Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Virtual Showcase

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MANONG
The manong were the first wave of Filipinos who came to the United States to find work. This film tells the stories of their decades in the farmland and canneries.
YOU CAN STILL HEAR ME SINGING
This film examines the devastating effects of the root causes of hunger in Negros Occidental, Philippines caused by the monopolization of the island’s sole source of economic support — its sugar industry.
APSU: EDUCATION AS A RIGHT
Produced to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of the statewide Asian Pacific Student Union (APSU), this film observes the rise of a new generation of Asian Pacific American student activists in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 1978 Bakke Decision.
HOWZIT! A Tribute to Linda Mabalot
Linda Mabalot was the beloved Executive Director of Visual Communication from the mid-’80s until her passing in 2003.
THE MAKING OF QUIET THUNDER
Inspired by the book "America is in the Heart" by Carlos Bulosan, Linda Mabalot and Visual Communications undertook the enormous effort of producing a feature narrative, QUIET THUNDER.
Q&A: Howzit!
Join us for a Q&A with the Visual Communications family on the legacy of former Executive Director, Linda Mabalot.
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Produced as a companion piece to the Philippine Hunger Project, this film examines the devastating effects of the root causes of hunger in Negros Occidental, Philippines caused by the monopolization of the island’s sole source of economic support — its sugar industry. Interviews with local politicians and academics are contrasted with images of the decimation of local staple industries that provide a crucial and, in many cases, sole source of income for families living at or near the poverty line.

  • Year
    1978
  • Runtime
    11 minutes
  • Director
    Antonio De Castro, Linda Mabalot
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