The 11th Diwa Filipino Film Festival of Seattle

 

Diwa Filipino Film Festival of Seattle is a community-centered film festival that celebrates the Filipino spirit wherever it resides. Stemming from the annual Pagdiriwang Philippine Festival, this year is the first time it will be having its own standalone film festival as well!

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Please join us for the 2025 Diwa Filipino Film Festival special preview taking place IN PERSON ONLY at the Seattle Center Armory Loft 1-A on May 31st and June 1st, 2025, from 12:00 to 6:00 pm. Admission is Free!

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We will also be screening the full program to kick off this year’s Filipino American History Month at the Tateuchi Story Theatre in Wing Luke Museum on October 4th, 2025, from 10:00 am to 8:30 pm.

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Diwa is directed and curated by Adrian Alarilla, PhD, a writer, filmmaker, and historian. Born and raised in the Philippines, he is currently based in Seattle. His films parallel his research interests, as he uses the personal documentary genre to reflect on and process the contemporary experience of Filipino migration. He has shown his works, including his first full-length documentary film project, “Kung Saan Man Tayo (Wherever We May Be),” all over the US, Canada, Mexico, Cambodia, Bangladesh, South Korea, and the Philippines.

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The Diwa Filipino Film Festival of Seattle is fiscally sponsored by Shunpike, and is a proud recipient of 4Culture’s Sustained Support grant.