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Ala Suerte Ala Muerte | Philippines |2007
Synopsis : Jessica is a young widowwith a four-year-old son, Manolito, who lives with her in a crowded boarding house. They share a room with Linda, who dreams of being released from bondage to poverty by getting paid in dollars as an overseas contract worker in Europe, but who is desperately looking for work in the city in the meantime. This situation conveniently provides Jessica with an amah, to free her for work and not have to be shackled to the chores created by an only child's growing up pains. When the boy disappears one day whilst under Linda's care, the world starts to collapse for both Jessicand Linda. The mother's longing for a son who has disappeared from view, carrying only his late father's name. Such is the fate the mother and child has to endure.
Director : Briccio Santos
Screenwriter : Jorge Arago, Briccio Santos
Cinematographer : Steve Sagun, Briccio Santos
Editor : Anil Rao
Cast : Ana Capri, Maris Dimayuga, Jacob Tingson
Bio : Briccio Santos, filmmaker, painter, and photographer, was born in Manila, Philippines in 1949. His first feature film was Manikang Papel (1970). In 1986, he made Damortis,ameditation on pain, trauma, and healing which he typically shot in 16mm, with the leadroles played by two painters, Roberto Avellana and Lito Carating. One of his major film projects is Cavaliers of Wind (1994), which was shown at the University of the Philippines Film Center.
Autohystoria | Philippines | 2007 | 95 mins
Synopsis : In 1897, Andres Bonifacio, along with his younger brother Pocopio, was executed in the mountains for treason and sedition. Bonifacio, founder of the Katipunan and one of the leaders of the Philippine Revolution of 1896, was accused of being a traitor to the revolution by a rival faction that included Emilio Aguinaldo, the first president of the Philippine Republic. There are a number of dramatic variations of the account of Bonifacio's execution In 2006, a younger brother moves out of his parents' house in the suburbs to a busier part of Manila after traveling in and out of the country for almost a year. His older brother moved out of the country a few years ago. Autohysteria is a collection of digitized memory of dreams and reality.
Director : Raya Martin
Screenwriter : Raya Martin
Cinematographer : Albert Banzon, Raya Martin
Editor : Louie Quirino
Cast : JK Anicoche, Lowell Conales
Awards : Official Selection - 31st Hong Kong International Film Festival
Juan Baybayin | Philippines | 2007
Synopsis : The filmmaker's personal search for Baybayin or Alibata, the original Filipino writings before the Spaniards came and colonized the Philippines in 1521. The search will determine of such ancient alphabet still exists and practices all over the archipelago.
Director : Rox Lee
Screenwriter : Rox Lee
Cinematographer : Jim Lumbera
Editor : Jim Lumbera
Cast : Bryan Quesada, Ramon Bautista, Carmela Cruz, Pusong Bughaw,
and Regieben Romana
Bio : Rox Lee, known for his quirky animated short films, music and paintings, is a pioneer of supporting independent filmmaking and music. He eventually produced Sinekalye (street cinema), a group of independent filmmakers, visual artists and musicians who share this passion. Aiming to spread the influence of independently produced Filipino art throughout the Philippines and beyond, Rox Lee and Sinekalye has done this bit by bit by taking films and music out into the streets. His works include Bruce (2002), Batumbuhay (2003), as well as a segment he made in Imahe Nasyon (La Pula) --a collaboration of Filipino directors depicting the Edsa Revolution in different points of view.
Pain Things | Philippines | 2007
Synopsis : Color-blind: frank stuggles to finish his documentary on the painter Benjie, whom he looks up to, he wants to become Benjie. Love is blind: he is seduced by Julia who lives with Benjie but Frank misses Jenny who just left him. Heart-wrenching. Mind-boggling. What is essential is visible.
Director : Jon Red
Screenwriter : Jon Red
Cinematographer : Ogi Sugatan
Editor : Manie Magbanua
Cast : Christian Vasquez, Che Ramos, Diana Malahay
Bio : Born in Manila, Jon Red studied painting at the Philippine Higshschool for the Arts and at the University of the Philippines. He attended a film workshop at the Mowelfund Film Institute. He wrote and directed his first short film “Es”,which won Jury Prize at the Mondiale dela Video in Brussels Belgium. He also directed the full-length digital “ASTIGmatism”, which won the Silver DV Award at the 28th Hong Kong International Film Festival (2004). “Pain Things” is his 7th full-length work.
Voice, Tilted Screens and Extended Scenes of Loneliness
Filipinos on High Definition
Synopsis : There is my voice. There are tiltled screens of extended wings. There are non-stories of Filipino outsiders we've already met. Some shots stick out and they don't quite fit in. Some colors don't stand on their own so they're on top of each other. Some views don't mak sense so there are blank screen to close our eyes. This shold be the years when I was father's child outside.
Director : John Torres |
