Some awesome news! Long Distance, Paola Mardo‘s podcast about living in the Filipino diaspora, which I’m co-producing, has been chosen as one of the six inaugural podcasts for the Google Podcasts creator program with PRX! From Google Podcasts: The Google…
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Bitter Melon Previz Animatic
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…
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Radio Review of Bitter Melon
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…
“Wind Chime” Music Video
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…
Happy Holidays from NFS to You!
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…
Audiences React to Bitter Melon
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…
Bitter Melon Now Available on Digital Platforms
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…
Long Distance Podcast: Episode 3 – Hella Filipino
Episode 3 of Paola Mardo‘s Long Distance podcast (which was recently named one of the 100 Outstanding Podcasts of 2018 by Bello Collective) is out and it’s appropriately titled “Hella Filipino” because that’s the kind of year it was. Stories…
Bitter Melon #OutInTheWild
Bitter Melon is out in the wild! Search the hashtags #BitterMelonFilm and #OutInTheWild on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for more. And if you want to take part, just follow H.P. Mendoza‘s instructions in his IG post below! View this post…
Photos From the Bitter Melon Premiere in LA
Seeing H.P. Mendoza’s Bitter Melon up on the marquee of the Landmark Regent for its official theatrical release was beyond satisfying. It’s strange with a film project, though, because it feels like the end of the road. H.P. first talked…