Hindi mo naabutan ang limited screening ng Dahling Nick sa opisyal na Youtube channel ng Cinema One? Mapapanuod na ang Dahling Nick sa Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino na gaganapin sa ika-31 ng Oktubre!
She’s Perfect is a 3D animated short film which centers a girl named Mahalia, who tries to fix the hole in her chest. No one can see the hole except her, and she can still see it transparent through her clothes, no matter what she wears.
Binakol Sa Dahon
by Gary Tabanera,
“Binakol sa Dahon” is the tale of Ester, a mother falsely accused of a crime she did not commit. Judged and unfairly tagged by her family and an overly superstitious rural community, she becomes the unwitting target of abuse, cruelty, and violence, but her spirit is kept alive by her resolve to survive the ordeal. Through it all, she discovers the meaning of the word ‘family’ and summons from within a version of herself that would have been wise to keep hidden, a woman, who, despite the viciousness of the world, and her unbridled power for vengeance, chooses love and the tenderness of a mother’s heart over all.
Hakab
by Mel Aguilar-Maestro,
What does it really take to breastfeed and sustain life in the Philippines? In spite of the key legislations on the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding in the Philippines, it has remained one of the top nations with the least number of exclusively breastfed children, and still has a stigmatised breastfeeding culture. “Hakab"“ explores the narratives of mothers in the Philippines coming from different social, economic, and cultural backgrounds braving the challenges of a repressed breastfeeding culture in the Philippines.
Night Shift
by Mariel Ong,
While inside the car, a battered driver answers her ringing phone. On the way home, she picks up a passenger and drops her off. Troubled, she quietly follows the passenger until she reaches her own apartment. She begins to hear mysterious voices. These voices become louder until she goes outside to enter a different room.
Adira
by Jorzheema Hamid,
Adira is a 16-year-old Tausug girl who was forced by her parents to marry a man twice her age. Isolated and with limited freedom, Adira must find her voice as she escapes not just a tragic night but the manipulated beliefs she was fed with.
Noontime Drama
by Kim Timan and Sam Villa-Real,
In the confines of her own kitchen, single mother Sonia struggles to prepare the perfect Kare-Kare with her daughter Leslie.
Arjanmar Rebeta,Marites Burce, a victim of polio outbreak in 1970’s, is now a mother, a wife, an employee & a national para athlete who is preparing for her journey to represent Philippines in ASEAN Para Games to be held in her own country & to be qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics until the CoViD-19 pandemic happens.Oct 31 schedule: (7PM)
Ang Lakaran Ni Kabunyan: Kabunyan’s Journey to Liwanag
by Kidlat Tahimik,
Lakaran ni Kabunyan centers on Tahimik’s son Kabayan as he relocates from his hometown of Baguio to the southern metropolis of Davao in a vintage VW camper van. The film follows his journey as he meets and learns from different Artists and Culture bearers along the way. A kind of travelogue for the more uncharted roads of the Philippines, revealing the beauty and knowledge that s there if one is open to see it. The adventure evolves from a mere road trip, to a journey of finding Liwanag. It was originally part of the film trilogy Lakbayan, a collaboration between three legendary Philippine filmmakers that included Brillante Mendoza’s Desfocado (Defocused) and Lav Diaz’s Hugaw (Dirt).
Oct 31, 2020 schedule: CineMarya Set B (9PM)
Super Woman
by Angela Andres
Cheska is an 8-year-old girl with a wild imagination who would often tell people about the heroic battles her mom faces night after night against the forces of the evil dark lord and his ninjas. Littledoes she know who the real Dark Lord is, until one night when she discovers who was truly hurting her mother. Cheska is horrified and burdened knowing that the dark lord is actually her father; this triggers her determination to resolve the situation.
Dalaginding Na Si Isang
by Nigel Santos
The film follows the story of a young girl named Isang on her first day of menstruation.
Dad-aan Na
by Julius Lumiqued
An Igorot elderly woman, while cooking lunch on a Sunday, suddenly hears distant explosions triggering her to go out of her home.
