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BINISAYA  SA  UP  MANILA  FILM  FESTIVAL  SELECTIONS  

 BINISAYA  Shorts  2015  Set  A  (60  mins)  Competition  of  Short  films  made  in  Cebu  

 Atong  Mga  Kanta  (9  mins)  Dani  Bautista  A  film  about  the  Mandaue  Children’s  Choir        

Mga  Handuraw  Sa  Kahilitan  (14  mins)  Amaya  Han  Joy  Love  is  a  mentally-­‐ill  patient  with  anthropophobia,  the  fear  of  people.  She  is  only  friends  with  Chickie,  a  talking  eagle  stuffed  toy.  Although  Chickie  talks  to  her,  she  never  talks  back  to  him.  And  then  one  day,  as  Joy  Love’s  birthday  approaches,  Chickie  plans  to  surprise  her  along  with  his  friends  leading  to  the  revelation  of  their  secrets.  

 Ale  Alejandra  (12  mins)  Samantha  Solidum  Ale  Alejandra   is   a   short   film   about   a   young  woman   named  Cassandra,  who  sets   off   to   look   for   her  missing   sister,   Valerie,   and   to   seek   revenge   for   the  murder  of  their  aunt,  Alejandra.  In  her  vengeful  journey,  Cassandra  uncovers  her  aunt’s  strange  past  as  a    barbecue-­‐stick-­‐wielding  vigilante,  and  confronts  Jeremias,  Ferdinand,  and  Roberto;  the    three  men  responsible  for  Alejandra’s  

murder   and   Valerie’s   disappearance,   and   who     were   once   Alejandra’s   comrades   in   the   notorious  barbecue-­‐stick-­‐wielding  vigilante    group,  Sutukil.    

Dymphna  (19  mins)  Janna  Eunice  Laine  a  nurse  attendant,  struggles  when  dealing  with  her  patients.  Then  she  meets  JC,  the  ideal  patient.  Despite  his  catatonic  tendencies,  Laine  sees  their  sessions  as  a  sanctuary  from  her  busy  troublesome  schedule.  And  JC  starts  to  change.    Memorya  (8  mins)  Jovanni  Tinapay  Trish,  an  introverted  girl,  meets  up  with  her  long-­‐lost  childhood  friend  which  sparks  a  series  of  miscommunications  and  disappointments  before  she  finds  out  what  she  was  really  missing.  

 

 

 

 

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BINISAYA  Shorts  2015  Set  B  (59  mins)  Competition  of  Short  films  made  in  Cebu  

 Sanctissima  (16  mins)  Kenneth  Dagatan  MARISA  lives  alone  in  the  dark  with  an  even  darker  secret.  Her  only  contact  to   the   outside   world   were   her   patients,   who   come   and   go,   oblivious   of  whether   the   fetuses   that   Marisa   extracts   from   them   survive   or   not.   A  complication   besetting   one   of   her   patients   threatens   Marisa’s   reclusive  world.  She  fights  back  to  protect  it.      Lagkaw  (15  mins)  Jaylou  Dari  Lagkaw  is  bisaya  for  Rendezvous      

 Julie  (30  mins)  Clanch  Dayve  Belleza  JULIAN  CAPOY,  'Julie'  as  he  is  fondly  called,  has  been  working  in  construction  for  twenty-­‐two  years,  hiding  his  real  sexuality  throughout  his  profession.  His  seemingly  alternatively  perfect  life  will  change  in  a  day,  all  because  of  busted  bathroom  doorknob.    

 BINISAYA  Classic  Shorts  A  (Gugma  Set)  (66  mins)  

   Gugma  ni  Olivia  (38mins)  Christian  Linaban  Olivia,  who  sells  knives  for  a  living,  develops  a  romantic  obsession  over  her  next  door  neighbour.      

 To  Siomai  Love  (28mins)  Remton  Zuasola    Deeply  depressed  and  heartbroken,  Marvin  is  forced  by  his  brother  to  use  a   love   potion   so   that   his   aching   heart  would   be   cured.  While   dining   at   a  dumpling  stall,   'Siomai  Sa  Tisa'  (Siomai  Of  Tisa),  he  meets  a  pretty  nursing  student.  After  having  a  short  conversation,  he  feels  mysteriously  drawn  to  her  so  he  tries  to  use  the  love  potion  to  win  her  heart.  Will  the  love  potion  

work,  or  will  their  love  take  its  course  even  without  it?  

