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Homebound

Balikbayan

English • 2004 • 5m

This film is not currently available on the Criterion Channel

Directors

Riza Manalo, Larilyn Sanchez

Synopsis

A migrant worker sends her mother back home bringing a taste of a 'better life' at all cost.

Included in
Asian American Filmmaking 2000–2010
Position 15
Included in
April 2022
Position 7

Credits

Crew

DirectorRiza Manalo, Larilyn Sanchez

Cast

Lorli Villanuevaas Mother