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Documentary on LGBT seniors in competition at San Francisco film festival
“Before You Know It,” a film that raises the curtain on a profoundly neglected segment of the LGBT community: its senior population, is in competition for the Golden Gate Documentary Feature Award at the 56th San Francisco International Film Festival from April 25 to May 9. Directed by FilAm filmmaker PJ Raval, the film examines ...
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An Evening with Oscar Penaranda draws poets, writers to Bindlestiff
Writer Oscar Penaranda was honored on for his larger-than-life presence in the San Francisco community as an esteemed poet, author, activist and teacher. A Special Evening with Oscar Peñaranda and Friends featured a “chillaxin’ evening” of poetry reading, music and book signing on April 24 at Bindlestiff Studio on 185 Sixth Street. Oscar, the author ...
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‘The FilAm’ is now in the Nation’s Capital
By Cristina DC Pastor Maricar CP Hampton, a longtime contributor, has joined The FilAm family. She is now the editor of The FilAm Metro D.C., covering the areas of Metropolitan D.C. Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, with a Filipino population of more than 75,000. Maricar is a seasoned community journalist who has been tracking down ...