![]() the slang term `boonies' or `boondocks' used to describe a place located way out in the countryside originates from the Tagalog word `bundok', meaning `mountain'įilipinos are bit more interwoven in the American social fabric than we realize, and with this film, we're a little bit less invisible.45 was developed specifically to kill the Filipino `insurgent' ![]() before the Vietnam War, there was the Philippine `insurrection' that claimed 100,000 Filipino lives.Maybe a screening at the Sundance? Perhaps the best thing this film will do is kindle interest in young Fil-Ams about their heritage, culture and history. The debut (/dbu/) is a traditional Filipino coming-of-age celebration which celebrates a young womans 18th birthday, the age of maturity in the. Robert Rodriguez and Spike Lee started out doing small films, so I really hope this catches the eye of the industry. ![]() I've read & heard about the great amount of difficulty it took to make this film (my daughter attended a Union City, CA screening where the director was present) and I'm not at all surprised that Hollywood displayed no interest in producing or distributing a film about `minorities'-not enough white faces in the film to attract a mainstream audience, right? Thank you, Gene Cajayon, for making this film, and I wish you the best in your career as a director. It captures so many little facets of the Fil-Am culture clash/identity crisis that so many of us go through. If you're Fil-Am or have friends who are, you'll going to enjoy this immensely. Thank goodness for indie films! Are you are sick and tired of stupid formulaic, cookie-cutter hollywood movies? Then this is a film you want to watch. Much like a Mexican quincea-era, which celebrates a Latinas 15th birthday, debuts are a popular rite of passage in the Philippines.
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