I’m very excited to screen my film, Kung Saan Man Tayo, at the University of the Philippines Film Center this November 29, 2023 at 4pm. This is going to be a sort of homecoming for me and this film; many years ago, I conceptualized of this film as a way for myself to reflect on and process my life as a former “Iskolar ng Bayan” who has turned away from my supposed “duties” to the country and migrated to the US. I actually did not finish my BA in Film and Audiovisual Communication degree at UP, because I was petitioned by my mom in 2007. I have since finished my BA at the University of Washington, but that did not take away from the fact that I was a government scholar for nine years.
I was supposed to give back to my country; instead I left it and eventually became an American. For this reason, I had a lot of guilt early on my US journey. While I was still working at a call center in downtown Seattle, I conceptualized this film because I was curious about my other friends and batchmates who were also “iskolar ng bayan” who left the country. However, it was only during the pandemic that I was finally able to finish editing this film. I am now excited to bring it home to UP:
MASIKOT MAN ANG DAAN PAUWI, programmed by Patrick F. Campos (FREE SCREENING)
- November 29, 2023
- UPFI Film Center – Videotheque
- 4:00 PM Kung Saan Man Tayo
- 5:30 PM Naglalakbay
- 6:30 PM Q&A with filmmakers
One of the largest in the world, the Filipino Diaspora is a complex phenomenon of a people spread-out in the world seeking opportunities and opening new ways of seeing both the outside world and the land they came from.
Don’t miss the chance to watch Kung Saan Man Tayo (2021) and Naglalakbay (2022) at the UPFI Film Center on November 29, 2023 and explore the struggles, hardships, and resiliency of Filipinos abroad. Admission is free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.
Adrian Alarilla 