Good news to all indie fans out there, Cinemalaya's 5th film festival will open this weekend at the CCP. 25-year old indie filmaker Raya Martin's Cannes-entry with Adolfo Alix Jr Manila will open the festival. Laurice Guillen's brain-child, Cinemalaya has been the seeding ground of budding filmakers. Raya's first film Bakasyon won the Ishmael Bernal Award for Young Cinema in 2004 and in 2007, he was named Best Director for Autohystoria.
This year's ten finalists debuting are (synopsis and sked below):
24K directed by Ana Agabin
Manok is a middle-class treasure hunter who’s been digging for Japanese treasure for years. He and his companions are in the final stage of their current site in the mountains of Suyo, Ilocos Sur, an area reputed as a Japanese stronghold during World War II. All the signs at their site indicate that they are certain to find treasure. With their resources nearly depleted, Manok convinces his godfather in marriage, Freddie, to finance the rest of their operations. Manok, Freddie, and another friend, Boyet, journey back to the site hoping that, as their medium predicted, they will find gold before Manok’s wife gives birth in a month’s time.
Getting back to the site turns out to be more difficult than expected. Manok and his companions manage to make it back to the site but in the process stir up some trouble in the community. Soon, mysterious things happen at the site. With each of them becoming more and more paranoid, Manok struggles to keep the group intact long enough to unearth the treasure that he believes is just within their reach.
Sked:
July 19, Sunday 6:15 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
July 21,Tuesday 2:45 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
July 22, Wednesday 9:00 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 23, Thursday 6:15 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
July 24, Friday 9:00 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
July 25, Saturday 2:45 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 26, Sunday 3:30 p.m. (CCP Little Theatre
Ang Nerseri (The Nursery) by Vic Acedillo, Jr.
Cocoy ,12, takes on a great responsibility of taking care of his older siblings while his mother, Mai, goes to the province to get money to pay the expensive hospital bills for her three mentally sick children. His mother is gone for two weeks and Cocoy’s struggle in managing his personal, school and home life is a nerve-racking challenge. In the end he faces truth and life head-on as he fights for his own sanity.
Sked:
July 18, Saturday 6:15 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 19, Sunday 2:45 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
July 21, Tuesday 12:45 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
July 23, Thursday 3:30 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 24, Friday 9:00 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
July 25, Saturday 3:30 p.m. (CCP Little Theatre)
July 26, Sunday 3:30 p.m. (CCP Little Theatre)
Ang Panggagahasa kay Fe by Alvin Yapan
Each morning, baskets of black fruits mysteriously appear by the front yard of Fe. Thinking that it was a reconciliatory gesture from her abusive husband, Dante, Fe tells him about it. This only confirms Dante’s suspicions that she might be entertaining a lover. Fearing her husband’s jealousy, Fe grows even more scared as the fruits kept coming, a step closer to her front door. She keeps everything to herself until she turns to a former suitor, Arturo. When Fe urges Arturo to elope, she finds out that the young man has far more binding commitments with his family. Caught between an abusive husband and an impotent lover, Fe has to decide. Will she escape with her elusive suitor who could very well be just a figment of her imagination or stay trapped with the men in her real life who could never protect her nor make her happy? Caught in a society where violence still remains unimaginably real and covertly present, could the imagined be real enough for a woman to assure her survival?
July 18, Saturday 3:30 p.m. (CCP Little Theatre)
July 19, Sunday 9:00 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
July 21, Tuesday 6:15 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 22, Wednesday 2:45 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
July 23, Thursday 3:30 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
July 24, Friday 2:45 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 25, Saturday 3:30 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
Astig (Mga Batang Kalye) by GB Sampedro
Written by multi-awarded writer Jerry B. Gracio, produced by Noel Ferrer and directed by GB Sampedro is an episodic tale of four young men whose stories parallel and contrast with the landmarks and various images of Manila. It tells the story of Ariel, a conman who has to leave his girlfriend upon learning that she is in love with him; Boy, an expectant young father who has to sell his body to pay his wife’s hospital bill; Ronald, a Chinese mestizo who is coming to grips with his identity; and Baste, an overly protective son of an OFW who has to avenge his sister. The film tells the stories of the tough guys of Manila and their resolve to survive the dirt and filth of the “Distinguished and Ever Loyal City.”
