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Bitter Melon
Film
AAPIHM Film Series

Bitter Melon

May 22, 2025
May 22
Thursday 7:00 PM
Loew Auditorium 1h50m
This event is free and unticketed.

This wacky revenge comedy follows a Filipino American family eating mango cake and plotting murder over a long Christmas weekend.

AAPI Heritage Month Film Series

BITTER MELON | Official HD Trailer (2018) | DARK COMEDY | Film Threat Trailers

 

Declan and his relatives celebrate the holidays in true Filipino American style with over-excited titas, mango cake and deep bonding: plotting the murder of the black sheep of the family, an abusive ne-er-do-well whom the rest conclude makes everyone's lives worse. This attempt to right their wrongs results in the discovery of many unsavory truths.

As the movie unfolds, Declan and his family ask you to meet them in the vulnerability and messiness we often find ourselves in. A celebration of family steeped in dark humor, H.P. Mendoza's film brings attention to what is commonly swept under the rug—tackling homophobia, domestic violence, toxic masculinity and the dangers of unaddressed trauma. An exercise in empathy meets boisterous hijinks in this cleverly unpredictable film, which pulls off its unique tonal blend with panache.

D: H.P. Mendoza, US, 2018, 1h50m

Co-sponsored by the Leslie Center for the Humanities. Programmed in collaboration with the Office of Pluralism and Leadership for Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

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