 

BINISAYA  Classic  Shorts  B  (Kinabuhi  Set)  (73  mins)    

Ang  Katapusang  Labok  (20  mins)  Aiess  Alonso  In  a   rural   seaside   town   in  Cebu  City,   fisher   folks  deal  with  environmental  abuse   and   the   effects   of   coral   harvesting   on   their   livelihood.   Due   to  

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dwindling  marine  resources,  Randy,  a  fisherman,  delves  into  the  world  of  cockfighting.  He  was  told  by  his  mother  to  participate  in  the  city's  solemn  procession  for  the  feast  of  Senior  Santo  Niño  to  find  his  hope  and  luck.  He  was  also   invited   by   a   fellow   fisher   folk   to   take   part   in   their   fight   against   coral   harvesters.   Randy   has   to   choose  betweeen  his  devotion  or  the  struggle  of  the  people.      

Unod  (11mins)  George  Macapagal    A  young  woman  is  left  alone  to  take  care  of  her  sick  older  brother.  She  struggles  to  cope  with  the  responsibility  of  providing  his  ravenous  appetite  while  fearing  what  he  might  do  to  her.      Deathsquad  Dogs  (14  mins)  Jose  Basa  Deathsquad  Dogs  is  a  morality  tale  which  centers  on  two  hitmen,  Mactan,  an  aging  veteran,  and  Pasil,  a  rookie.  They  are  tasked  with  a  mission  to  kill  an  unknown  target.  Little  do  they  know  that  their  target  is  a  drugged  up  mother  and  an  infant.  A  tale  of  breaking  innocence  as  the  rookie,  Pasil,  reacts  to  killing  a  soft  and  hard  target  for  the  first  time.      Abakada  ni  Nanay  (8  mins)  Joni  Sarina  Mejico  A  78  year  old  lady  enrolls  herself  in  school  to  learn  how  to  read  and  write.        Abot-­‐Kamay  (20  mins)  Victor  Villanueva  A  story  of  a  deaf  girl  who  wants  to  become  an  actress  despite  her  disability.        

   

BINISAYA  Shorts  2015  Regional  Shorts  (79  mins)    Oishi  Diaries  (5  mins)  Jairus  Marcelo  Two  girls  and  a  bunch  of  shrimps.    (MATURE  CONTENT)      The  End  of  War  (17  mins)  Joe  Bacus  Set  in  2008  at  the  height  of  armed  conflict  between  Philippine  military  and  Moro  rebel  forces,  The  End  of  War  is  a  story  of  a  family  in  Maguindanao  caught  in  the  crossfire  of  a  war  they  never  wanted  to  be  a  part  of.      

 

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Lisyun  Qng  Geografia  (29  mins)  Petersen  Vargas  Before  leaving  Pampanga  for  good,  Tib  chances  upon  an  old  map  that  triggers  him  to  retrace  the  places  special  to  him  &  his  high  school  best  friend,  Tric.      Ang  Nanay  ni  Justin  Barber  (28  mins)  Victor  Villanueva  Cynthia  Barber  will  do  everything  to  make  his  son's  dream  of  becoming  a  famous  singer  come  true.  The  only  problem  is,  her  son  has  no  talent  at  all!        

 BINISAYA  48-­‐HR  Shootout  Challenge  (53  mins)  

 48-­‐HR  Shootout  (53  mins)  The  48-­‐HR  Shootout  is  a  challenge  initiated  by  the  Motion  Picture  Society  of  Cebu  to  encourage  experience-­‐based  learning  in  storytelling.  This  program  will  gather  Cebu-­‐based  filmmakers  to  celebrate  the  art  and  craft,  as  well  as  the  joys  and  pains,  of  making  movies.  Limitations  are  set  to  push  the  creativity  of  the  participating  teams  in  the  hopes  of  cultivating  a  culture  of  pragmatic  filmmaking  and  collaborative  storytelling.  

   

 BINISAYA  Shorts  2015  Asian  Shorts  (104  mins)  

 Auntie  Maam  Has  Never  Had  A  Passport    (Thailand)  (14  mins)  Sorayos  Prapapan  Auntie  Maam  is  a  foot  masseuse.  She  is  also  a  freelance  actress  in  Thai  independent  films.  One   day,   one   of   the   films   she   played   has   been   chosen   to   a   film   festival   in  Europe.  The  film  director  asks  her  to  join  the  trip  to  the  festival.  Auntie  Maam  has  never  had  a  passport.  She  consults  Kaen,  her  nephew  how  to  get  one.  This  film  is  a  satire   black   comedy   with   social   issue.   The   background   is   the   Thai   political  

movement  against  the  government  in  the  early  of  2014.    

