The Mail Order Bride - A Tribute

There's this film in the Toronto ReelWorld Film Festival done by a Filipina.
The review can be found in Asian American Film Reviews.
Excerpt are as follows:
"The standout effort by an Asian Canadian was Arlene Ami's "Say I Do,"
a revealing look at the mail order bride industry. The film profiles three
Filipino women who married Caucasian men in the remote B.C. interior.
The marriages were arranged through mail order websites, a booming trade
Ami attacks. Filipinos are preferred brides, because they are Catholic,
docile wives. These women marry foreigners to escape a life of poverty,
and their marriages amount to little more than business arrangements.
"Say I Do"'s sympathies clearly lie with the women, portraying them as
prisoners isolated in a strange land..."
I came to this site when I was trying to find an appropriate description
for this photo I took.
I plan to submit this photo in an upcoming art gallery photo exhibit.
[Note: Ysabelle is not a real bride but a model. I dare not put a real bride
w/ such a caption. Just another creative break feature from yours truly.]



3 Comments:
Great Shot Rene! When I first saw it akala ko Advert sya for the topic you were talking about.
Anyway, all the best!
Many thanks for appreciating such kind of works Maeyo! I always believe that photographs should have a deeper meaning and I try to think of the best title that I see fit.
wow!! what a wonderful shot!i love your style. I'm a fan. thanks...
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