PARANG DRUNK HISTORY
Following the platform, Drunk History of Comedy Central, we made our own version retelling of the Battle of Mactan.
Premiered at Philadelphia Asian American Film Fest.
Director & Director of Photography: Jasmine Lynea
Assistant Director & Screenplay: Ani Gavino
Edited by: Jasmine Lynea
Featuring: Malaya Cassandra as Lapu-Lapu
DEAR WALTER WALLACE
An Ode to Walter Wallace Jr... this film honors our West Philadelphia neighbor, another victim of the injustices of the US criminal justice system, and another Black man fatally shot by police officers. During the event of his family calling for ambulance to assist in a mental health crisis, the police came instead. Wallace was shot fourteen times in front of his mother who begged for the police officers to "not shoot her son." We shall not forget this tragedy.
Director & Director of photography: Ani Gavino
Written by: Caitlin Green
Edited by: Ani Gavino
Choreography by: Ani Gavino & Caitlin Green
DE(SCRIBING) MAHARLIKHA
A journey to decolonization.
Director & Director of Photography: Jasmine Lynea
Story & Written by: Ani Gavino
Performance by: Ani Gavino & Malaya Cassandra
MAGUNITA
Magunita (meaning recollection) and is a dance film depicting a recollection of my ancestral memories and personal traumas.
After reading Gloria Anzaldua’s La Frontera, The Borderlands, the concept of the mestiza consciousness which Anzaldua introduced in her book plagued my mind. I asked, “isn't the Filipinx grappling with being in this place of nonbelonging and in-between ness as well?" How do we then grapple with this? Do we completely recreate a new hybridity of identity just like Anzaldua’s fifth race? Or do we keep the lineage by honing into the culture and traditions of our oppressed mother?
Directed & Edited By: Ani Gavino
Director of Photography: Jasmine Lynea
Assistant Camera: Torian Ugworji
Choreography: Ani Gavino
AMIHAN & HABAGAT
Experimental Dance on Film created using an IPhone 8 camera
Directed & Edited by: Ani Gavino
Performance: Ani & Malaya
HERstory Part 1
Directed & Edited by: Jasmine Lynea
Choreograpahy & Performance by:
Ani Gavino
HERstory Part 2
Directed & Edited by: Jasmine Lynea
Choreograpahy & Performance by:
Ani Gavino
ACHES
Directed by: Torian Ugworji
Story by: Danny Reyes, Ani Gavino, Nikolai McKenzie
Music by: My Darling Fury
BREATHLESS
A Burlesque Art Fillm
Directed & Edited by: Ani Gavino
Featuring: Beartrap Burlesque