Community Engagement
Our Place is part of an ongoing collaboration between SF Urban Film Fest, SOMA Pilipinas and [people power media] to empower communities confronting displacement, to assert their rightful connection to a place through the power of storytelling and creative space activation with programming that is free and open to the public.
The untold story of Filipinos in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood is screening in four Filipino diaspora communities San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Jose on the SA AMIN: OUR PLACE California Tour! The screenings will open with Oscar Peñaranda reading from his most recent book “Follower of the Seasons: A Onethology in Symphony”. Q & A discussions follow each screening.
SA AMIN California Tour
San Jose – SJSU
September 25 | Wednesday | 6 – 8pm PDT | SJSU Boccardo Business Center, Room 004, 1 Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95192
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SA AMIN California Tour
San Diego / Chula Vista
July 27, 2024 | Saturday | 1 – 4pm PDT | City of Chula Vista Public Library 365 F Street, Chula Vista, CA 91910
This event is co-presented by PASACAT, Malaya Movement, San Diego Filipino Cinema, Filipinos of South Bay Exhibit, SOMA Pilipinas Cultural Heritage District, SF Urban Film Fest and People Power Media.
Many thanks to the City of Chula Vista Public Library for hosting the event.
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SA AMIN California Tour
Los Angeles – Historic Filipinotown
July 20, 2024 | Saturday | 2 – 4pm PDT | SIPA HQ within HiFi Collective 3200 W. Temple Street Los Angeles, CA 90026
This event is co-presented by Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA), SOMA Pilipinas Cultural Heritage District, SF Urban Film Fest and People Power Media.
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SA AMIN California Tour
San Francisco – DPW
June 12, 2024 | 12 pm – 2:00 pm | SF DPW
49 S. Van Ness Ave Ground Floor Conference
San Francisco, CA 94103
This event is co-presented by San Francisco Public Works, SOMA Pilipinas Cultural Heritage District, SF Urban Film Fest and People Power Media.
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SA AMIN California Tour
San Francisco –
SF Planning
May 28, 2024 | 12:00 pm – 1:45 pm | SF Planning 49 S. Van Ness Ave Ground Floor Conference San Francisco, CA 94103
This event is co-presented by SF Planning, SOMA Pilipinas Cultural Heritage District, SF Urban Film Fest and People Power Media in celebration of API Heritage Month.
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Community Screening
Victoria Manalo Draves Park 2023
May 27, 2023 | 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm |
Victoria Manalo Draves Park
16 Sherman St, San Francisco, CA 94103
The Our Place in the Park mini-fair was a gathering that engaged intergenerational families and community members in a beloved SOMA public park named for a famed Filipino American Olympic gold medalist diver. The outdoor event included a range of activities, from K-Pop dance sessions and puppet-making to delightful musical performances, film screenings, and complimentary meals. Featured films included two SOMA Sapiens short profile films by Grant Thompson, It Takes The Hood to Save The Hood by Harvey Magsaysay Lozada, and Sa Amin: Our Place by Dyan Ruiz and Nix Guirre.
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Community Screening
Kapwa Gardens 2022
May 26, 2022 | 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm |
967 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103
The sold-out community premiere of “Sa Amin: Our Place” was held in Kapwa Gardens located in the SOMA Pilipinas Cultural District. Special guests include Teresa Dulalas and Tina Alejo both who featured prominently in the film. After the screening, Dyan Ruiz and Nix Guirre (co-directors), Fay Darmawi (producer), Joseph Smooke (editor), and Rachel Lastimosa (composer), discussed the film with the audience, many of whom asked for autographs on the film poster.
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Sa Amin Film
Sharing the untold stories of Filipinos in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood, the cultural heart of the Filipino-American community. Connect with us on social media to hear about in-person and virtual screenings, updates on our team and community members interviewed in the film, and how you can get involved!