Pandemic Bread
The story of a Filipina interpreter as she works with an African immigrant doctor to converse with an elderly Filipina patient in the hospital in the ICU with COVID-19. The film features the performances of Princess Punzalan, Claire Simba and Becca Godinez — a story of agency, resilience and hope.
Directors Spotlight
Zeinabu irene Davis
Director
Zeinabu irene Davis is an independent filmmaker and Professor of Communication at UCSD. Her works include: Cycles (1989); Mother of the River (1995), Spirits of Rebellion (2016); Pandemic Bread (2023); and Stars of the Northern Sky (in production).
- Year: 2023
- Runtime: 23 minutes
- Country: United States
- Language: English, Tagalog
- Director: Zeinabu irene Davis
- Cast: Princess Punzalan, Claire Simba, Becca Godinez
- Cinematographer: Norbert Shieh
- Composer: Kris Johnson
- Editor: Rommel Andaya
- Producer: Nicoletta Vangelisti, Christina Ree
- Screenwriter: Story by Marivi Soliven, Screenplay by Marc Arthur Chery,
- Sound Design: Nakul Tiruvviluamala
- Premiere: East Coast
