Filipino American Film Festival | SF Main Library

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5th Filipino American International Book Festival | SF Main Library

Philippine-American Writers and Artists, in partnership with the San Francisco Public Library, will hold the Fifth Filipino American International Book Festival from October 12 – 13, 2019 at the Main Branch of the San Francisco Public Library on 100 Larkin Street.

In response to the urgent call of the times, marked by increasing anti-immigrant rhetoric, the theme of the book fest is “Isang Mundó (One World): Humanity, Diversity, and Resistance in the Arts.

This year’s book festival promises an exciting and diverse program. Immigrant rights activist and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas will deliver the keynote address at the October 13 opening plenary session. Vargas, who penned his moving memoir Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen, has been a staunch advocate for the rights of the undocumented in the U.S.

He is the founder of Define American, aimed at promoting dialogue about immigration issues, including the Dream Act, which would provide a channel to citizenship for the undocumented.

Vargas will join authors, educators, and activists from the Philippines, New Zealand, Canada, and major cities in the U.S. for a weekend of literary events, performances, and activities for book lovers of all ages.

The only gathering of its kind and with this level of continuity in the Filipino diaspora, the book festival enables Filipino writers from diverse “homes,” genres, and generations to come together and share their works in fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, as well as their unique writing experiences.

Friday, October 18, 2013
Friday | 5th Filipino American International Book Festival | SF Main Library

Schedule | Friday, October 18, 2013
Koret Auditorium, Lower Level

12:30–12:45 pm: Nico’s Sampaguita. Film directed by Aaron Woolfolk, with Esperanza Catubig. This short tells the story of a dedicated jazz musician and what happens to his family after his sudden death.

12:55–1:50 pm: Pinoy Jazz: The Story of Jazz in the Philippines. Documentary by Richie Quirino based on Pinoy Jazz Traditions, winner of the 2004 (Philippine) National Book Award in the music category and a second book entitled Mabuhay Jazz: Jazz in Post War Philippines (2008). Screening will be followed by a Q&A with Richie Quirino who will also be a featured guest artist in the San Francisco Filipino American Jazz Festival at Yoshi’s SF on October 20, 2013. Moderator: Carlos Ziálcita.

2:20–3:20 pm: Cine: Spanish Influences on Early Cinema in the Philippines. A documentary by Nick Deocampo, a noted film historian, director and author. Based on his award-winning book published in 2003.

3:25–4:25 pm: Film: American Influences on Philippine Cinema. A documentary by Nick Deocampo based on his new book published in 2012. Q&A with Nick Deocampo to follow. Moderator: Mauro Feria Tumbocon, Jr.

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