Adulteress, traitor, heroine, or prey? In 1932, Celine Navarro was buried alive by her community in Northern California. This film digs up history. The filmmaker, a grieving mother, with a long-term commitment to exploring race, gender and immigration, digs up Celine Navarro’s story, exposing silences that haunt Filipin@x American communities today, along with Celine Navarro’s family, community members and scholars who know different details about this largely untold event in American history.
Credits
- Celine Parrenas Shimizu, Director THE FACT OF ASIAN WOMEN (2004), BIRTHRIGHT (2009), SUPER FLIP (1997), HER UPROOTING PLANTS HER (1995) and MAHAL MEANS LOVE AND EXPENSIVE (1993)
- Celine Parrrenas Shimizu, Writer THE FACT OF ASIAN WOMEN (2004), BIRTHRIGHT (2009), SUPER FLIP (1997), HER UPROOTING PLANTS HER (1995) and MAHAL MEANS LOVE AND EXPENSIVE (1993)
- Celine Parrenas Shimizu, Producer THE FACT OF ASIAN WOMEN (2004), BIRTHRIGHT (2009), SUPER FLIP (1997), HER UPROOTING PLANTS HER (1995) and MAHAL MEANS LOVE AND EXPENSIVE (1993)
- Rhacel Salazar Parrenas, Producer
- Dawn Desuacido, Key Cast
- Henie Navarro, Key Cast
- Tootsie Reyes, Key Cast
- Lucia Navarro, Key Cast
- Alex Fabros, Jr Key Cast
- Rick Baldoz, Key Cast
- Dawn Mabalon, Key Cast
- Dorothy Cordova, Key Cast
- Jean Vengua Key Cast
Specifications
- Project Type: Documentary
- Runtime: 1 hour 9 minutes
- Completion Date: October 1, 2019
- Production Budget: 134,000 USD
- Country of Origin: United States
- Country of Filming: United States
- Language: English
- Shooting Format: Digital HD
- Film Color: Black & White and Color









