Closer to Home (film)
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Directed by | Joseph Nobile |
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Cinematography | Irek Hartowicz |
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Music by | Ryan Cayabyab |
Production company | Elibon Film Productions[2] |
Distributed by | Golden Dragon International Cinema |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English/Tagalog |
Closer to Home, also known by the working title Looking for America, is a 1995 American independent drama film directed by Joseph Nobile. It was screened in thirty international film festivals including the 41st Valladolid International Film Festival[3] and the 31st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.[4]
It follows the story of Dalisay, a poor provincial girl who struggles to journey from the Philippine countryside to New York City to marry Dean, a disillusioned American ex-merchant marine. She's hoping to buy a cure for her dying sister and ultimately a future for her debt-ridden family, while he hopes to escape his disintegrating American family through love and a family of his own.[5][6]
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Dalisay in the province
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Looking for a way out
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Dalisay's reason for leaving home
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Father and daughter seek help from the plantation owner
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Forced to see the loan shark
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Last night home
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A New York welcoming
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See also
[edit]- List of American films of 1995
- List of foreign films shot in the Philippines
- List of films set in New York City
- 1995 in film
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Closer to Home (1995)". Elibon Films. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ^ "A Nation of Immigrants". Archived from the original on 17 March 2006.
- ^ "The 41st Valladolid International Film Festival". Seminci.com/. October 18, 1996.
- ^ "The 31st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival". Archive of 31st KVIFF. July 10, 1996.
- ^ "Contrasting attitudes toward the concept of 'home' - LIFESTYLE". Philippine Daily Inquirer. November 17, 1999. Archived from the original on February 29, 2000. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
- ^ Litiatco-Martin, Eeya (March 23, 2008). "Away from home". Philstar.com. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
- ^ Elley, Derek (July 29, 1996). "Closer to Home".
- ^ "The 31st Chicago International Film Festival". Chicago Reader. October 12, 1995.
- ^ "ESCAPE WITH 'STALAG 17' OR PRIZE-WINNER 'MABOROSI'". Chicago Tribune. 17 October 1995.
- ^ "Closer to Home (Elibon Films, NR)". October 26, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-10-26.
- ^ Lo, Ricky. "A 'Mr. T.' in Geneva's (love) life". Philstar.com.
- ^ "The Virginia Film Festival". March 17, 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-03-17. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ^ "The Virginia Festival of American Film". March 17, 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-03-17. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ^ "From the festival circuit to mainstream theater - LIFESTYLE (October 11, 1999)". Philippine Daily Inquirer. December 7, 2000. Archived from the original on December 7, 2000. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "A Nation of Immigrants". March 17, 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-03-17. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
External links
[edit]- 1995 films
- American independent films
- 1995 independent films
- 1995 directorial debut films
- 1990s American films
- 1995 drama films
- Films set in New York City
- Films shot in New York City
- Films shot in 16 mm film
- 1990s English-language films
- Films about families
- Race-related controversies in film
- Films about illegal immigration to the United States
- Films shot in the Philippines
- Films set in the Philippines
- Films about poverty
- Filipino-language films
- Tagalog-language films
- Films about father–daughter relationships
- Films about mother–daughter relationships
- Films shot in Metro Manila
- Films about interracial romance
- Films about dysfunctional families
- Asian-American drama films
- Asian-American romance films
- Fiction about immigration
- Arranged marriage
- Films about social issues
- Films about immigration to the United States