Family is the underlying thread in this collection of short films. From reflections of Bill Reid’s granddaughter to the closing of a family restaurant in Campbell River, as well as issues of gender identity, caregiving and immigration in the time of COVID-19, these five stories explore plural meanings of home, family and legacy.
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At the age of six, director Kent Donguines’s mother left him and his family to become a nanny. Years later, his film Kalinga (Care) shares the stories of several Filipina caregivers and nannies in Vancouver, bearing witness to their sacrifices as they struggle to reunite with their children and families.
- Year2020
- Runtime29 minutes
- CountryCanada
- PremiereWorld
- DirectorKent Donguines
- ProducerRobin Macabulos, Kent Donguines, Maxime Beauchamp
- CinematographerJohn Fleming and Grant Baldwin
- EditorAlfred Asuncion
- Sound DesignAlex Shamku and Justin Aucoin
Family is the underlying thread in this collection of short films. From reflections of Bill Reid’s granddaughter to the closing of a family restaurant in Campbell River, as well as issues of gender identity, caregiving and immigration in the time of COVID-19, these five stories explore plural meanings of home, family and legacy.
Media Partner
At the age of six, director Kent Donguines’s mother left him and his family to become a nanny. Years later, his film Kalinga (Care) shares the stories of several Filipina caregivers and nannies in Vancouver, bearing witness to their sacrifices as they struggle to reunite with their children and families.
- Year2020
- Runtime29 minutes
- CountryCanada
- PremiereWorld
- DirectorKent Donguines
- ProducerRobin Macabulos, Kent Donguines, Maxime Beauchamp
- CinematographerJohn Fleming and Grant Baldwin
- EditorAlfred Asuncion
- Sound DesignAlex Shamku and Justin Aucoin