Yasmine Gomez is a producer, writer and director, whose credits include the Sundance-awarded “Advantageous” and “Basurero”. “Party Favor” is her latest work.
Party Favor is screening at New Filmmakers LA
Jen, a Filipino-American woman, comes out from a cafe with a friend, and then receives a call from someone she was drinking with the previous night, apparently being surprised by her behavior after the third shot, which she does not seem to remember at all. She then goes to a party at her sister's house, celebrating her nephew's first communion and his birthday. She stumbles upon her 14-year-old niece, Liz, saying goodbye to her boyfriend, while being chastised by her sister for missing the morning mass. An aunt is also quick to pass judgement for her not being married or having kids, establishing the patriarchal setting the protagonists inhabit, within their catholic Filipino family. The fact that in this rather...
Party Favor is screening at New Filmmakers LA
Jen, a Filipino-American woman, comes out from a cafe with a friend, and then receives a call from someone she was drinking with the previous night, apparently being surprised by her behavior after the third shot, which she does not seem to remember at all. She then goes to a party at her sister's house, celebrating her nephew's first communion and his birthday. She stumbles upon her 14-year-old niece, Liz, saying goodbye to her boyfriend, while being chastised by her sister for missing the morning mass. An aunt is also quick to pass judgement for her not being married or having kids, establishing the patriarchal setting the protagonists inhabit, within their catholic Filipino family. The fact that in this rather...
- 5/1/2024
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
NAACP Image Award winner Michaela Coel and Academy Award nominee Andra Day will be honored at the five-day 2021 Outfest Fusion Qtbipoc Film Festival next week.
Coel, known best for creating and starring in “Chewing Gum” and “I May Destroy You,” will be acknowledged with the Fusion Achievement Award; Day, the star of Lee Daniels’ biopic “The United States vs. Billie Holiday,” will be presented with the James Schamus Ally Award.
“Coel’s work in ‘Chewing Gum,’ ‘I May Destroy You,’ and more portrays complex characters who have helped open the door for more empathetic conversations about the issues facing members of this Qtbipoc community,” said festival executive director Damien Navarro, in a statement.
Past recipients of the Fusion Achievement Award include Nisha Ganatra, Angela Robinson, Rose Troche, Wilson Cruz, Alec Mapa, Patrik-Ian Polk, Cheryl Dunye, Brickson Diamond and Rikki Beadle-Blair.
“Outfest Fusion believes that honoring one of the most incredible,...
Coel, known best for creating and starring in “Chewing Gum” and “I May Destroy You,” will be acknowledged with the Fusion Achievement Award; Day, the star of Lee Daniels’ biopic “The United States vs. Billie Holiday,” will be presented with the James Schamus Ally Award.
“Coel’s work in ‘Chewing Gum,’ ‘I May Destroy You,’ and more portrays complex characters who have helped open the door for more empathetic conversations about the issues facing members of this Qtbipoc community,” said festival executive director Damien Navarro, in a statement.
Past recipients of the Fusion Achievement Award include Nisha Ganatra, Angela Robinson, Rose Troche, Wilson Cruz, Alec Mapa, Patrik-Ian Polk, Cheryl Dunye, Brickson Diamond and Rikki Beadle-Blair.
“Outfest Fusion believes that honoring one of the most incredible,...
- 4/7/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
The 2021 Outfest Fusion Qtbipoc Film Festival is set to honor I May Destroy You icon Michaela Coel with the Fusion Achievement Award while The United States Vs. Billie Holiday star and Oscar nominee Andra Day will be honored with the James Schamus Ally Award on April 17. The hybrid fest will take place April 16-20.
The Fusion Achievement Award, which recognizes an individual who has made a significant contribution to Lgbtqia+ stories, arts, and media visibility, will honor Coel’s body of work. She is in good company as previous recipients of the honor include Nisha Ganatra, Angela Robinson, Rose Troche, Wilson Cruz, Alec Mapa, Patrik-Ian Polk, Cheryl Dunye, Brickson Diamond, and Rikki Beadle-Blair.
“Coel’s work in Chewing Gum, I May Destroy You, and more portray complex characters who have helped open the door for more empathetic conversations about the issues facing...
The Fusion Achievement Award, which recognizes an individual who has made a significant contribution to Lgbtqia+ stories, arts, and media visibility, will honor Coel’s body of work. She is in good company as previous recipients of the honor include Nisha Ganatra, Angela Robinson, Rose Troche, Wilson Cruz, Alec Mapa, Patrik-Ian Polk, Cheryl Dunye, Brickson Diamond, and Rikki Beadle-Blair.
“Coel’s work in Chewing Gum, I May Destroy You, and more portray complex characters who have helped open the door for more empathetic conversations about the issues facing...
- 4/7/2021
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
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