Cambodia  2099  (Cambodia)  (21  mins)  Davy  Chou  Phnom   Penh,   Cambodia.   On   Diamond   Island,   the   country's   pinnacle   of  modernity,  two  friends  tell  each  other  about  the  dreams  they  had  the  night  before.      Kaloo  School  (Afghanistan)  (11  mins)  Sahra  Mosawi  In   between   the   famous   Baba   Mountain   in   rural   Center   of   Afghanistan   there   is   a  village  with  2500  families  with  just  two  schools  for  children.  Nine-­‐year-­‐old  Fakhereh  from   Afghanistan   isn’t   content   to   be   a   goatherd.   She   goes   to   school   and   enjoys  learning.   However,   she   has   to   walk   there   on   foot   and   the   journey   takes  two-­‐and-­‐a-­‐half   hours.   There   are   only   two   schools   available   to   children   in   this  mountainous  area  –  one  for  boys  and  one  for  girls.  Most  of  the  girls  only  complete  

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primary  school  and  then  remain  at  home.  Only  5%  of  women  in  Afghanistan  are  educated;  the  rest  are  illiterate.  Therefore,  Fakhereh’s  fate  is  uncertain.  The  little  girl  has  to  take  the  goats  to  pasture  every  morning  and  bring  her  father  lunch.  Will  she  manage  to  change  things?  Does  she  have  any  chance  of  following  her  dream?  

Maryam  (Indonesia)  (18  mins)  Sidi  Saleh  Maryam  is  a  Muslim  stuck  in  the  ritual  of  another  religion  with  someone  who  has  autism  while  she  is  experiencing  a  difficult  inner  pressure  herself.  Will  she  be  able  to  handle  all  this  pressure  at  the  same  time?        May  Dinadala  (Philippines)  (20  mins)  Giancarlo  Abrahan  The  wife  of  a  middle-­‐aged  stone  miner  bears  child  while  he  is  in  a  relationship  with  an   enchanted   black   figure.   A   fettered   commitment   to   an   unborn   child   he   already  loves   and   a   wife   he   despises   torments   the   man.   The   enchanted   lover   offers   him  uncertain  seduction.  And  he  must  choose,  just  as  every  dark  creature  must  only  pick  between  painful  fates.      The  Transplants  (Malaysia)  Tan  Jinglian  A  young  couple  struggles  to  adapt  to  their  country  and  grows  increasingly  estranged  from   one   another   and   from   the   land   they   call   their   birthplace.   Young   couple   in  Singapore  doesn’t  feel  at  home  there  anymore  after  their  youth  in  great  China.  But  why  not?  Much  sentiment.  Many  questions.        

 BINISAYA  Full-­‐length  

 My  Paranormal  Romance  (110  mins)  Victor  Villanueva  Merry  just  wants  to  focus  on  her  studies  to  secure  her  future,  discarding  romances  and   relationships   as   nonsensical   distractions.   She   wants   to   get   in   the   toughest  university   in   the   country,   S.H.U   (Super   Hard   University).   But   Life   throws   her   a  curve-­‐ball   in   the   form   of   a   mystical   object   that   makes   Merry   a   magnet   for  everything  paranormal.    ISKALAWAGS  (78  mins)  Keith  Deligero  One  day,  in  the  small  peaceful  town  of  Barrio  Malinawon,  seven  young  punks,  who  call   themselves   the   Iskalawags   because   of   their   shared   love   for   Filipino   action  movies   (particularly   those   starred  by   their   idol   Jeric  Raval),  decide   to   set  out  on  a  mini   quest   to   find   the   tree   that   according   to   Palot—the   gang’s   de   facto   leader—bears  the  lone  papaya  fruit  as  large  as  the  belly  of  Intoy’s  father.    Ang  Damgo  ni  Eleuteria  (90  mins)  Remton  Siega  Zuasola  Terya,  a  simple  island  girl  is  about  to  leave  her  home  to  marry  a  foreigner.  Her  journey  ignites  a  series  of  events  and  introduces  certain  characters  that  affect  her  eventual  decision  to  stay  or  go.  The  story  takes  place  in  the  scenic  Olango  Island  in  the  midst  of  the  Baliw-­‐Baliw  Festival  that  hold  parallel  to  Terya’s  state  of  mind  as  she  walks  towards  her  destiny.    

