Thanks to the ISC for the gear – and for naming “Eating in My Car Again” a 2025 Music Video Promotion winner. Woohoo.
Thanks also to the awesome crew who worked on the project.
Time to make another video!!!
“Eating” for the Win
On The Filipino Channel (TFC)
Pleased to share that my short film “How Much Filipino” is included in a new series showing on The Filipino Channel and elsewhere.
From the press release…
ABS-CBN and FilAm Creative today announced THE CROSSING: Finding Our Way Home Through Stories, a new anthology series celebrating the creative vision of Filipino and Filipino-American filmmakers through narrative films, documentaries, experimental projects, and music-centered storytelling.
Drawn from the FilAm Creative Film Festival, the 16-part curated series will air internationally across ABS-CBN’s global platforms, including The Filipino Channel (TFC), MYX, ANC, and Cinema One.
THE CROSSING explores themes of identity, migration, memory, and belonging – offering intimate and boldly personal narratives that reflect the global Filipino experience. Each episode groups films thematically, creating a tapestry of stories that bridge cultures, generations, and perspectives.
Films Around the World
As I launch a trio of short films tied to my upcoming new album, I thought it might be interesting to check out some stats. Thanks to all the festivals that have selected and presented my films during the last five years.
Onward.
“Eating” in Phoenix
Super-huge thanks to the fine folks at the Phoenix Film Festival for selecting “Eating in My Car Again” for their festival in Scottsdale (April 9 – 19, 2026).
Featuring Keith Larson as “The Driver,” this video was created by Nico Sotomayor. Many thanks to Keith and Nico and everyone else who played a role in making this fun music video.
“Eating in My Car Again” is a featured tune on my new album “Down at the Polystereophonic Dive Bar,” coming out on March 24, 2026.
At the Balboa
Thanks to the fine folks at the Another Hole in the Head film festival for showing “Bird on a Wire” on Day 1 of the festival at the Balboa Theatre in San Francisco.
The art and the music all worked great on the big screen. Thanks to everyone involved in bringing this short film to life.
See It in Seattle
Huge thanks to the Diwa Filipino Film Festival for selecting “How Much Filipino” for their show on May 31 – June 1 in Seattle. Check out their website for more info.
About the festival: Diwa Filipino Film Festival of Seattle is a community-centered film festival made in cooperation with the annual Pagdiriwang Philippine Festival, celebrating the Filipino spirit wherever it resides, by exhibiting films from the Philippine islands and beyond.
On a Roll
Athens in April anyone? Thanks to the International Video Poetry Festival for making “How Much Filipino” an Official Selection.
Other recent selections include the Home Is Distant Shores Film Festival in Cary, North Carolina, the Monologues & Poetry International Film Festival in Vallejo, California, and the Dreamanila International Film Festival.
All in all, the film has been selected for eight festivals so far. Let’s see what’s next.
In Ireland
Many thanks to the 12th Ó Bhéal International Poetry-Film Competition for selecting “How Much Filipino” for their Winter Warmer Poetry Festival. All films will be screened at Nano Nagle Place in Cork, Ireland and streamed online (Nov. 24, 2024).
Judges selected 30 films for the festival from 174 submissions received from 144 filmmakers in 29 countries.
In Buenos Aires
Positively Filipino
Super-huge thanks to author Maria Victoria Yujuico for focusing on “How Much Filipino” for her Positively Filipino Magazine article on contemporary Filipino artists and historical memory.
Working on this short film has been a true labor of love.
I couldn’t have done it without Rae Steinwand’s animation and an original score composed and performed by Theresa Calpotura.
This film is now heading out to festivals around the world.
Let’s see how it does.