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Bampinay |
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21 min, 2003 |
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Horror |
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Matthew Abaya |
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Mark Abaya, Dino Ignacio, Tony Merrit, Don DeLeon |
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Bampinay is the retelling of familiar Asian American themes, but the obvious is replaced by a gracefully campy horror film narrative. Bampinay (Tina Chilip) is a gothy American Aswang (Philippine Vampire) who enjoys taking advantage of naive white male Asia-philes as night approaches. She is pursued by Mahal (Samantha Chanse), a tough young vampire hunter bent on her destruction. When the two clash, they begin to see that their differences are few in their similar day-to-night struggles. This is the first Asian American adaptation of the Philippine aswang in a motion picture. |
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Associated Asian America Studies Department Annual Conference 2003 (premiere), Westcoast Performer 2003, Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center's United States of Asian America Film Night 2000 |
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Matthew Abaya 168 Mirada Dr Daly City, CA, 94045 mutntclown@aol.com www.rp63.com/bampinay |
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