Cinematografo talks of representation in film with NBC Bay Area’s Robert Handa

NBC Bay Area’s Robert Handa (right), host of Asian Pacific America,
interviews H.P. Mendoza, director of Bitter Melon (left)
and Cinematografo Festival and Exhibitions Director Miguel Sevilla (center)
to find out more about Cinematografo International Film Festival.

NBC Bay Area’s Asian Pacific America with Robert Handa talks with Cinematografo Festival and Exhibitions Director Miguel Sevilla and H.P. Mendoza, director of Bitter Melon, the first film out of the Cinematografo Originals initiative on an episode of the weekly program that airs on NBC Bay Area and on COZI TV.

Topics covered were the origins of Cinematografo International Film Festival; The Debut – Cinematografo’s centerpiece film, which happens to be celebrating its 18th birthday – its debut – this year; and Mendoza’s Bitter Melon. Catch the lively banter on Asian Pacific America with Robert Handa this Sunday, October 21 on NBC Bay Area channel 11, cable 3 and 703 at 5:30 AM, and on COZI TV channel 186 at 6:00 PM.