BRIDGING OUR STORIES

(Early Post-Production) | Documentary Short

When 50-year-old Filipina immigrant travels to the Philippines for the first time since infancy, she immerses in her native culture and learns traditional dances to bring back to her Filipino community in Alaska, hoping to spark cultural engagement and identity amongst youth increasingly disconnected from their heritage.

This is a story beyond just one culture; it is about the struggle of immigrants to maintain their identity in the United States, played out on the last frontier.

Producer Lailanie Gadia can be reached at itslailanie@gmail.com.

If you’d like to learn more about the Director Rafael Bitanga and the project, visit website here.

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2024 CAAM Fellow Rafael Bitanga wins Ready, Set, Pitch event