Documentary in Progress

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Work in Progress

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Girl with umbrella

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Building

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Furlee - "Brown Baby"

2010-08-09T10:31:00.001-07:00

Music Video

Artist: Furlee
Song Name: Brown Baby

creatur: movie trailer 2

2010-08-09T10:31:00.000-07:00

2009 Chicago Filipino American Film Festival

CREATUR
Based on real life experiences, CREATUR follows the story of a circle of friends who struggle to survive in a landscape of gang violence. CFAFF is proud to present CREATUR, a feature-length Filipino American drama shot in 16mm film and produced entirely in Chicago using entirely local cast and crew. In English.

View the full gallery of this event photographed by Michelle Wodzinski.
Michelle Wodzinski Gallery

creatur: movie trailer

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CFAFF hosts World Premiere of our first FEATURE LENGTH FILM from a CHICAGO filmmaker.

SUNDAY 11/6/2009 7pm: WORLD PREMIERE: CREATUR
CFAFF is proud to host the WORLD PREMIERE of a groundbreaking film by a new Filipino American talent from Chicago, CREATUR by Donie Oduluio. Inspired by real life experiences, CREATUR features an all local cast and crew in a story that follows a group of young men struggling to survive and follow their dreams in a landscape of gang violence. Shot in black and white 16mm with a beautiful music score, CREATUR provides a gritty look at Chicago that is reminiscent of John Cassavetes’s landmark 1957 independent film, SHADOWS. Director, cast, and crew will be present, this is a must-attend event for all fans of independent cinema.

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Article by: Lahaina Mae B. Mondonedo

"Creature" premiered Sunday at the Chicago Filipino-American Film Festival. A film noir shot on a 16mm camera, the movie was fictional, but was inspired by the director's experiences growing up in Chicago.

Filipino-American director premieres film on depression and violence in Chicago
by Lahaina Mae B. Mondonedo
Nov 10, 2009
Filipino-American Donie Odulio was born in the Philippines and moved to Chicago with his family at age two. Growing up in West Humboldt Park, Odulio said he was able to see American, Puerto Rican and Mexican flags in his neighborhood, but only through his own research did he see the Philippine flag for the first time.

Now a graphic artist based in San Francisco, Odulio’s first movie project was filmed entirely in Chicago. The black-and-white feature film titled, “Creatur,” tells the story of a manic depressive and his friends who were also dealing with gang violence and multi-cultural divides.

Odulio, 36, talks about how he became an artist and his experiences as a Filipino boy growing up near the corner of Pulaski and Division.

Q: How has living in Chicago inspired your work as a graphic artist and a film maker?

“Being raised in Chicago is inspirational to me. You see a lot of different people. That is one of the things I can look back and say that I was very fortunate enough to be around so many different people and nationalities. It was good thing.”

Q: What was your experience growing up in a Filipino household in an American city like Chicago?

“I think it was a challenge for my parents. They were not prepared to deal with America –language barrier, custom. I think they did a good job in raising us, but it was definitely a challenge for them.

Q: What inspired you to become an artist? What pushed you in that direction?

“I pushed myself into that direction. With Filipino parents, they want you to go where they tell you to go. My dad was working in a hospital so he wanted me to go in that direction. It’s funny because it was my dad who knew how to draw. I do recall an early memory of when I was three and I saw a drawing of Porky Pig in the backseat of his car. It mesmerized me and I think from there I was amazed that something I saw on TV, my dad had drawn it on a piece of paper. I started drawing from there. But like I said, I went against my parents’ wishes, but it worked out.”

Q: Being a minority in the United States, what are some of the struggles you had to overcome to achieve your goals?

“I experienced a lot of racism when I was young. … I wouldn’t say it was that difficult, but it was a challenge, because there are not many Filipinos in Chicago. … I never looked at it as a challenge or that it was going to stop me from anything that I was doing. It’s just adapting.”

View the video interview here:
Interview

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