FilAm Sienna Aczon Debuts First Solo Show, “Do You Speak?”

Hawaii-born and raised Filipino American Sienna Aczon debuted her first solo show film “Do You Speak?” at 59E59 Theaters’ East to Edinburgh Goes Virtual Film Festival in New York on Thursday, July 15.

Written, directed, and produced by Aczon, the short film is set in her own bedroom while the script is based off a phone conversation she had with her father.

Aczon’s short film is a love letter to Hawaii, New York, and the Philippines as she explores her heritage as Filipino American. The film is also a homage to her grandfather’s journey as an educator and immigrant. Ultimately, she uses the film as an opportunity to respond to the question: Do You Speak?

Full article published on Hawaii Filipino Chronicle, a local English-language Filipino newspaper in Honolulu, Hawaii.