July 18, Saturday 9:00 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 19, Sunday 3:30 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
July 21, Tuesday 3:30 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
July 23, Thursday 6:15 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 22, Wednesday 9:00 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
July 24, Friday 12:45 p.m. (CCP Little Theatre)
July 25, Saturday 6:15 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
Colorum by Jon Steffan Ballesteros
Two people. Simon a promising young cop working part-time as a driver of one of the many “undocumented” and ‘illegal’ FX taxis in the metro. And Pedro, a 70 year old ex-convict. An unfortunate incident forces the two together to embark on a road trip across the Historic Philippine East Coast. But, what was expected as an escape route doomed to be a domino of crime begetting crime, becomes a wagon of life choices to them and to the people they meet. The film takes a look at the paradox of the human condition, and the “grayscale” morality that is today’s Philippines.
July 18, Saturday 3:30 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 19, Sunday 6:15 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
July 22, Wednesday 9:00 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
July 23, Thursday 9:00 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 24, Friday 3:30 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
July 25, Saturday 12:45 p.m. (CCP Little Theatre)
July 25, Saturday 6:15 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
Dinig Sana Kita by Mike Sandejas
The film is a love story between a Deaf boy who loves to dance and a troubled rocker girl who abuses her hearing. One lives in the world of solitude and silence, the other in noise and fear. Crossing paths in a Baguio camp that mixes Deaf and hearing kids, both find that they have more in common with each other including a love for music. It is the first Filipino film to have deaf actors in a Lead role, Romalito Mallari, and in the cast and ensemble.
July 18, Saturday 6:15 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
July 19, Sunday 12:45 p.m. (CCP Little Theatre)
July 21, Tuesday 9:00 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
July 22, Wednesday 3:30 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 23, Thursday 6:15 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
July 24, Friday 2:45 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
July 25, Saturday 6:15 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
Engkwentro by Pepe Diokno
Richard and Raymond are two teenage brothers in Davao City. Richard is the leader of his gang, “Bagong Buwan,” while Raymond is just being inducted into rival gang, “Batang Dilim.” Complications at a deadly midnight engkwentro (square-off), when Raymond is given the task of killing his older brother. Meanwhile, the Davao Death Squad lurks the streets. This real-life vigilante group is allegedly backed by the city mayor and responsible for many unsolved murders of teen gangsters. Today, they are hunting down Richard. Will they take the younger brother, too?
July 18, Saturday 9:00 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
July 19, Sunday 6:15 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 21, Tuesday 6:15 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
July 22, Wednesday 3:30 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
July 23, Thursday 12:45 p.m. (CCP Little Theatre)
July 24, Friday 9:00 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 25, Saturday 9:00 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
(*Note: 21-year old Pepe Diokno is the youngest youngest so far to be awarded a Cinemalaya grant).
Last Supper No. 3 by Veronica Velasco and Jinky Laurel Based on a true story, Last Supper No. 3 is a humorous look at the circuitous path our legal system takes to justice. Assistant Production Designer Wilson Nañawa is tasked to look for a Last Supper to use as a prop for a TV commercial. He finds three, but loses the one owned by Gareth Pugeda. What happens next changes Wilson forever as he spends the next two years entangled in bureaucracy and red tape facing estafa and serious physical injury charges. How will this ordinary man fare against a system he knows nothing about? Will justice prevail for Wilson? Or will he be imprisoned for the loss of Last Supper No. 3?
