Gene Cajayon made his directorial debut with this intelligent, heartwarming coming-of-age comedy-drama about a Filipino-American teen (Dante Basco) in California who clashes with his immigrant father's sense of tradition when he wants to study art rather than pursue a career as a doctor. Eddie Garcia, Tirso Cruz III, Bernadette Balagtas, Joy Bisco, Darion Basco. Cajayon co-wrote the script with John Manal Castro.