FilAm Creative

🌎 PINOYS ABxROAD

What does it mean to build a life far from home?

From chasing dreams and making sacrifices to finding community and holding on to culture, these stories capture the resilience, courage, and heart of Filipinos navigating life abroad.

Featuring:
🎬 A Karaoke Space Odyssey
In this campy sci-fi rom-com musical, Stella, an undocumented Filipino in pursuit of a green card, goes on a wild karaoke date with a goofy white man.
Director(s): Achim Mendoza

🎬 Diminishing Returns
A young filipina celebrates her birthday away from home for the first time.
Director(s): Debbie Su

🎬 America is Amazing, Mom
A young filipina celebrates her birthday away from home for the first time.
Director(s): Debbie Su

🎬 Dahil Sa'yo (Because of You)
""Dahil Sa'yo"" tells the story of a Filipino immigrant father teaching his son a game of running to the store for coconut juice, while also teaching him self-reliance and love.
Director(s): Isabella Andaya

🎬 Time Crisis
Three times a week, Eddie Esguerra goes to Los Angeles arcades to play Time Crisis. Day after day, he hones his unique ability to play alone in two-player mode. As we follow Eddie, we learn that his ultimate goal is not just to master the game, but to make friends and find a community.
Director(s): Brooke Palmieri and Zac Weathers

Watch PINOYS ABROAD, part of THE CROSSING: Finding Our Way Home Through Stories

Saturdays and Sundays on TFC
EMEA: Saturdays at 4:45 pm Saudi / 3:45 pm Madrid
APAC: Saturdays at 9:45 pm Asia / 11:45 pm Guam
North America: Sundays at 10:30 pm Pacific

Also available on MYX, ANC and Cinemo.

FILM SPOTLIGHT: A KARAOKE SPACE ODYSSEY. We're proud to feature this as part of ""THE CROSSING: Finding Our Way Home Through Stories"", the FilAm Creative & ABS-CBN anthology.

Directed by Achim Mendoza, A Karaoke Space Odyssey follows Stella, an undocumented Filipina searching for a green card, whose karaoke date with a goofy stranger turns into an unforgettable sci-fi romantic adventure.

Funny, heartfelt, and wonderfully original, the film blends romance, music, comedy, and science fiction into a uniquely Filipino American story about hope, belonging, and finding connection in unexpected places.

Congratulations to the entire A Karaoke Space Odyssey team on this unforgettable film.

Watch A Karaoke Space Odyssey as part of Episode 4: Pinoys Abroad and Episode 17: The Visual Feast on THE CROSSING on TFC around the world.

FILM SPOTLIGHT: BONIFACIO. We're proud to feature Bonifacio as part of ""THE CROSSING: Finding Our Way Home Through Stories"", the FilAm Creative & ABS-CBN anthology series.

Directed and written by Grace Simbulan, Bonifacio follows a devoted father who returns to first grade alongside his young son in an effort to learn how to read, blurring the lines between parent and child.

Heartwarming and inspiring, Bonifacio is a powerful story about perseverance, dignity, and the sacrifices parents make to build a better future for their children.

Congratulations to the entire Bonifacio team on this remarkable film.

Watch Bonifacio as part of Episode 3: Flame On! (THIS WEEKEND) and Episode 15: Bottled Up on THE CROSSING on TFC around the world.