Winged Dreams to the Blue Heavens
by Aimee Apostol-Escasa
This is a short film about the Ilonggo writer, Magdalena Jalandoni. She is shown as a six year old girl growing up in the province of Iloilo, and on the threshold of history. In one of her walks, she finds out about the death of Jose Rizal, inspiring the passion for writing that is growing inside of her each day. A passion she has to hide from her family.
Super Able
by Arjanmar Rebeta,
Marites Burce, a victim of polio outbreak in 1970’s, is now a mother, a wife, an employee & a national para athlete who is preparing for her journey to represent Philippines in ASEAN Para Games to be held in her own country & to be qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics until the CoViD-19 pandemic happens.
Ola
by Mijan Jumalon,
Five years after the death of her daughter, a still-grieving artist is visited by her departed child who asks her to build a boat. What happens next is an exploration of how art and madness can transform and transcend grief and tragedy.
Hindi mo naabutan ang limited screening ng Dahling Nick sa opisyal na Youtube channel ng Cinema One? Mapapanuod na ang Dahling Nick sa Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino na gaganapin sa ika-31 ng Oktubre!
She’s Perfect is a 3D animated short film which centers a girl named Mahalia, who tries to fix the hole in her chest. No one can see the hole except her, and she can still see it transparent through her clothes, no matter what she wears.
Binakol Sa Dahon
by Gary Tabanera,
“Binakol sa Dahon” is the tale of Ester, a mother falsely accused of a crime she did not commit. Judged and unfairly tagged by her family and an overly superstitious rural community, she becomes the unwitting target of abuse, cruelty, and violence, but her spirit is kept alive by her resolve to survive the ordeal. Through it all, she discovers the meaning of the word ‘family’ and summons from within a version of herself that would have been wise to keep hidden, a woman, who, despite the viciousness of the world, and her unbridled power for vengeance, chooses love and the tenderness of a mother’s heart over all.
Hakab
by Mel Aguilar-Maestro,
What does it really take to breastfeed and sustain life in the Philippines? In spite of the key legislations on the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding in the Philippines, it has remained one of the top nations with the least number of exclusively breastfed children, and still has a stigmatised breastfeeding culture. “Hakab"“ explores the narratives of mothers in the Philippines coming from different social, economic, and cultural backgrounds braving the challenges of a repressed breastfeeding culture in the Philippines.
Night Shift
by Mariel Ong,
While inside the car, a battered driver answers her ringing phone. On the way home, she picks up a passenger and drops her off. Troubled, she quietly follows the passenger until she reaches her own apartment. She begins to hear mysterious voices. These voices become louder until she goes outside to enter a different room.
Adira
by Jorzheema Hamid,
Adira is a 16-year-old Tausug girl who was forced by her parents to marry a man twice her age. Isolated and with limited freedom, Adira must find her voice as she escapes not just a tragic night but the manipulated beliefs she was fed with.
Noontime Drama
by Kim Timan and Sam Villa-Real,
In the confines of her own kitchen, single mother Sonia struggles to prepare the perfect Kare-Kare with her daughter Leslie.
This is the film I wished I witnessed and seen in the cinemas back then but I was born 4 years late haha. Filipino classic films got this wattpad-novel-plot-like storyline. Though, the chemistry is good. The antagonist is better. The girl protagonist is best. But I’m somehow disappointed on how Rico Yan acted here. I don’t know if this was how he usually did it back then, but he seemed stiff or somewhat. I don’t know if it’s just because he’s handsome that he’s praised but his acting really disappoint me here. Nevertheless, this film maybe is a comfort movie to many. Rest in peace, Rico and I hope that Claudine have a healed heart already.
Tu Pug Imatuy (”The Right to Kill”) is based on the real-life tragedy of the displacement and killings of Lumad peoples in southern Philippines. It has won six awards from Sinag Maynila: Best Film
The cinema in Trinoma showing Liway erupted in spontaneous chants led by a guy at the back as the credits rolled: “Ang tao ang bayan!” then the audience answered “Ngayon ay Lumalaban!” “Huwag matakot! Makibaka!” It was a surreal experience.
