HBO® APA Visionaries is a short film competition showcasing emerging Asian and Pacific Islander American filmmakers. To honor Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and our filmmakers, HBO is celebrating Asian and Pacific Islander communities and its stories by streaming winning films from previous years. Come gather in strength as we watch #HBOVisionaries shorts throughout the month.
These films are available for viewing from Friday, May 22nd at 12pm PT to Sunday, May 24th at 11:59pm PT.
On Friday, May 29th at 2pm PT, join us for the HBO APA Visionaries Roundtable Conversation, where we discuss the HBO APA Visionaries program and have a heartfelt conversation on the multiple and evolving layers of the APA filmmaker experience of today. E! host and correspondent Erin Lim, hosts Visionary finalists from across three classes, Dinh Thai (MONDAY), Maritte Go (REMITTANCE), Nirav Bhakta (HALWA), and Gayatri Bajpai (HALWA), joined by actress and filmmaker Sujata Day, for a conversation on what it means to be a storyteller and a leader. Click here to learn more.
A disenchanted Filipino cruise worker is stuck in the monotony of cleaning rooms. Missing her son at home in the Philippines, she learns that he has been admitted to the hospital. Unable to contact him, her world falls to pieces as she deals with the agony of being apart.
This film was a finalist for the 2018 HBO APA Visionaries Short Film Competition, and premiered at the 2018 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.
Maritte Go
Maritte Go is a Filipino American filmmaker who graduated from University of Southern California with a Masters in Film and TV Production. She was also a Visual Communications Armed With a Camera Fellow in 2013. Maritte’s short film REMITTANCE was a finalist for the HBO APA Visionaries competition, and she was recently awarded the CAMERAderie Women in Media grant for her short film ILLIPINO. Maritte recently finished shooting her feature directorial debut RISE, a dramatic thriller inspired by the real-life conflict between the Nigerian people and the Boko Haram insurgency; wrapped directing a segment of PHOBIAS, an anthology horror feature for Defiant Studios and Radio Silence; and is currently working on a studio horror feature film with Amazon and Blumhouse.
- Year2018
- Runtime10 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Visayan
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorMaritte Go
- ScreenwriterMaritte Go, Broderick Engelhard, Maurice Go
- ProducerMaritte Go, Broderick Engelhard
- CastSean-Michael Smith
- CinematographerBroderick Engelhard
- EditorMaritte Go
- ComposerJacques Braubar
- MusicJacques Brautbar
HBO® APA Visionaries is a short film competition showcasing emerging Asian and Pacific Islander American filmmakers. To honor Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and our filmmakers, HBO is celebrating Asian and Pacific Islander communities and its stories by streaming winning films from previous years. Come gather in strength as we watch #HBOVisionaries shorts throughout the month.
These films are available for viewing from Friday, May 22nd at 12pm PT to Sunday, May 24th at 11:59pm PT.
On Friday, May 29th at 2pm PT, join us for the HBO APA Visionaries Roundtable Conversation, where we discuss the HBO APA Visionaries program and have a heartfelt conversation on the multiple and evolving layers of the APA filmmaker experience of today. E! host and correspondent Erin Lim, hosts Visionary finalists from across three classes, Dinh Thai (MONDAY), Maritte Go (REMITTANCE), Nirav Bhakta (HALWA), and Gayatri Bajpai (HALWA), joined by actress and filmmaker Sujata Day, for a conversation on what it means to be a storyteller and a leader. Click here to learn more.
A disenchanted Filipino cruise worker is stuck in the monotony of cleaning rooms. Missing her son at home in the Philippines, she learns that he has been admitted to the hospital. Unable to contact him, her world falls to pieces as she deals with the agony of being apart.
This film was a finalist for the 2018 HBO APA Visionaries Short Film Competition, and premiered at the 2018 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.
Maritte Go
Maritte Go is a Filipino American filmmaker who graduated from University of Southern California with a Masters in Film and TV Production. She was also a Visual Communications Armed With a Camera Fellow in 2013. Maritte’s short film REMITTANCE was a finalist for the HBO APA Visionaries competition, and she was recently awarded the CAMERAderie Women in Media grant for her short film ILLIPINO. Maritte recently finished shooting her feature directorial debut RISE, a dramatic thriller inspired by the real-life conflict between the Nigerian people and the Boko Haram insurgency; wrapped directing a segment of PHOBIAS, an anthology horror feature for Defiant Studios and Radio Silence; and is currently working on a studio horror feature film with Amazon and Blumhouse.
- Year2018
- Runtime10 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Visayan
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorMaritte Go
- ScreenwriterMaritte Go, Broderick Engelhard, Maurice Go
- ProducerMaritte Go, Broderick Engelhard
- CastSean-Michael Smith
- CinematographerBroderick Engelhard
- EditorMaritte Go
- ComposerJacques Braubar
- MusicJacques Brautbar