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Director Randolph Longjas discusses first feature, ‘Ang Turkey Man ay Pabo Rin’
The film is a cross-cultural comedy about a Filipino-American couple.
That's right, Longjas' acclaimed comedy “Ang Turkey Man ay Pabo Rin” which riveted critics during the CineFilipino Film Festival where it premiered, will now have a chance to be seen by a bigger audience when it opens in Ayala Malls Cinemas on Wednesday, Dec. 18.
A cross-cultural comedy about a Filipino American couple who celebrates life with karaoke music, superstitious in-laws, immigration laws, unexpected pregnancies, brown-outs, Thanksgiving turkey, with some love on the side, “Ang Turkey Man ay Pabo Rin” stars Tuesday Vargas, Travis Kraft, Julia Clarete, Cai Cortez and JM De Guzman.
Longjas says the idea for “Ang Turkey Man ay Pabo Rin” originated when he and his collaborators were in a mall brainstorming what their entry for CineFilipino would be. “Then we noticed a restaurant full of foreigners with Filipinas as their partners,” Longjas shares. “We’ve come to realize that this type of set-up is not a surprise to our culture anymore. In fact, it’s a familiar scenario in Filipino families. From there, we’ve agreed that we can explore this type of relationship through injecting a crash and burn humor of the two different cultures.
Longjas wished to portray Fil-Am relationships in a fresh light.
Longjas concludes, “We want to reintroduce Fil-Am relationships in a fresh light. We hope to destroy the misconception that these relationships exist only for money or material reason and prove to the audience that this kind of relationship is founded on love and is as real as anyone else’s.”
Randolph Longjas is a man of tenacity and many talents. Being the youngest director in this year’s Cinefilipino roster, one might reckon his venture into filmmaking to be one of sheer caprice. But nothing could be further from the truth, for it is in fact a product of hard work and a lifelong love affair with the performing and visual arts.
Looks like wacky hijinks abound in this film.
“Ang Turkey Man Ay Pabo Rin” is written by Ronald Allan Habon whose collaboration with Longjas dates back to their Broad Ass days. As reflected in their stage plays, e.g. “Oble is tat chu,” “Alien Vs Premetev, “Langit Lupa Infirmary,” both are adept at tackling social and political issues through comedy.
Press release and photos from Ayala Malls Cinemas
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