Grandchild

Name: Grandchild
Director: Mira Santo Tomas
Genre: Drama, Family
Cast: Renia Gardner, Belle Villafuerte, Jackie Derilo

10 min · Drama, Family

After immigrating to Queens to live with her devout Catholic grandmother while her mother remains in the Philippines, young Filipina Mayumi’s desire to love a Filipina-American girl clashes with Lola’s strict religious beliefs.

Directed by Mira Santo Tomas · Written by Mira Santo Tomas

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