Cinema From the Margins: Yellow Rose
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
movies at the library
Join us for our screening of Yellow Rose (2019), the first installment in our Cinema From the Margins series. This story follows an undocumented Filipina teen (played by Broadway darling Eva Noblezada) who dreams of leaving her small Texan town to pursue a country music career. She struggles between the choices of staying with her family or abandoning the only home she has ever known in pursuit of her dreams. However her entire life is disrupted when her mother (played by Broadway veteran Lea Salogna) is taken by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, forcing her to flee from her hometown to Austin, Texas.
This movie is rated PG-13 and has a runtime of 1 hour and 33 minutes.
Cinema From the Margins is a film screening series that seeks to highlight stories from often overlooked communities and people of diverse identities, with an emphasis on subjects that are relevant to our current time. Films in this series will start with a brief introduction prior to the movie and will be followed by the option to casually discuss afterwards.
Our May pick celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month!
9 Adams Street (between John and Plymouth)
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05/08/2025 06:00 pm
05/08/2025 07:45 pm
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Cinema From the Margins: Yellow Rose
<p>Join us for our screening of <em>Yellow Rose</em> (2019), the first installment in our <em>Cinema From the Margins </em>series. This story follows an undocumented Filipina teen (played by Broadway darling Eva Noblezada) who dreams of leaving her small Texan town to pursue a country music career. She struggles between the choices of staying with her family or abandoning the only home she has ever known in pursuit of her dreams. However her entire life is disrupted when her mother (played by Broadway veteran Lea Salogna) is taken by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, forcing her to flee from her hometown to Austin, Texas.</p><p>This movie is rated <strong>PG-13</strong> and has a runtime of 1 hour and 33 minutes.</p><hr><p><em>Cinema From the Margins</em> is a film screening series that seeks to highlight stories from often overlooked communities and people of diverse identities, with an emphasis on subjects that are relevant to our current time. Films in this series will start with a brief introduction prior to the movie and will be followed by the option to casually discuss afterwards.</p><p>Our May pick celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month!</p>
Brooklyn Public Library - Adams Street, Multipurpose Room
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