Awesome news! The BITTER MELON: Special Edition Blu-Ray and DVD hits shelves on October 1, just in time for Filipino American History Month AND Domestic Violence Awareness Month. • Seven deleted scenes • H.P. Mendoza’s Director’s Commentary • Behind the…
This was a fun interview to do with the awesome folks of FilAm Creative: Voices podcast. We recorded this some time I think in the summer of 2018, so I’m pretty sure I talk heavily about playing Troy in H.P.…
Here’s the final version of the Bitter Melon movie poster. I’m biased but I love this thing. The final BITTER MELON poster which combines blurbs with awards and End-Of-Year lists. Congratulations, Team #BitterMelonFilm! pic.twitter.com/0g5PTL2Zlj — Ersatz Film (@ersatzfilm) February 11,…
Bitter Melon is making its European Premiere at the 29th Tromsø International Film Festival in Norway with three screenings. It’s part of the wonderful Horizons program: Horizons features a selection of high quality films in different genres and styles, and…
This is pretty cool. An animatic previsualization of some Bitter Melon scenes H.P. used to garner support for the project. In some cases, the final result is spot-on. From Bitter Melon‘s Facebook page: The BITTER MELON animatic was created by…
Long-time Bay Area film critic Tim Sika from the San Francisco Film Critics Circle gives his review of H.P. Mendoza‘s Bitter Melon on KGO 810. It’s from the premiere screening back in May when the film was the Centerpiece at…
This is the song from the end of Bitter Melon written by H.P., arranged by Marco D’Ambrosio, and performed by H.P. and Quartet SF. He wasn’t able to obtain another song he’d wanted, so he composed this one instead and…
Wishing you and yours a safe and happy holiday season! It’s been a solid year on our end, and I’m eagerly anticipating what’s to come in 2019. But first it’s time to take a break, hang with loved ones, and…
Cinematografo, the arm of ABS-CBN that helped fund and produce H.P. Mendoza‘s Bitter Melon put together these recaps of the film’s World Premiere in San Francisco at CAAMFest, it’s Los Angeles premiere at Outfest, and its New York premiere at…
It was a very cool theatrical run, but now you can watch Bitter Melon on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, and everywhere else. You can even watch it on Digital HD through your cable service provider or get it on Blu-ray…
