Asian Movie Pulse features Basurero for its festival run at AAIFF 43 and LAPPFF 36
Asian Movie Pulse featured Basurero for its festival run at the 43rd Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF 43), on October 1-11, and the 36th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAPPFF 36), on October 1-31.
Written by Adam Symchuk, the article highlighted Basurero’s participation at the AAIFF 43 and LAPPFF 36, as well as introduce the film’s lead actor, Jericho Rosales, and Eileen Cabiling, the writer-director, to the readers.
Read the full article here.
Asian Journal features Direk Eileen Cabiling for its AAIFF 43 Spotlight Series
Asian Journal features Direk Eileen Cabiling last October 1 as part of its spotlight features for the 43rd Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF 43).
The article highlights Eileen’s experiences growing up as the only Asian in her class in Richmond, Virginia, her motivation for doing Basurero, and that of becoming an independent filmmaker. She also discusses her future plans, including her project with the film’s lead actor, Jericho Rosales.
Read the full story here.
Catch Direk Eileen Cabiling engage with other great Filipina filmmakers at the AAIFF 43: Filipino Filmmakers Roundtable Discussion
Watch Direk Eileen Cabiling as she engaged in a fun and lively conversation with other great Fil-Am female directors at the AAIFF 43: Filipino Filmmakers Roundtable Discussion last September 30.
She conversed alongside some amazing fierce Filipina filmmakers – Diane Paragas (Yellow Rose), Isabel Sandoval (Lingua Franca), and Andrea Walter (Empty by Design). It was moderated by the uber-cool Jeremiah Abraham (Founder/CEO – Tremendous Communication).
The past few years have seen a boom in Filipino diasporic films, with many films and filmmakers entering the mainstream. This roundtable gathered Filipino filmmakers at different points in their careers to discuss their work, process, and what it’s like to create now.
Watch the discussion here.
Basurero OPENS TODAY at LAPFF 36 (Los Angeles) and AAIFF 43 (New York City)
Basurero OPENS TODAY at the 36th Los Angeles Pacific Film Festival and the 43rd Asian American International Film Festival (New York City). Hope you can catch it along with all the amazing films showing this year!
October 1- 31
36th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Online
Tickets: https://festival.vcmedia.org/2020/movies/basurero/
Geoblocked Southern California (excluding San Diego)
October 1-11
43rd Asian American International Film Festival Online
Tickets: https://www.aaiff.org/aaiff43/in-the-moment
USA Nationwide
Kudos to Direk Eileen Cabiling and the whole AMAZING TEAM:
Darlene Catly Malimas, Sascha Rice, Jose Carlos Mangual, Eva Husson, Nikie Esmero, Globe Studios, Jericho Rosales Official, and and CAST! Philippines, US, Korea and France!
A BIG THANK YOU to all our CROWD FUNDERS and SUPPORTERS! 
You made this dream happen!
Basurero is featured at Good News Pilipinas
LA PREMIERE at Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (Oct 1-31)
NY-EAST COAST PREMIERE at Asian American International Film Festival (Oct 1-11)
Thank you goodnewspilipinas.com for the coverage!
Read the feature article here.
Basurero is featured by Lia Chang in Bev’s Girl Films blog
Lia Chang, author of the Bev’s Girl Films blog, has featured Basurero and Direk Eileen Cabiling last September 27. Chang highlights the film’s continued critically acclaimed run in the international film festival circuit, focusing on its inclusion in the 43rd Annual Asian American International Film Festival on October 1-11, and at the 36th Annual Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival on October 1-31.
Read the article here.
Watch Direk Eileen’s Interview at AAIFF 43’s Spotlight
AAIFF 43 puts the Spotlight on Direk Eileen Cabiling
Our next #AAIFF43spotlight is on Filipino-American filmmaker Eileen Cabiling. Her short film “Basurero” is her directorial debut (but you definitely wouldn’t think that from first watching it!).
She’s been described by mentor Anna Thomas as “an artist whose stories magically come to life like in a painting.”
First in her immigrant family to be born in the United States, Eileen grew up as the only Asian in her class in Richmond, Virginia–the historical capital of the Confederacy. Her vision is to tell stories about the global Filipino diaspora and history, the many layers of the Filipino face along with the deeply complex nuances of colonial psychology and Filipino identity.
Now she’s in development with Jericho Rosales on a feature film titled: “Manhid” (which means numb in Tagalog).