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The WAREHOUSE presents the 2009 Cannes-presented short film Sabongero, by director Janice Y. Perez. ‘Sabongero’ is a Cebuano word for cockfighter. Cockfighting is a sport (illegal in certain countries but not in the Philippines) of setting two cocks to fight each other. Fighting cocks often have had their legs fitted with metal spurs. The screening is dedicated to owner Ian Hinonangan’s father, an avid sabongero. We hope that this short film underscores the myriad contradictions that sabong (cockfighting) brought to his family and continues to bring to many other Filipino families today. This short film is one of few Filipino films where the language/dialect Cebuano is spoken. Ms. Perez will be at this screening and will lead a brief discussion after the screening.