# @cinemadetroit on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BaKtPS8AP0Q
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/5210296-cinemadetroit-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2017-10-13T00:00:12.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Cinema Detroit (@CinemaDetroit) — https://gondola.cc/CinemaDetroit

## Caption

Who is Weng Weng and WHY should you care? He is, quite simply, the 2’9” Filipino James Bond who made a bunch of movies in the 1980s and then disappeared. Aussie Andrew Leavold was running Brisbane’s equivalent of Thomas Video when he became obsessed with Pinoy film, particularly Weng Weng. His 7-year quest to find the diminutive star became a documentary and is now a fascinating behind-the-scenes book about the wrong turns and detours along the way, a tale that includes Imelda Marcos, Filipino stuntmen, and plenty of blind alleys. Through it all, Leavold persevered with a passion and determination that reminds us of our own. The filmmaker/author will read from the book and also screen LOST FILMS OF WENG WENG, a compilation of the actor’s work that has never been seen outside of the Philippines. We’ll also have delicious food from Sarap Filipino pop-up. 
@andrewleavold @robdet @proboothcast #movies #Detroit #philippines #pinoyfilm #cinemadetroit #searchforwengweng #lostfilmsofwengweng #filipinx #filipinxpride #filmmaker #inperson #filipinxaf

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## Tags

detroit, pinoyfilm, cinemadetroit, philippines, filipinxpride, searchforwengweng, movies, filmmaker, filipinxaf, lostfilmsofwengweng, inperson, filipinx

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