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Join us in reflecting on the past through these contemplative short films. Here, filmmakers explore experiences in retrospect through thoughtful narrative and documentary film making.
This screening features 10 films. Toggle between film descriptions by scrolling and clicking on the buttons on the top right.
An intimate glimpse into the manong generation: the first generation of Filipino migrants to arrive en masse to the U.S., as seen through the eyes of their children. Three vignettes weave together oral histories, archival images, and hand-drawn illustrations of resilience and placemaking.
Director Biography - Sondy Lucille
Sondy is a Filipina Mauritian filmmaker raised in California. Her personal work discusses mixed heritage, Asian diasporic experiences, and how globalization impacts identity. She loves to use mixed media to explore how complex memories and emotions can be communicated through film. In 2020, she was an Armed With A Camera fellow where she created Back to the Source, a film about feeling foreign in one’s home country. Most recently, Sondy was selected to be a 2023 Artist Disruptor by The Center for Cultural Power x California Arts Council. Film and video are Sondy's chosen instruments for change. She hopes her work prompts radical healing and reflection.
Join us in reflecting on the past through these contemplative short films. Here, filmmakers explore experiences in retrospect through thoughtful narrative and documentary film making.
This screening features 10 films. Toggle between film descriptions by scrolling and clicking on the buttons on the top right.
An intimate glimpse into the manong generation: the first generation of Filipino migrants to arrive en masse to the U.S., as seen through the eyes of their children. Three vignettes weave together oral histories, archival images, and hand-drawn illustrations of resilience and placemaking.
Director Biography - Sondy Lucille
Sondy is a Filipina Mauritian filmmaker raised in California. Her personal work discusses mixed heritage, Asian diasporic experiences, and how globalization impacts identity. She loves to use mixed media to explore how complex memories and emotions can be communicated through film. In 2020, she was an Armed With A Camera fellow where she created Back to the Source, a film about feeling foreign in one’s home country. Most recently, Sondy was selected to be a 2023 Artist Disruptor by The Center for Cultural Power x California Arts Council. Film and video are Sondy's chosen instruments for change. She hopes her work prompts radical healing and reflection.
