritage Cultural District.

  • Year
    2023
  • Runtime
    44 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    Virtual Film Festival
  • Director
    Dyan Ruiz, Nix Guirre
  • Screenwriter
    Dyan Ruiz
  • Producer
    Fay Darmawi, [people.power.media.], SF Urban Film Fest
  • Editor
    Joseph Smooke
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