SNH @ SAN DIEGO ASIAN FILM FEST THIS WEEKEND!

Sounds of a New Hope begins its run at the San Diego Asian Film Festival this weekend!!

You can catch it on:

Friday, October 16th, 2009 - 7:20pm (w/ filmmaker Q&A)

Saturday, October 24th, 2009 - 10:10pm

It will be part of a program called

"Sights and Sounds of a New Hope":

COTABATO CITY
Director: Karen Lin | 5 min | Video | 2009
A young boy’s imaginary journey to the music of the Electric Kulintang.

30 DAY PROMISE
Director: Shawn Lee | 9 min | Video | 2009
Vincent comes to terms with painful memories of heartbreak one autumn evening.

THE OTHER WAY ROUND
Director: Geoffrey Quan | 14 min | Video | 2008
Tomorrow morning, Lucia Grace Buenaflor will be deported from the only country she has ever known.

TATANG
Director: Jean Paolo “Nico” Hernandez | 17 min | Video | 2009
A homeless thief trains his granddaughter to steal in order to survive their impoverished life.

SOUNDS OF A NEW HOPE
Director: Eric Tandoc | 40 min | Video |2008
Sharing life experiences, beats, and rhymes, Kiwi makes connections in the Philippines, inspiring the next generation to continue the ongoing struggle for freedom.

The program is sponsored by ANAKBAYAN-San Diego, Filipino American National Historical Society (FAHNS) San Diego, and Kamalayan Alliance - CSU San Marcos

Tickets are available at the Hazard Center UltraStar Cinemas box office.  Discounted tickets available through contacting ANAKBAYAN-San Diego.

**If you live in SD and want to get more involved in making positive change for the Filipino community in the US as well as back home in the Philippines, holla at ANAKBAYAN-San Diego!

-ET