Filipino-American high school student Ben (Dante Basco) works in a comic book shop to earn money to pay his way into Cal Arts. His father, a postman, is determined that his son--who has won a pre-med scholarship to UCLA--will become a doctor. The eighteenth birthday party of Ben's sister, Rose, sets off a comedic and touching series of events and family struggles that will in turn determine young Ben's future. This fresh independent production from Gene Cajayon presents a lighthearted and warm coming-of-age tale filtered through the eyes of an American subculture rarely seen on film.
Unfortunately the movie The Debut is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Writing | Gene Cajayon | Writer |
| Directing | Gene Cajayon | Director |
| Writing | John Manal Castro | Writer |
| Art | Michael Rizzo | Production Design |
| Editing | Kenn Kashima | Editor |
| Sound | Curtis Choy | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Wendall J. Yuponce | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Hisham Abed | Director of Photography |