     

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Biyernes,  Biyernes  (90  mins)  Various  Cebuano  Directors  There  is  a  lot  more  going  on  in  current  Filipino  cinema  than  what  comes  out  of  Manila.  The  province  of  Cebu,  in  the  Visayas,  is  becoming  a  hotbed  of  independent  filmmaking.  Biyernes  Biyernes  is  not  intended  to  be  an  omnibus  of  short  films,  but  rather  a  feature  film  made  by  seven  directors  about  the  city  they  live  in.  The  film  is  set  on  a  Friday,  taking  place  over  24  hours.  It  is  composed  of  seven  different  stories,  from  a  political  satire  set  in  a  mental  institution,  to  tales  of  violence  and  prostitution  in  the  urban  corners,  and  even  a  lesbian  love  affair.  

 

Sabado  Sabado  (87  mins)  Neil  Briones,  Ara  Chawdhury,  Enrie  Estevez,  Karl  Lucente,  Gale  Osorio,  Christian  Saavedra,  Fatrick  Tabada  Here  are  seven  stories  from  seven  of  the  most  interesting  young  filmmakers  from  Cebu,  each  of  them  filled  with  memorable  characters.  On  a  Black  Saturday,  two  kids  put  their  friendship  to  the  test;  a  fortune  teller  discovers  his  own  bad  luck;  a  woman  strolls  around  a  foliage  and  finds  her  man  engrossed  in  a  play;  a  brokenhearted  girl  

talks  to  a  man  who  wronged  her;  a  man  goes  out  to  join  his  friends  for  a  good  time  and  unravels  his  ugly  past;  a  hooker  and  a  customer  share  their  sins;  and  a  young  woman  wrestles  with  her  demons-­‐all  told  in  an  experiment  that  brings  out  the  zeal  and  bravado  of  today's  youth.  —[Cinemarehiyon5]    

Domingo  Domingo  (85  mins)  Archie  Manayon,  Nicolo  Manreal,  Aldo  Banaynal,  Chloe  Veloso,  Steven  Atenta,  Jvi  Luib,  Grace  Lopez  Using  the  Sabbath  day  as  a  universal  theme,  Domingo  Domingo  is  a  film  by  seven  filmmakers  who  each  has  a  story  to  tell.  —[Cinemarehiyon6]  

   

BINISAYA  SA  UP  MANILA  SA  BUWAN  NG  WIKA  FILM  SCREENING  SCHEDULE  AUGUST  24,  MONDAY  CAS  Little  Theatre   8:30-­‐10:00   BINISAYA  Shorts  2015  Set  A     10:00-­‐11:30   BINISAYA  Shorts  2015  Set  B     11:30-­‐13:00   BINISAYA  Shorts  2015  Regional  Shorts     13:00-­‐14:30   BINISAYA  Shorts  2015  Set  B     14:30-­‐16:00   BINISAYA  Shorts  2015  Set  A     16:00-­‐18:00   Biyernes  Biyernes  (Omnibus  film)  AUGUST  25,  TUESDAY  CAS  Little  Theatre   8:30-­‐10:00   BINISAYA  Classic  Shorts  A  (Gugma  Set)     10:00-­‐11:30   BINISAYA  Classic  Shorts  B  (Kinabuhi  Set)     11:30-­‐13:00   BINISAYA  Shorts  2015  Regional  Shorts     13:00-­‐14:30   BINISAYA  Shorts  2015  Set  A     14:30-­‐16:00   BINISAYA  Shorts  2015  Set  B     16:00-­‐18:00   Sabado  Sabado  (Omnibus  film)  AUGUST  26,  WEDNESDAY  CPH  Auditorium   9:00-­‐11:00   BINISAYA  Shorts  2015  Asian  Shorts     11:00-­‐13:00   Paranormal  Romance     13:30-­‐15:30   ISKALAWAGS     15:30-­‐17:30   Ang  Damgo  Ni  Eleuteria  AUGUST  28,  FRIDAY  CAS  Little  Theatre   8:30-­‐10:00   BINISAYA  Classic  Shorts  B  (Kinabuhi  Set)     10:00-­‐11:30   BINISAYA  Classic  Shorts  A  (Gugma  Set)     11:30-­‐13:00   BINISAYA  48hr  Shootout  Challenge     13:00-­‐14:30   BINISAYA  Shorts  2015  Set  B     14:30-­‐16:00   BINISAYA  Shorts  2015  Set  A     16:00-­‐18:00   Domingo  Domingo  (Omnibus  film)  Ticket price: P25 per screening except CinemaOne films (Paranormal Romance, ISKALAWAGS, & Ang Damgo ni Eleuteria): P50 per screening. <http://festival.binisaya.org/2015>