Filipino filmmaker shatters stereotypes at Queer film festival

Joella Cabalu’s It Runs in the Family premieres at the 2016 Vancouver Queer Film Festival August 16 at the International Village (Tinseltown). Special guests at the premiere include Joella Cabalu and Jay Cabalu.

The film follows Cabalu and her gay younger brother Jay on a road trip from Vancouver to Oakland, California to Manila, Philippines. On the way, they meet their other queer relatives to see how they have reconciled their Catholic faith, family relationships and sexuality.

“I am so excited to finally be able to premiere this film in Vancouver at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF). VQFF was the first festival that I attended as a filmmaker and it holds a special place in my heart because its where my documentary career launched,” says Cabalu.

The film has been shown in Asian American film festivals in San Francisco, Oregon, New York and Houston. It also won the Audience Choice Award at the Seattle Asian American Film Festival.

Show starts at 9 p.m. To buy tickets visit http://queerfilmfestival.ca/films/it-runs-in-the-family/

 To watch the trailer visit  https://vimeo.com/151863064