Myself When I Am Real
Director(s): Angeline Gragasin
Screenings:
Film description: Set in the year 2000, a single mother and her teenage daughter struggle to make friends and find belonging at a Filipino Christmas party in suburban Wisconsin. Filmed on MiniDV tape in the style of a home movie, the film explores memory, identity, and assimilation from the contrasting perspectives of childhood and adulthood.
Screening before: A Man Imagined
Writer(s): Angeline Gragasin & Elisha Mlotek
Producer(s): Lindsay Blair Goeldner, Elisha Mlotek, Yujin Yohe, Angeline Gragasin
Editor(s): Angeline Gragasin
Cinematographer(s): Yujin Yohe
Country of origin: USA
Principal cast: Tina Chilip, Therese Dizon, Lianah Sta. Ana, Agnes "Bing" Magtoto, Kristian Espiritu
Language: English, Tagalog
Year: 2024
Duration: 18:02
Premiere status: North American premiere
