Founded in 1999 and formerly known as Sigaw ng Bayan, Radyo Kapwa is an inclusive Filipino/a/x community and cultural radio show that celebrates the diversity and difference of people with roots to the Philippines. With three historical colonial invasions, multiple waves of migration worldwide, and over 7000 islands, we recognize and honour that Filipino/a/x/s are not a monolith. We provide a wide range of programming, music, and discussion topics to reflect this diversity.

Radyo Kapwa aims to share their platform with grassroots community organisers and organisations, as well as interviews with inspiring members of our community. Our framework is based on values rooted in decolonization, and restorative and transformative justice. Our mission is to create an anti-patriarchal, anti-racist, anti-homophobia, anti-transphobia, faith inclusive, non-ableist, trauma-informed space.

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Every 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th Wednesday of the month, 2 - 3pm (EST)

January 22, 2025: Ep. 130: Thea Loo, Filmmaker

For this year’s first guest, we are happy to have Thea Loo for this week’s broadcasting. Thea Loo is producer and director from Vancouver BC. Her work has played at Sundance, Palm Springs ShortFest, CAAMFest (Center for Asian American Media Festival) and distributed on TIFF Digital Bell Lightbox.

She has produced multiple short films such as SMOKE EATER (Dir. Gloria Mercer), which premiered at the Whistler Film Festival 2022 and is available on CRAVE. Her latest short is the hybrid animated documentary BLUE GARDEN (Dir. Natalie Murao), selected for Telefilm Canada's Not Short on Talent program at Clermont-Ferrand 2022 and now streaming on CBC Gem. She produced and directed her first feature documentary “Inay (Mama)” for the Knowledge Network, which won the Arbutus Award for Best BC Film at the 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival. She is now producing an upcoming short film called “Tears Burn To Ash” which was shot this past December in Japan and is currently in post production.

We also ask you to be on the lookout for the release of her new film “Tears Burn to Ash” on January 25, 2025.

We invite you to check her website out, should you feel connecting with Thea Loo at @https://www.nomoreproductions.com/

If you are interested to get to know Centre Kapwa or want to stay connected, please follow us on our Instagram @CentreKapwa or send us an email at centrekapwa@gmail.com

@radyokapwa
@centrekapwa
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Host(s):
@lorrakida
@strumming_violin
@fennycristo

Guest(s):
@inay.film
@nomore.pro

Sound Team:
@lorrakida
@fennycristo
@kyliiing
@hirayaproductions

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