Closer to Home (film)

Closer to Home, also known by the working title Looking for America, is a 1995 American independent drama film directed by Joseph Nobile. It was screened in thirty international film festivals including the 41st Valladolid International Film Festival^[3] and the 31st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.^[4]

Closer to Home: At What Price Family?
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joseph Nobile
Screenplay by	Joseph Nobile Ruben Arthur Nicdao
Produced by	Steven Nobile[1] Joseph Nobile[1]
Starring	Madeline Ortaliz John Michael Bolger
Cinematography	Irek Hartowicz
Edited by	Janice Keuhnelian James Y. Kwei
Music by	Ryan Cayabyab
Production company	Elibon Film Productions[2]
Distributed by	Golden Dragon International Cinema
Release date	30 August 1995 (1995-08-30) (Canada)
Running time	125 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English/Tagalog

It follows the story of Dalisay, a poor provincial girl who struggles to journey from the Philippine countryside to New York City to marry Dean, a disillusioned American ex-merchant marine. She's hoping to buy a cure for her dying sister and ultimately a future for her debt-ridden family, while he hopes to escape his disintegrating American family through love and a family of his own.^[5][6][7]

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  Dalisay in the province
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  Looking for a way out
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  Dalisay's reason for leaving home
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  Father and daughter seek help from the plantation owner
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  Forced to see the loan shark
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  Last night home
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  A New York welcoming

Cast

• Madeline Ortaliz as Dalisay Dimagiba
• John Michael Bolger as Dean Warren
• Elizabeth Bracco as Alma, Nick's Wife
• Joonee Gamboa as Magno Dimagiba, Dalisay's Father
• Connie Chua as Lucing Dimagiba, Dalisay's Mother
• Vic Diaz as Gruta, the Nightclub Owner
• Rey Ventura as Lacaba, the Loan Shark
• Tony Mabasa as Senor De Villa, the Plantation Owner
• Jane Gabbert as Jan Warren, Dean's Sister
• Ralph Buckley as Nick, Dean's Cousin
• Angie Castrence as Tess, Dalisay's Cousin
• Ching Valdes-Aran as Ms.Amador, the Marriage Broker
• James Lorinz as the Garage Mechanic
• Barbara Blackburn as the Flirtatious Bar Woman
• Edward Lane as Uncle Ralph, Dean's Uncle
• Lou Veloso as Nanding, Magno's Brother
• Fil Formicola as Phil, the Taxi Dispatcher
• Percy Estrella as Imelda, Dalisay's Cousin
• Emig Tagle as Paeng Cruz, Magno's Best Friend
• Tita Pambid as Shanty Alley Tenant Farmer's Wife
• Lucy Quinto as Imelda's Mother
• Arthur J. Nascarella as the Bartender
• Leo Gamboa as Lacaba's Henchman
• Louis Giovannetti as the Delivery Man ^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of American independent films
• List of American films of 1995
• List of foreign films shot in the Philippines
• List of films set in New York City
• 1995 in film
• American eccentric cinema

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