July 18, Saturday 3:30 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
July 19, Sunday 3:30 p.m. (CCP Little Theatre)
July 21, Tuesday 3:30 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 22, Wednesday 3:30 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
July 23, Thursday 9:00 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
July 24, Friday 6:15 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
July 25, Saturday 9:00 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
Mangatyanan (The Blood Trail) by Jerrold Tarog
HIMALAYA “Laya” MARQUEZ has never had a complete dream since she was 12. Something always wakes her up at night. That something used to be her father, the famous photographer DANILO MARQUEZ, whose constant sexual abuse of Laya tore her family apart. Now, at 27, Laya possesses a cold exterior that hides torrents of pain. Working as a travel photographer, Laya is sent to Isabela to capture a rare harvest ritual called Mangatyanan by the Labwanan tribe. What Laya finds there, however, is a severely dwindled group held together by their desperate leader MANG RENATO. Soon Laya senses a strong connection between the tribe’s predicament and her own troubled life. Events spiral out of control as the Mangatyanan crumbles under Mang Renato’s desperate grip and Laya is forced to flee. But something happens that brings her face-to-face with her own demons. Will she finally confront her past or will she keep running?
July 18, Saturday 9:00 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
July 19, Saturday 3:30 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 22, Wednesday 6:15 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
July 21, Tuesday 2:15 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
July 23, Thursday 3:30 p.m. (CCP Little Theatre)
July 24, Friday 6:15 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 25, Saturday 12:45 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
Sanglaan by Milo Sogueco
Sanglaan looks at seemingly simple relationships and uncomplicated events happening in a very mundane institution. A religious and single-minded businesswoman with a losing proposition, afraid of old age. A timid, vulnerable girl hopelessly in love with a high school crush. A security guard whose wife has a fragile heart. A charming and mysterious seaman just passing through. And a loan shark who won’t take “no” for an answer. These are some of the characters that populate the milieu of Sanglaan, a light, funny, poignant and very Pinoy story about hope and redemption.
July 18, Saturday 12:45 p.m. (CCP Little Theatre)
July 19, Sunday 9:00 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
July 21, Tuesday 9:00 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 22, Wednesday 6:15 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
July 23, Thursday 12:45 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
July 24, Friday 3:30 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 25, Saturday 3:30 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
Support the local industry! Catch Cinemalaya until July 26. For tickets, contact CCP Marketing at 551-7930 or 832-1125 local 1800 to 1808 or the CCP Box Office at 832-3704 or 832-1125 local 1409.
This year's ten finalists debuting are (synopsis and sked below):
24K directed by Ana Agabin
Manok is a middle-class treasure hunter who’s been digging for Japanese treasure for years. He and his companions are in the final stage of their current site in the mountains of Suyo, Ilocos Sur, an area reputed as a Japanese stronghold during World War II. All the signs at their site indicate that they are certain to find treasure. With their resources nearly depleted, Manok convinces his godfather in marriage, Freddie, to finance the rest of their operations. Manok, Freddie, and another friend, Boyet, journey back to the site hoping that, as their medium predicted, they will find gold before Manok’s wife gives birth in a month’s time.
Getting back to the site turns out to be more difficult than expected. Manok and his companions manage to make it back to the site but in the process stir up some trouble in the community. Soon, mysterious things happen at the site. With each of them becoming more and more paranoid, Manok struggles to keep the group intact long enough to unearth the treasure that he believes is just within their reach.
Sked:
July 19, Sunday 6:15 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
July 21,Tuesday 2:45 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
July 22, Wednesday 9:00 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 23, Thursday 6:15 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
July 24, Friday 9:00 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
July 25, Saturday 2:45 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 26, Sunday 3:30 p.m. (CCP Little Theatre
Ang Nerseri (The Nursery) by Vic Acedillo, Jr.
Cocoy ,12, takes on a great responsibility of taking care of his older siblings while his mother, Mai, goes to the province to get money to pay the expensive hospital bills for her three mentally sick children. His mother is gone for two weeks and Cocoy’s struggle in managing his personal, school and home life is a nerve-racking challenge. In the end he faces truth and life head-on as he fights for his own sanity.
