FLORIDA – Indie film lovers and Asian Americans throughout Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas are excited for the arrival of the acclaimed Brown Soup Thing and its writer/director Edward J. Mallillin.
The film kicks off its Spring Tour 2010 with its premiere in South Florida, where the film is an official selection for the Delray Beach Film Festival on Saturday the 27th at 1:45pm (Crest Theatre), followed by a visit to Gator Nation on Wednesday the 31st where Brown Soup Thing will be part of the University of Florida’s AASU (Asian American Student Union) Week. Another of UF’s programs, the AASU Speaker Series, has invited writer/director Edward J. Mallillin to be a part of the popular event.
Ticket information for all events is available at the Delray Beach Film Festival ticket site at http://bit.ly/aAq7m5 and the AASU website, http://www.ufaasu.com.
“Although we are a small independent film, we are honored to share the stage and screen in Florida with works by Clint Eastwood, Emmy Award-winner Sharon Gless, Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Jessica Walters, and so many of the leading figures in Asian American entertainment,” said Mallillin
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, 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 features 2-dozen special appearances by some of the most recognizable Filipinos and other Asians in the world. Among them: 7-time World Boxing Champion Manny Pacquiao, internet star Christine “HappySlip” Gambito, Filipino stars Raymond Bagatsing and Bernardo Bernardo; 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 J. Balmilero (Hi-5, Miss Saigon), Jenilee A. 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 (The Tonight Show), Wil Olandria (LA Forensics), and Nickelodeon’s Sari Arambulo, all starring in their first feature film.
Writer/Director Edward J. Mallillin is also the host and executive producer of the popular internet series Flipped Switch. While both his movie and show keep him busy, Mallillin is also preparing to direct his second feature film this May in Asia.
Brown Soup Thing is an official selection of Florida’s Delray Beach Film Festival, the Filipino International Film Festival Los Angeles, the Pacific Media Expo (PMX) in Los Angeles, the Chicago Filipino American Film Festival, and was the featured film at the UNLV FASA Screening Series.
Brown Soup Thing, Flipped Switch, and Mallillin’s yet-to-be-named third labor of love are Malinius productions.
