Trying to Be Some Kind of Hero
a film by Lester Alfonso
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A surprisingly fresh take on the personal documentary, which
deftly sidesteps the genre's potential for exploitation and solipsism.
Armed with a couple of cameras and an intimate visual flair, Alfonso
travels to the Philippines to find out the truth about his real
grandfather. With the aid of his mother and his hesitant, but resilient
grandmother, he manages to show that the investigation of a family
secret can be approached with grace and charm. - Images Festival 2003 |