November 2018 - "Special Jury Award" from North American Film Awards. Read about it at the Star Advertiser. In the process, it stimulated the often infantile movie producers to acknowledge this unorthodox film, made contrary to the traditional formula of Philippine moviemaking. September 2018 - Filipina, the third film in The Sakada Series wins "Best Editing" at the Culture and Diversity Film Festival. The Sakadas played a lead role in the fight for labor equality within the plantation system; as the backbone of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), their support in numbers, courage and resilience ensured the victory of union strikes. A press release from Governor Ige’s office can be found here. The collection was created and managed jointly by the Hawaii Sugar Planter’s Association and the U.S. Department of Labor to document and manage the labor contracts of Filipinos arriving as contract workers in Hawaiian sugar plantations between 1906 and 1949. "[10], Sakada was first shown on television on June 25, 2005, on ABCinema, three decades after prints were seized by the military from movie theaters. At the onset of the Great Depression in 1929, Filipino workers in Hawaii collectively sent $276,000 to the Philippines each month. [5] Sakada was first screened on Philippine television in 2005. [4], Sakada was the first film by director Behn Cervantes and scriptwriter Lualhati Bautista.
Sakada was the first film by director Behn Cervantes and scriptwriter Lualhati Bautista. As a first-time film director, Cervantes said that he had to deal with technical problems. Check out the interview with Producer and Director, Maribel Apuya, here. The Sakada ‘46 was the last major, organized Filipino migration to the U.S. [4], Musical scorer Lutgardo Labad described the film as "a major cinematic coup that unearthed the inhuman conditions of our people then. In addition to performing backbreaking work, the Sakadas found resourceful ways of living, including planting their own food, fishing and working extra jobs – while still sending money to the Philippines to support their families there. "[6], The movie follows the life of sakadas, or seasonal sugar cane farmers, and the hacienderos who own the plantations. The Sakada Series (35min) is a series of three short films that captures the personal stories, struggles and successes of the Sakadas and of the Filipino-American second-generation in Hawaii, within a cultural and historical context. In the post-war period, a different pattern of Filipino migration to the U.S. had emerged. HerStory Cinephilia Cinema at the Watkins College of Art (2298 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, TN 37228) on Saturday, Nov. 17 from 11:30am-1:30pm. After Sakada's third week of screening in Philippine cinemas, copies of the film were seized and the director was arrested and detained under the order of Marcos. Director Maribel Apuya is featured in the "2018 Filmmakers in the Spotlight.". The bill recognizes the historic significance of the Sakadas as great pioneers who, through their sacrifices and struggles, paved the foundation for the establishment of the Filipino community in Hawaii and helped to shape the diverse Hawaii we have today. "[13], Sakada, in 1981, won a Dekada Award for Best Film of the Decade. [1][3], The movie spent three weeks in theaters before Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos ordered the military to seize copies of the film.
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