The Debut
movie
View on VideBits →Filipino-American high school student Ben (Dante Basco) works in a comic book shop to earn money to pay his way into Cal Arts. His father, a postman, is determined that his son--who has won a pre-med scholarship to UCLA--will become a doctor. The eighteenth birthday party of Ben's sister, Rose, sets off a comedic and touching series of events and family struggles that will in turn determine young Ben's future. This fresh independent production from Gene Cajayon presents a lighthearted and warm coming-of-age tale filtered through the eyes of an American subculture rarely seen on film.
Cast & crew
Bernadette Balagtas · Brandon Martinez · Brian Card · Dante Basco · Derek Basco · Ernie Zarate · Gina Alajar · Jayson Schaal · Mindy Spence · Nicole Hawkyard · Gene Cajayon · John Manal Castro
Studios & networks
Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) · National Asian American Telecommunications Association