REEL
BITTER MELON
Feature Film • Drama/Black Comedy
Director: H.P. Mendoza
Role: “Troy”
Bitter Melon is the story of a Filipino-American family who reunites for a Christmas party at the family home in San Francisco only to find out that Troy (Patrick Epino), the second oldest child, has been ruling the house with fear—intimidating everyone who lives there—including his mother, and even physically abusing his wife. What starts as a fun holiday reunion turns into a darkly humorous crime scene as Declan (Jon Norman Schneider), the youngest son, leads the family as they conspire on how to best murder the violent and abusive Troy.
* BEST OF 2018 – San Francisco Film Critics Circle
* BEST MOVIES OF 2018 – Bay Area Reporter
* 20 BEST FILMS OF THE ASIAN DIASPORA – Polygon
* BEST OF 2018 – Entropy
* BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE – San Diego Asian Film Festival
* OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE CAST AWARD – Tallgrass Film Festival
* INSPIRING FIL-AMS OF 2018 – Philippine News
* 31 FAVORITE FILMS OF OUTFEST – The Advocate
* Distributed by Gravitas Ventures and available on all digital platforms, including iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play.
* For more info on the film go to BitterMelonFilm.com.
