Filipino film ‘Lingua Franca’ wins top prize at 2020 Bentonville Film Festival - Manila Bulletin

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Filipino film “Lingua Franca” won the top prize at the 2020 Bentonville Film Festival in the United States.

“Congratulations to LINGUA FRANCA directed by Isabel Sandoval for the Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature at the Bentonville Film Festival 2020 at Bentonville, Arkansas, US last August 16, 2020! Ipinagmamalaki namin kayo! ,” the post read.

Directed by Isabel Sandoval, the film follows the story of an undocumented Filipino transwoman who works as a caregiver to a Russian elderly in New York. She became romantically involved with the Russian senior citizen’s grandson as she pursues a marriage to obtain a green card. The Bentonville Film Festival is a “one of a kind event that champions inclusion in all forms of media,” according to its official website.

 

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