DALY CITY, California – Less than a month after it was chosen as the Opening Night film at the prestigious 35th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, “Yellow Rose,” ABS-CBN Cinematografo Originals seed grant winner, was chosen by the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) as the centerpiece for CAAMFest37.
The prestigious festival will take place May 9 to 19 in the San Francisco as part of Asian American Heritage Month.
CAAMFest, the nation’s largest Asian American film festival, is an 11-day feast of the senses, with film, music, food, and digital media from the world’s most innovative Asian and Asian American artists.
“Our CAAMFest audiences inspire us to deliver meaningful events and showcase new works that challenge our perceptions of Asian America,” said CAAM’s Festival & Exhibitions Director Masashi Niwano in a press release.
“Yellow Rose,” written and directed by award-winning Filipino American film documentary and commercial director Diane Paragas, tells the story of a headstrong Filipina teen from a small Texas town, fighting to pursue her country music dreams while facing the threat of deportation. Its CAAMFest appearance will be its San Francisco premiere.
“Yellow Rose” stars Tony Award nominee Eva Noblezada, Tony Award winning actress and Grammy nominee Lea Salonga, country music star Dale Watson, Liam Booth, Gustavo Gomez (“The Walking Dead”), Libby Villari (“Boyhood”), and Princess Punzalan, and features original songs written by Watson, Paragas, Noblezada and cast.
“Yellow Rose” will be screened on Saturday, May 11 – AMC Kabuki 8, 6:00 p.m. and Thursday, May 16 – Piedmont Theatre, 9:00 p.m. during the festival.
For more information, visit https://caamedia.org/
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