Starring: Tuesday
Vargas, Julia Clarete, Cai Cortez, JM de Guzman, Travis Kraft, Ronald
Inocencio, Madlen Nicolas, Micko Laurente
Directed By: Randolph Longjas
A comedy celebrating the triumphs
& tribulations of a FilAm couple on a universal love trip- Balut, karaoke,
telenovelas, brownouts, ukay-ukay, and superstitious in-laws included.
This experimental comedy explores the trials,
tribulations, and triumphs of a Filipino-American couple on a universal love
trip—that which do not discriminate against color, stature, or culture. It is a
celebration of the Filipino experience in a foreigner’s perspective, and
alternatively, the realization of the American dream in a Filipino’s eyes.
Fil-Am romantic relationships: We
see a sampling of them in all places. The best stereotype is an
ordinary-looking, gaudily-dressed Filipina clinging to an obviously older,
casually-clad foreigner, caught in the bubble of their conversation, traversing
the street as if it was their own. That visual often intrigues us, to say the
least. What then, if we feature their lives amidst the judgment, bias and
ridicule, beyond what we see in passing? What is their story?
Ang Turkey Man Ay Pabo Rin does just that, as it features one such couple: Cookie and Matthew Adams, a Filipino-American pair. The story begins when an online Fil-Am dating site decides to document a week in the life of these two site users who successfully found love in the net, with the aim of promoting such relationships through presenting the dynamics of their peculiar relationship.
The documentary opens with an introduction of the couple; their origins manifest a stark contrast at the onset. The show further establishes them as a couple by showing a typical day of the Adams. Hilarity ensues as the twosome strive to embrace each other’s cultural differences: Matthew encounters miscommunication, odd customs and unusual habits inherent to the Filipinos which he must be accustomed to (or else); while on Cookie’s end, the challenge is to successfully hurdle one of the most rigid and stringent examinations at present: the U.S. Immigration Citizenship Application.
Meanwhile, the online production team goes on to document milestones of the Fil-Am couple’s week, including (but not limited to) the following: eating balut; loud karaoke music; a telenovela sick leave marathon; food fight on a fiesta; black-outs and brownouts; the “A” word; ukay-ukay fashion shows; and a visit from superstitious in-laws; all culminating in an event we Filipinos have not imbibed despite a decades-long relationship with the United States: A Thanksgiving celebration, featuring arguably the most sumptuous centerpiece of all-- the roast turkey. Every day lies a question: will their cultures clash and burn? Or will they succeed in receiving the best of both worlds?
Ang Turkey Man Ay Pabo Rin does just that, as it features one such couple: Cookie and Matthew Adams, a Filipino-American pair. The story begins when an online Fil-Am dating site decides to document a week in the life of these two site users who successfully found love in the net, with the aim of promoting such relationships through presenting the dynamics of their peculiar relationship.
The documentary opens with an introduction of the couple; their origins manifest a stark contrast at the onset. The show further establishes them as a couple by showing a typical day of the Adams. Hilarity ensues as the twosome strive to embrace each other’s cultural differences: Matthew encounters miscommunication, odd customs and unusual habits inherent to the Filipinos which he must be accustomed to (or else); while on Cookie’s end, the challenge is to successfully hurdle one of the most rigid and stringent examinations at present: the U.S. Immigration Citizenship Application.
Meanwhile, the online production team goes on to document milestones of the Fil-Am couple’s week, including (but not limited to) the following: eating balut; loud karaoke music; a telenovela sick leave marathon; food fight on a fiesta; black-outs and brownouts; the “A” word; ukay-ukay fashion shows; and a visit from superstitious in-laws; all culminating in an event we Filipinos have not imbibed despite a decades-long relationship with the United States: A Thanksgiving celebration, featuring arguably the most sumptuous centerpiece of all-- the roast turkey. Every day lies a question: will their cultures clash and burn? Or will they succeed in receiving the best of both worlds?
CINE FILIPINO FILM FESTIVAL will be shown on Gateway, Ali Mall, Eastwood, and Newport Cinemas from June 26 - July 3 2013.
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