The Debut

United States of America

• R
• 2000-05-18(US)
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  Drama
• ▪ 1h-28m

One night can change a lifetime.

Overview

Filipino-American high school student Ben (Dante Basco) works in a comic book shop to earn money to pay his way into Cal Arts. His father, a postman, is determined that his son--who has won a pre-med scholarship to UCLA--will become a doctor. The eighteenth birthday party of Ben's sister, Rose, sets off a comedic and touching series of events and family struggles that will in turn determine young Ben's future. This fresh independent production from Gene Cajayon presents a lighthearted and warm coming-of-age tale filtered through the eyes of an American subculture rarely seen on film.

• Gene CajayonWriter

  Gene CajayonDirector

  John Manal CastroWriter

  Curtis ChoyProduction Sound Mixer

  Kenn KashimaEditor

  Michael RizzoProduction Design