Sked:
July 18, Saturday 6:15 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 19, Sunday 2:45 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
July 21, Tuesday 12:45 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
July 23, Thursday 3:30 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 24, Friday 9:00 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
July 25, Saturday 3:30 p.m. (CCP Little Theatre)
July 26, Sunday 3:30 p.m. (CCP Little Theatre)
Ang Panggagahasa kay Fe by Alvin Yapan
Each morning, baskets of black fruits mysteriously appear by the front yard of Fe. Thinking that it was a reconciliatory gesture from her abusive husband, Dante, Fe tells him about it. This only confirms Dante’s suspicions that she might be entertaining a lover. Fearing her husband’s jealousy, Fe grows even more scared as the fruits kept coming, a step closer to her front door. She keeps everything to herself until she turns to a former suitor, Arturo. When Fe urges Arturo to elope, she finds out that the young man has far more binding commitments with his family. Caught between an abusive husband and an impotent lover, Fe has to decide. Will she escape with her elusive suitor who could very well be just a figment of her imagination or stay trapped with the men in her real life who could never protect her nor make her happy? Caught in a society where violence still remains unimaginably real and covertly present, could the imagined be real enough for a woman to assure her survival?
July 18, Saturday 3:30 p.m. (CCP Little Theatre)
July 19, Sunday 9:00 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
July 21, Tuesday 6:15 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 22, Wednesday 2:45 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
July 23, Thursday 3:30 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
July 24, Friday 2:45 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 25, Saturday 3:30 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
Astig (Mga Batang Kalye) by GB Sampedro
Written by multi-awarded writer Jerry B. Gracio, produced by Noel Ferrer and directed by GB Sampedro is an episodic tale of four young men whose stories parallel and contrast with the landmarks and various images of Manila. It tells the story of Ariel, a conman who has to leave his girlfriend upon learning that she is in love with him; Boy, an expectant young father who has to sell his body to pay his wife’s hospital bill; Ronald, a Chinese mestizo who is coming to grips with his identity; and Baste, an overly protective son of an OFW who has to avenge his sister. The film tells the stories of the tough guys of Manila and their resolve to survive the dirt and filth of the “Distinguished and Ever Loyal City.”
July 18, Saturday 9:00 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 19, Sunday 3:30 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
July 21, Tuesday 3:30 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
July 23, Thursday 6:15 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 22, Wednesday 9:00 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
July 24, Friday 12:45 p.m. (CCP Little Theatre)
July 25, Saturday 6:15 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
Colorum by Jon Steffan Ballesteros
Two people. Simon a promising young cop working part-time as a driver of one of the many “undocumented” and ‘illegal’ FX taxis in the metro. And Pedro, a 70 year old ex-convict. An unfortunate incident forces the two together to embark on a road trip across the Historic Philippine East Coast. But, what was expected as an escape route doomed to be a domino of crime begetting crime, becomes a wagon of life choices to them and to the people they meet. The film takes a look at the paradox of the human condition, and the “grayscale” morality that is today’s Philippines.
July 18, Saturday 3:30 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 19, Sunday 6:15 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
July 22, Wednesday 9:00 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
July 23, Thursday 9:00 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 24, Friday 3:30 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
July 25, Saturday 12:45 p.m. (CCP Little Theatre)
July 25, Saturday 6:15 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
Dinig Sana Kita by Mike Sandejas
The film is a love story between a Deaf boy who loves to dance and a troubled rocker girl who abuses her hearing. One lives in the world of solitude and silence, the other in noise and fear. Crossing paths in a Baguio camp that mixes Deaf and hearing kids, both find that they have more in common with each other including a love for music. It is the first Filipino film to have deaf actors in a Lead role, Romalito Mallari, and in the cast and ensemble.
July 18, Saturday 6:15 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
July 19, Sunday 12:45 p.m. (CCP Little Theatre)
July 21, Tuesday 9:00 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
July 22, Wednesday 3:30 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 23, Thursday 6:15 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
July 24, Friday 2:45 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
July 25, Saturday 6:15 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
Engkwentro by Pepe Diokno
Richard and Raymond are two teenage brothers in Davao City. Richard is the leader of his gang, “Bagong Buwan,” while Raymond is just being inducted into rival gang, “Batang Dilim.” Complications at a deadly midnight engkwentro (square-off), when Raymond is given the task of killing his older brother. Meanwhile, the Davao Death Squad lurks the streets. This real-life vigilante group is allegedly backed by the city mayor and responsible for many unsolved murders of teen gangsters. Today, they are hunting down Richard. Will they take the younger brother, too?
