In this episode of Meet Me at the Movies: Open Dialogue, Thomas Manning speaks with documentarian PJ Raval about his new film Who We Become, distributed by Ava DuVernay’s Array Releasing.
Director PJ Raval. Photo Credit: Erik Tanner. Photo Courtesy of Unraval Pictures.
Raval talks about the catharsis he finds in filmmaking and the personal nature of the stories he explores.
Clips are used by permission for interview and commentary purposes. Manning is a registered film journalist with Critics Choice, SEFCA, and the North Carolina Film Critics Association.
Official Synopsis:
Directed by PJ Raval, Who We Become follows three young Filipino women grappling with an emerging global pandemic while forging unexpected connections with their families. Discovering themselves in the process. The film is a self-documented time capsule for turbulent times, Who We Become captures the unbreakable bond between Filipino family and community. The all Asian-American crewed film had its world premiere earlier this year at the Los Angeles Asian International Film Festival and is an official selection of the Austin Asian Film Festival.
Available on Netflix December 1st, 2023.
For more information, head to the official Who We Become website.
Thomas Manning is a member of the NCFCA, SEFCA, and CCA, and also the co-host of the television show and radio program Meet Me at the Movies. He has served as a production assistant and voting member on the Film Selection Committee for the Real to Reel Film Festival. Additionally, he manages his own film review and interview site, The Run-Down on Movies. Manning is a graduate of Gardner-Webb University with a double-major in Communications and English. His passion for cinema and storytelling is rivaled only by his love for the music of Taylor Swift.
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