LOS ANGELES, CA – The Los Angeles Filipino community should be out in full force on October 17th for the Southern California premiere of Brown Soup Thing, which is an official selection of the Filipino International Film Festival on Saturday, October 17th in downtown at the Los Angeles Theatre Center (LATC).
"FIFFLA is thrilled to be hosting the West Coast premiere of Brown Soup Thing," said festival director Jeff Solema. "Brown Soup Thing was the film we've been looking for to balance out all the films that we will be showing from the Philippines. BST will represent Filipino American cinema and will make FIFFLA truly international."
Tickets are available at Brown Paper Tickets (www.brownpapertickets.com/event/84312) by visiting www.brownpapertickets.com and entering "Brown Soup Thing" into their events search. Advance ticket purchase is strongly recommended. There will be a celebrity-studded red carpet event prior to its 8pm start, as well as a Q&A between the audience and cast after the screening, giving fans a chance to meet the stars of Brown Soup Thing. The festival has promised to donate portions of proceeds to charitable organizations benefitting typhoon relief efforts in the Philippines.
Brown Soup Thing features 2-dozen special appearances by some of the most recognizable Filipinos and other Asians in the world. Among them: World Boxing Champion Manny Pacquiao, internet star Christine “HappySlip” Gambito, Filipino stars Raymond Bagatsing, Bernardo Bernardo and Cora Ugalde Yellen; television personality Jannelle So; singers Becca Godinez and Anthony Castelo; and popular Asian-American comedians Paul “PK” Kim and KT Tatara.
Brown Soup Thing’s principal cast includes Kimee Balmilero (Hi-5), Jenilee Reyes (Deal or No Deal), Cheryl Noe (The Bold & The Beautiful), comedian Joey Guila (HBO’s P Diddy’s Bad Boys of Comedy), and Rona Par (The Flip Side). BST is also proud to introduce Earl Baylon, Wil Olandria, and Sari Arambulo, all starring in their very first feature film. Written and directed by Edward J. Mallillin, Brown Soup Thing is a Malinius production.
Brown Soup Thing is a comedy-drama about a comfortably disconnected Filipino American family. In order to raise her unacceptable A- average, 10 year-old Lita must submit a video project about what it means to be a Filipino in America. Her upcoming birthday provides the perfect setting to unite everyone: parents who can't relate to their kids, immigrant sister Fely, the always-guilty over-achiever brother Jude, hip-hop sister Maria, an array of cousins, her grandmother who just wants to cook, and favorite sister Shana, who moved out of the country to get away from everyone.
Brown Soup Thing is also playing in Las Vegas at UNLV on November 14-15, the same weekend that Manny Pacquiao will face Miguel Cotto at the MGM Grand. It is also an official selection of the Chicago Filipino American Film Festival.
"So many of our actors are from Southern California, and I know everyone is excited to bring Brown Soup Thing to Los Angeles," noted Mallillin. "I know the community has been waiting to see the movie, and we are overjoyed to bring it to the big screen."
Mallillin is also the creator and executive producer of the hugely popular internet series Flipped Switch, which will provide fans with exclusive coverage of Brown Soup Thing in Los Angeles. Among the many guests who have appeared on the show: director Quentin Tarantino, actor Neil Patrick Harris, UFC champion Randy Couture, and Filipino personalities such as Jo Koy, Camille Velasco, and Christine “HappySlip” Gambito. Many of the stars of Flipped Switch are also expected to be in attendance.
Brown Soup Thing and Flipped Switch are Malinius productions.