Silicon Valley Asian Pacific FilmFest

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Expired October 30, 2023 6:45 AM
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When Inang passes away right before Christmas, her youngest daughter Maria, who's hosted family holidays year after year has decided her hosting days are over now that her mother is no longer present to help her. Maria's headstrong child, Jess, believes they can step in to keep the family together like their grandmother had done all her life. Can the family still be held together after Inang has died?


Director Biography - Terrence Jeffrey Santos

A Seattle based filmmaker, Terrence Jeffrey Santos, jumped into film in 2008 to capture the stories of his family for his kids and future generations to share. 2011 would bring marriage with two children arriving, one in 2014 and the other in 2018.

Supporting a beautiful family would bring Santos to marketing where he used his education in filmmaking and problem-solving experience to rise to the Design Director of Video Production from a part-time position in less than 2 years. Work in documentaries would lead to a regional Emmy award in 2016 and another nomination in 2023.

TJS now returns to the reason he began his film journey, to capture the rich history of his family. Beginning with the short film, After Inang.


  • Year
    2023
  • Runtime
    0:11:00
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
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  • Director
    Terrence Jeffrey Santos
  • Producer
    Terrence Jeffrey Santos
  • Executive Producer
    Terrence Jeffrey Santos, Masao Yamada
  • Cast
    Simone Link, Christi Cruz, Jesse Tiamson
  • Cinematographer
    Cast: Santino Santos, Maria Santos; Crew: Chris Ungco, DJ Walker, Jonathan Tran, Grant Vu