May 17 and May 24
Wednesday 7:30 - 9:30 pm
ImaginAsian Theater
239 E 59th St (bet. 2nd & 3rd)

Filmmakers Ditsi Carolino and Nana Buxani would like to invite you to a special screening of Bunso The Youngest. Bunso is a poignant film about three boys – Tony, 13, Diosel and Bunso, 11 – struggling to survive in a crowded Philippine jail alongside adult rapists and murderers. The boys take us into the surreal world of children caught between extreme poverty and the law, speaking in a rare mix of innocence and streetsmarts, pain and humor.

Critics have hailed it as "Moving, intense, graphic, finely crafted..." Jo-Ann Maglipon, Philippine Daily Inquirer.

"The filmmaker achieves empathy and closeness to her characters, who are children held in atrocious conditions in a Manila jail...humor and despair intermingle as the children are allowed to speak for themselves as equals." - One World International Film Festival Jury, Prague

" ...immensely intimate portraits of the indomitable human soul still standing after it has been slapped, kicked, spat on. BUNSO blurs the lines between journalism and literature, advocacy and artistry" - Raymond Lee, screenwriter, and producer of "The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros"

"Realscreen offers its picks of films that should have made the Academy’s Best Doc shortlist. Indie doc-maker Ditsi Carolino infiltrated a Philippine jail to show how young boys live and compete amongst adult inmates. The result is Bunso, a heart wrenching expose..." - Real Screen

The film has received several awards, including Best Director, One World International Film Festival, Prague; Grand Prix, EBS International Film Festival, Seoul; Youth Jury Prize, Perspektiv: Nuremberg Human Rights Film Festival; Best Short Film, Gawad Urian, Manila.

Bunso
May 17 and May 24
Wednesday 7:30 - 9:30 pm
ImaginAsian Theater
239 E 59th St (bet. 2nd & 3rd)

Filmmakers Ditsi Carolino and Nana Buxani will be present for Q&A after the screening.

Tickets $10 available at the lobby 1 hour before the screening.

Email for reservations and inquiries at undergroundpictures@yahoo.com
or call 718-505-3947 and 917-476-7807

64 mins, color, documentary, English subtitles

Bunso is not a commercial film and will not have a commercial run.
So catch this special screening with the filmmakers while you can!