Screenings & Films
SF Urban Film Fest |
Saturday, October 2, 2021
Join SF Urban Film Fest and YBCA for an afternoon of film programs and artist talks around immigration to the South of Market, the power of mutual aid, and the power of writing a community narrative.
A celebratory reception for Echo Location’s artists will be held in YBCA’s lobby following the program.
This public program is part of Echo Location: The Cultural Geopolitics in South of Market, organized as part of the SF Urban Film Fest residency at YBCA.
Film Screening: Immigrants as Heroes (My Ancestors Are Here Too), 12:30–1:15 PM
Co-curated by Filipino Arts & Cinema International (FACINE)
Intimate profiles of Filipinx immigrants who brought with them a legacy of familial loyalty, sacrifice, and activism.
Films:
Bituin: A Filipina Immigrant Story (USA, 2020, 3 min) directed by Nix Guirre
The story of a 58-year-old Filipina immigrant who waited 23 years to fulfill her family’s dream to live in “the land of opportunities.”
My Revolutionary Mother (USA, 2013, 31 min) directed by Jethro Patalinghug
A filmmaker confronts his mother, a former political activist in the Philippines, about his feelings of abandonment as a child.
Artist Talk: Story As A Claim to Place: SOMA Pilipinas Is Here, 1:30–2:30 PM
Through the stories of two Filipinas experiencing housing precarity in the neighborhood today, Story As A Claim to Place explores the long tail of urban planning policies in SoMa, the traumatic effects, and the consequent rise of community resistance and resurgence. Join us for a sneak peek of the upcoming documentary, including rare archival photographs of community life and clips of never-before-seen recent interviews of long-time Filipinx activists who laid the groundwork for SOMA Pilipinas Filipino Heritage District: both a place and a movement.
Panelists:
Fay Darmawi, Founder and Executive Director, SF Urban Film Fest (Moderator)
Rachel Lastimosa, Arts and Culture, SOMA Pilipinas Filipino Heritage District
Nix Guirre, Filmmaker
Dyan Ruiz or Joseph Smooke, Filmmakers, [people. power. media]
Film and Panel Program: LGBTQIA2S+: Cultural Expression As Survival, 3:00–5:00 PM
Co-curated by Filipino Arts & Cinema International (FACINE)
Co-presented by GLBTQ+ Asian Pacific Alliance (GAPA)
Initially forced underground, the LGBTQIA2S+ community of SoMa developed forms of cultural expression for survival that emerged into to global renown. How do we honor and build upon the work of gays before us, now that we can do in public space what they had to do underground?
Films:
Folsom Street (USA, 2015, 6 min) directed by Aron Kantor
A Leather Daddy whips the patrons of a sex dungeon into a dance explosion in this kink and leather inspired homage to choreographer Bob Fosse.
50 Years of Fabulous (USA, 2019, 82 min) directed by Jethro Cuenca Patalinghug
Struggling to maintain its relevance in a fast-changing city, the Imperial Council of San Francisco, a 50-year-old LGBTQIA2S+ charity organization in the US, elects its next Emperor and Empress.
Panelists:
Robin Abad Ocubillo, SFUFF Program Producer/Lead Curator for Echo Location
Jethro Patalinghug, Filmmaker
Ehra Amaya, Imperial Crown Princess, 2017
Reception: Celebrate Echo Location with SF Urban Film Fest, 5–6 PM
Join SF Urban Film Fest in a toast to the artists and community partners who contributed to Echo Location: The Cultural Geopolitics in South of Market.
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Lead image: Still from Jethro Patalinghug, 50 Years of Fabulous, 2019. Courtesy the artist.
Program 1 image: Still from Jethro Patalinghug, My Revolutionary Mother, 2013. Courtesy the artist.
Program 2 image: Demolition on the 700 block of Howard Street, San Francisco 1970. Courtesy of TODCO’s archives.
Program 3 image: Still from Jethro Patalinghug, 50 Years of Fabulous, 2019. Courtesy the artist.