“A sentimental and honest look at what life as an immigrant in a foreign land is like, this film takes the experiences of a group of Filipino friends and erstwhile classmates to a truly personal level. As we follow the different friends we see not everyone comes to the same place, but we develop an appreciation for how they all got there.” - Jong Wai T., Boston Asian American Film Festival
Through a traveling video camera that circumnavigates the globe, a group of friends share their migration stories as they search for themselves and their place in the world wherever they may be.
The Filipino émigré’s identity is a dynamic one, constantly changing and adapting to one’s adopted community, while at the same time attempting to compromise with one’s responsibilities with their family and with their Filipino culture. This documentary explores the stories of some of these 21st century Filipino émigré who used to be state scholars but have since followed other opportunities abroad. In this participatory, auto-ethnographic documentary, a group of friends send a video camera to each other by courier to share their stories with each other, opening up about adulthood and moving away, and teasing out larger themes such as the Philippine's labor export economy, nationalism, and internationalism.
Directed by Adrian Ellis Alarilla, Jed Yabut, Joseph Unsay, Kenneth Cardenas, Pat R., Pauline M., and Zoé Ciela Guenne