.Jokoy joined R29's saratan to chat about the closeness of Filipino families, his new film EasterSundayMovie, and more.
, the stories of our history as part of this nation have been silenced or forgotten. We're often just known for the stereotypes people have heard about us over the years — that we’re all nurses, that we make delicious lumpia, that we’re good at karaoke.touches on these clichés, and the light-hearted movie doesn't dive into the complexities of our rich past.
I love that you said that because that’s the first thing that people want to say when it comes to making a movie like this. 'Oh, you’re doing a stereotype.' But I’m not. It’s about my family first and foremost. 'Oh, you’re doing the accent.' The joke isn’t the accent. That’s a Filipino mom being a mom in a movie. And there will be some Filipinos who go see this movie, ones with accents and ones without, that get to go, 'There we are.
I think when you’re broke, when you can’t go to the games because those are $100 a ticket, you can’t go to the movies because those are $20 a ticket, where do you go for entertainment? You get the kids to dance and sing. And then you can start a fight with your auntie and your uncle. And then you guys gossip about it. And then you take sides. It’s almost like our own sitcom or variety show. It’s the weirdest thing.
if that's the Filipino culture or the Catholic guilt, but I have had a somewhat fraught relationship with my mom trying to figure it out. Obviously, you're really close to your mom. How did you come to terms with all of that?We are living parallel lives. There’s a reason we’re both wearing this black jumpsuit. We have been at work at this for years. And that’s what this movie is. Art is imitating life as we speak.
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