Valle de Lágrimas (2006)
Drama
Dir: Jon Paul Puno, Michael Figari

Lupe (Ivonne Contreras), an expectant mother working as a college fraternity house cook, is a warmhearted woman who is always there for others. Despite a life of poverty, she keeps an optimistic attitude and puts her fate in God's hands. Having just reunited with her husband José (Manuel Garcia Rulfo), who left her behind in their homeland to find work in the United States, she and José are excited to start their new life with a child. Things dont work out exactly as planned, and in a moment of desperation, José does what anyone would do: find a way to survive.

CAST
Manuel Rulfo Garcia, Ivonne Contreras, Giovanni Bejarano, Vanessa Rivero

FESTIVALS
Nosotros American Latino Film Festival / International Catholic Film Festival / East Los Angeles Chicano Film Festival / Imperial Beach International Film Festival / Diocese of Orange Peace & Justice Conference

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Water; A Source of Life and Death (2003)
Drama
Dir: Jon Paul Puno

WATER: A SOURCE OF LIFE AND DEATH is an abstract film that explores the idea that water is more than just a simple mixture of hydrogen and oxygen: it is the source of all life. Through color, symbolism and simple imagery, this fragile connection is studied.

CAST
Demeley Sarmiento, Raisa Sarmiento

FESTIVALS
Mill Valley International Film Festival / Atlanta Film Festival / Austin Film Festival / Anchorage International Film Festival / Ojai Film Festival / Orinda Film Festival / Hermosa Beach Film Festival / Griffon International Film Festival / Chicago Filipino-American Film Festival / WestFest Short Film Festival / Imperial Beach International Film Festival / City Shorts Film Festival

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Peace Grows (2004)
Documentary
Dir: Jon Paul Puno

Far beyond what the world at large suspects, ordinary people are re-seeding our planet with peace. It is often invisible because, unlike violence, the events of peaceful living are normally not headlined in the mass media.

FESTIVALS
International Festival of Human Rights / International Catholic Film Festival / Brentwood Film Festival / Tulipanes Latino Art and Film Festival / Moonlight Film Festival

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