Fruit Fly (2008)
- Starring:
- L.A. Renigen, Mike Curtis, (more)
- Director(s):
- H.P. Mendoza
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Fruit Fly
A woman searching for her parents goes on an unexpected journey of self-discovery in this comedy drama with music from filmmaker H.P. Mendoza. Bethesda (L.A. Renigen) never knew her mother when she was growing up; she was adopted by a family on the East Coast as a baby and has grown up wanting to know the truth about her birth parents. After a visit to the Philippines in search of her cultural identity, Bethesda has come to San Francisco, where she was born, in search of her mother. Bethesda, who is a performance artist, rents a room in a loft complex in San Francisco's Castro district, where she strikes up a fast friendship with a number of fellow artists living there. While Bethesda finds support and understanding from her new friends, she resents being regarded as a "fag hag," since the lion's share of her new pals are gay. However, as Bethesda is immersed in San Francisco's gay community and art scene, she begins to develop a greater understanding of herself and her identity, which has a powerful impact on her work. Also starring Mike Curtis, E.S. Park, and Theresa Navarro, Fruit Fly includes a handful of musical numbers featuring original songs by writer and director Mendoza; the film won the Audience Award at the 2009 San Francisco International Asian-American Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 94 mins
Complete Cast of Fruit Fly
- L.A. Renigen - Bethesda
- Theresa Navarro - Sharon
- Aaron Zaragoza - Jacob
- Christian Cagigal - Gaz Howard
- Michelle Talgarow - Geraldine
- Sam Roemer - Greg
- James Lontayao - Kenji
- H.P. Mendoza - Mark
- Mike Curtis - Windham
- E.S. Park - Karen
- Don Wood - Tracy
- Christina Augello - Dirty Judy
- Casey Ley - Mike
- Ryan Morales - Manny
- Sohr Picart - Auntie Josephine
- Director(s):
- H.P. Mendoza
- Writer(s):
- H.P. Mendoza
- Producer(s):
- H.P. Mendoza, Donald Young
- Categories:
- Foreign
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