‘Ninoy’ will screen on Wednesday, March 17, at 7 p.m. at VIZ Cinemas, 1746 Post Street, in San Francisco’s Japantown. (This film is also showing at Sundance Kabuki Cinemas on Saturday, March 13, at 4:30 p.m.) Invite your friends to the March 17 screening on Facebook.

• Buy tickets to the screening – http://bit.ly/b48zoe
• Watch the trailer and read more about the film – http://bit.ly/auTiU2
• Support the film on Facebook – http://facebook.com/ninoyfilm
• And on Twitter – http://twitter.com/ninoyfilm

Following the screening, filmgoers and the public are invited to a free afterparty from 9 p.m. at DOSA Restaurant, 1700 Fillmore Street, just down the block from the theater. Director Tom Coffman will be present at the screening and at the afterparty. DVDs of the film will be available for $15 (or $10 with a ticket stub from the screening). RSVP to the afterparty on Facebook.

Directed, written and filmed by Tom, a veteran Hawai‘i filmmaker, ‘Ninoy’ combines striking archival footage and revealing interviews to paint a compelling portrait of Ninoy Aquino, the political martyr and revolutionary leader. Even while suffering under incredible oppression, Aquino believed that non-violent protest was crucial to sustaining a legitimate democratic movement.

The film premiered at the Hawai‘i International Film Festival last October in Honolulu.

Host committee members for the afterparty, organized by BayAreaBenefit, include: Keesa Ocampo, Keith Kamisugi, Victor Barrios, Teresita Bautista, Mary Bitterman, Boots Chavez, Hon. Greg Chew (San Francisco Arts Commission), Glenn Fajardo, Tessie Guillermo, Marlene Mira, Alyson Megur Stamos, Rich Pio Roda and Rodel Rodis (President, Ninoy Aquino Movement).