Film Title: The Gift of Barong: A Journey from Within
Synopsis:
This film is about two generations of Filipino-American surfers from the Bay Area who traveled to the Philippines to immerse in the culture, surf the islands and rediscover themselves.
What started as an innocent participation in a Filipino town fiesta and an accidental viewing of one’s self in the mirror with the BARONG TAGALOG (a traditional Filipino shirt), resulted in the awakening of consciousness of one of the main characters.
This simple journey from within developed into a full-blown independent documentary film project that took two years to make.
A must see film for the Filipino and Filipino-Americans and other ethnic communities. It shows the complexity of the social and emotional side of immigrants, and shows the courage and resolve of the few.
Winner - Best Cinematography in a Documentary
New York International Independent Film & Video Festival, 2006
Official Selection - Cinemanila International Film Festival, Philippines
Official Selection - Chicago Filipino American Film Festival
Official Selection - Pan Asian Film Festival, Calgary, Canada
Official Selection - New York International Independent Film & Video Festival
Official Selection - San Diego Asian Film Festival
Exhibitions:
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)
San Francisco Asian Art Museum
San Francisco Public Library
San Francisco State University
University of San Francisco
City College of San Francisco
Riordan High School, San Francisco, CA
WestBay Pilipino Center, San Francisco, CA
Young Filipino Professional Assoc. (YFPA) - sponsored screenings - Locus Arts and Delancey Theatre, San Francisco, CA
Sine! Sine! Pistahan's Filipino American Film Festival - The Metreon, San Francisco, CA
University of California, Santa Barbara
Los Angeles CinemaIndio
San Diego Filipino Heritage Festival
Filipino American Network sponsored screening, Vallejo, CA
SAIT College, Calgary, Canada
Independent Theatre, Sponsored by Mabuhay, Calgary, Canada
