Resident Aliens

Resident Aliens

77 mins | Drama, Comedy | July 21, 2012

Guam, U.S.A. Thursday, November 24, Thanksgiving Day. Alex, a local newspaper photographer, gets into a “green card marriage” with her good friend James, a Guam-born Filipino. Miriam, a former member of the Philippine press and now an established Guam journalist, longs to repair a damaged relationship with her American husband. Ella, a hotel housekeeper for almost 20 years, finds means of sending her 88-year old mother to the Philippines with the uncertainty of coming back. As the island of Guam celebrates this classic American holiday when people count their blessings and give thanks, the lives of the three Filipina immigrants intersect and find themselves at a tug-o-war of sacrifice and significance where they must find their home or must they find it somewhere else.

Resident Aliens

77 mins | Drama, Comedy | July 21, 2012

Resident Aliens
Guam, U.S.A. Thursday, November 24, Thanksgiving Day. Alex, a local newspaper photographer, gets into a “green card marriage” with her good friend James, a Guam-born Filipino. Miriam, a former member of the Philippine press and now an established Guam journalist, longs to repair a damaged relationship with her American husband. Ella, a hotel housekeeper for almost 20 years, finds means of sending her 88-year old mother to the Philippines with the uncertainty of coming back. As the island of Guam celebrates this classic American holiday when people count their blessings and give thanks, the lives of the three Filipina immigrants intersect and find themselves at a tug-o-war of sacrifice and significance where they must find their home or must they find it somewhere else.
Producers Cinemalaya Foundation
Original title Mga Dayo
Directors Julius Sotomayor Cena
Writers Randy cruz

Cast

Sue Prado

as Alexanderia Caballero

Janela Buhain

as Ella Regalado

Olga Natividad

as Sanchez

Louella Camaganacan

as Manang Charito

Janela Carrera

as Miriam

Joey Charles

as Navy Officer

Vicky Dizon

as Manang Gloria

Brian Muna

as James

Ron Pangan

as Boss Ron