July 18, Saturday 9:00 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
July 19, Sunday 6:15 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 21, Tuesday 6:15 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
July 22, Wednesday 3:30 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
July 23, Thursday 12:45 p.m. (CCP Little Theatre)
July 24, Friday 9:00 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 25, Saturday 9:00 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
(*Note: 21-year old Pepe Diokno is the youngest youngest so far to be awarded a Cinemalaya grant).
Last Supper No. 3 by Veronica Velasco and Jinky Laurel Based on a true story, Last Supper No. 3 is a humorous look at the circuitous path our legal system takes to justice. Assistant Production Designer Wilson Nañawa is tasked to look for a Last Supper to use as a prop for a TV commercial. He finds three, but loses the one owned by Gareth Pugeda. What happens next changes Wilson forever as he spends the next two years entangled in bureaucracy and red tape facing estafa and serious physical injury charges. How will this ordinary man fare against a system he knows nothing about? Will justice prevail for Wilson? Or will he be imprisoned for the loss of Last Supper No. 3?
July 18, Saturday 3:30 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
July 19, Sunday 3:30 p.m. (CCP Little Theatre)
July 21, Tuesday 3:30 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 22, Wednesday 3:30 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
July 23, Thursday 9:00 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
July 24, Friday 6:15 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
July 25, Saturday 9:00 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
Mangatyanan (The Blood Trail) by Jerrold Tarog
HIMALAYA “Laya” MARQUEZ has never had a complete dream since she was 12. Something always wakes her up at night. That something used to be her father, the famous photographer DANILO MARQUEZ, whose constant sexual abuse of Laya tore her family apart. Now, at 27, Laya possesses a cold exterior that hides torrents of pain. Working as a travel photographer, Laya is sent to Isabela to capture a rare harvest ritual called Mangatyanan by the Labwanan tribe. What Laya finds there, however, is a severely dwindled group held together by their desperate leader MANG RENATO. Soon Laya senses a strong connection between the tribe’s predicament and her own troubled life. Events spiral out of control as the Mangatyanan crumbles under Mang Renato’s desperate grip and Laya is forced to flee. But something happens that brings her face-to-face with her own demons. Will she finally confront her past or will she keep running?
July 18, Saturday 9:00 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
July 19, Saturday 3:30 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 22, Wednesday 6:15 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
July 21, Tuesday 2:15 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
July 23, Thursday 3:30 p.m. (CCP Little Theatre)
July 24, Friday 6:15 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 25, Saturday 12:45 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
Sanglaan by Milo Sogueco
Sanglaan looks at seemingly simple relationships and uncomplicated events happening in a very mundane institution. A religious and single-minded businesswoman with a losing proposition, afraid of old age. A timid, vulnerable girl hopelessly in love with a high school crush. A security guard whose wife has a fragile heart. A charming and mysterious seaman just passing through. And a loan shark who won’t take “no” for an answer. These are some of the characters that populate the milieu of Sanglaan, a light, funny, poignant and very Pinoy story about hope and redemption.
July 18, Saturday 12:45 p.m. (CCP Little Theatre)
July 19, Sunday 9:00 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
July 21, Tuesday 9:00 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 22, Wednesday 6:15 p.m. (Tangahalang Huseng Batute)
July 23, Thursday 12:45 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
July 24, Friday 3:30 p.m. (CCP Main Theater)
July 25, Saturday 3:30 p.m. (CCP MKP Hall)
Support the local industry! Catch Cinemalaya until July 26. For tickets, contact CCP Marketing at 551-7930 or 832-1125 local 1800 to 1808 or the CCP Box Office at 832-3704 or 832-1125 local 1409.
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