CEBU

CEBU based on the award-winning novel by Peter Bacho Peter Bacho , Screenplay by CV Herst

CEBU : The Pitch

The story is set in the turbulent backdrop of the Philippines in 1986. Ben Lucero, a Priest from Seattle, WA faces the pull of conflicting cultures between his Seattle birthplace and his family’s origins. During a visit to Cebu for his mother’s burial. Not speaking Tagalog , or ever having lived in the Philippines He finds himself struggling between his family,his faith, and his heritage. Falling in love with a beautiful girl only adds to his confussion. CEBU won the American Book Award and is listed as one of the top 100 books written by a University of Washington writer in the past century. In 2008 the Asian Weekly honored the author as a literary Pioneer. 2014 garnered the screenplay as a finalist in the Beverly Hills film festival.

FAITHLESS: Theme from ‘CEBU‘