Giveaway: ‘Amigo’ Poster Signed by John Sayles and Joel Torre

Posted on August 18, 2011 by jozjozjoz

Photo by Mary Cybulski, Courtesy Variance Films and Anarchists’ Convention

UPDATE 8/22/2011: Congrats to our winners who each won an autographed AMIGO poster: Pat and Andy Tang!

As Edward wrote a few weeks ago, starting August 19th, you’ll be able to watch a piece of Philippine AND American history hit movie theaters in the United States. Amigo, the 17th feature film from writer-director John Sayles, stars Joel Torre as Rafael Dacanay, the mayor of a rural village caught in the murderous crossfire of the Philippine-American War in 1900. When Rafaelʼs rural village in the Philippines is occupied by American troops hunting for Filipino guerrillas, he comes under pressure to collaborate from both the blood-and-guts Colonel Hardacre (Chris Cooper) and the head of the local guerrillas, his brother Simón (Ronnie Lazaro). Rafael must carefully make the near-impossible, potentially deadly decisions faced by civilians in an occupied country.

A story that is Filipino and American, Amigo is an early chapter of Filipino American history. Understandably, the film is first opening in cities with strong Fil-Am communities. Groups all over the nation are welcoming the movie; including: Tagbilaran Association of Northern California and the Filipino American Chamber of Commerce (San Fernando Valley, CA), the Filipino American Federation of New Mexico and more. Nearly all of the Amigo crew is from the Philippines. All post-production sound & picture was done in Quezon City and Makati. All Pilipino-speaking roles (Tagalog) are played by Pilipino actors only. Amigo is distributed by US company Variance Films, was shot on location in the Bohol.

Ok, ok, you just want to know how to win a poster signed by Amigo director John Sayles and lead actor Joe Torre? Read on!


What you could win from 8Asians & Variance Films:

  • An AMIGO autographed poster, signed by John Sayles and Joel Torres

Hurry, this contest closes Sunday, 8/21/2011 at 11:45pm Pacific Time!
One entry per person, please.

How do you enter?
Fill out the form below:
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Why do I have to fill out this form? We’re just trying to capture all the info needed to fulfill the prizes faster.

Can I enter more than once? No! Why you being so greedy?!

Prizes courtesy of: 8Asians & Variance Films.

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