USA,
2000, 88 min
Directed by:
Gene CajayonScreenplay:
Gene CajayonCinematography:
Hisham AbedCast:
Dante Basco, Jayson Schaal, Dionysio Basco, Eddie Garcia, Joy Bisco, Arianna Basco, Darion Basco, Derek Basco, Blas Lorenzo, Mindy SpenceVOD (1)
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Filipino-American high school student Ben (Dante Mercado) works in a comic book shop to earn money to pay his way into Cal Arts. His father, a postman, is determined that his son - who has won a pre-med scholarship to UCLA - will become a doctor. The eighteenth birthday party of Ben's sister, Rose, sets off a comedic and touching series of events and family struggles that will in turn determine young Ben's future. This fresh independent production from Gene Cajayon presents a lighthearted and warm coming-of-age tale filtered through the eyes of an American subculture rarely seen on film. (official distributor synopsis)
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