Tala
US | 15 min. | Guam Premiere
Drama, Family, Cultural, Social Issues | GIFF Guide: Parental Guidance – some material may be inappropriate for children under 13
Synopsis
A Filipino family grapples with the grave consequences of a domestic abuse incident, forcing two sisters to clash over their fatherʻs flaws. Finding themselves in a situation where all they have is each other, they must reckon with what happened for the sake of their sisterly bond.
Screenings and Awards
Paus Film Festival
Diwa Filipino Film Festival of Seattle
Justin Gerald Pensader Ocampo (Writer/Director)
BORN and raised on the island of Saipan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, DIRECTOR-WRITER Justin Ocampo is the son of Tagalog & Kapampangan immigrants. His directorial debut film, ”We Drank Our Tears: Rafael Mafnas’ Story” won Best of Festival at the Guam International Film Festival in 2018, was featured at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival that same year, and is available for rent on Amazon Prime. Now a junior double majoring in Digital Cinema and American Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Justin is excited to tell a more personal story with this film based off his own family and upbringing.
Calista Labrador
Phae Lagisola
Agaton Pasion Jr.
Darryl Soriano
Alexis Warnet
Faith Domingo
Peter Wu
Elisa Montgomery
Massimiliano Montgomery
Assistant Director & Head Producer: Anya Carroll
Co-Producers: Mya Palmer & Justine Mar
Director of Photography: Kalei Kalaukoa
First Assistant Camera & Chief Editor: Justin Pascua
Assistant Editor: Carson Fukeda
Second Assistant Camera: Nathan Roberts
Production Sound Mixer: Garrett Milton
Gaffer: Nakili Cachola-Ariola
Grip: Jalen-Rose Condes
Funding has been provided to Guam International Film Festival, Inc. from Humanities Guåhan and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the federal ARP Act of 2021.