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PROGRAM 2008
10 x 10 | Digital Dekalogo
A WALK INTO THE SEA: DANNY WILLIAMS & THE WARHOL FACTORY
by Esther B. Robinson (USA)
Introduced by Ato Bautista
Esther Robinson
USA / 2007 / Documentary / 75'00 / 35 mm
Director Esther Robinson's personal inquiry into the truth behind her Uncle Danny Williams' mysterious 1966 disappearance. Virtually unknown today, Danny was Andy Warhol's lover, and a promising young filmmaker. The discovery of 20 never-before-seen films William's made during his time at the Factory-- and whose many subjects include Andy Warhol, Edie Sedgwick, Paul Morrissey, Brigid Berlin, Billy Name and what may be the earliest known footage of the Velvet Underground— reveals a luminous talent and a stark gap in the historical record. Combined with Robinson's intimate interviews of surviving Factory members, the film gets beyond the icons and quietly dismantles the Warhol myth-making machine, allowing a deeper examination of the human fragility on which Andy Warhol's empire was built.
REDEFINING VIDEO
by Kyle Canterbury (USA)
Introduced by Jeffrey Jeturian
Kyle Canterbury
USA / 2006 / 70'00 / Video
A substantive batch of shorts produced in 2006 and presented by Chicago Filmmakers as Redefining Video, the work of 17-year-old Michigander Kyle Canterbury has hypnotic moments, working with simple abstractions of concrete things, for the most part, almost all rephotographed off of a video monitor to take advantage of the form's still-evolving potential for capturing texture.
KURUS (DAYS OF THE TURQUOISE SKY)
by Ming Jin Woo (Malaysia)
Introduced by Jim Libiran
Woo Ming Jin
Malaysia / 2008 / Fiction / 76'00 / DVCAM
Ali copes with bullies, an embarrassing father and his best friend's backyard inventions, but when a beautiful high-school teacher hits his radar, his life becomes far more complicated.
CINNAMON by Kevin Everson (USA)
Introduced by Auraeus Solito
Kevin Everson
USA / 2006 / Experimental-Fiction / 71'00 / Mixed formats
Cinnamon presents a glimpse into a unique subculture: the world of African-American drag racing. Set in and around Charlottesville, Virginia, it is an experimental feature film about the consistent routine of a bank teller (Erin) and a mechanic (John) as they prepare for the sport of drag racing. Once the routine is disrupted, the result of the race comes into doubt.
HEAD TRAUMA
by Lance Weiler (USA)
Introduced by Adolfo Alix, Jr.
Lance Weiler
USA / 2006 / Fiction / 84'00 / DV
Seriously creepy and deeply unnerving, HEAD TRAUMA explores the uncomfortable notion that just because a person may be paranoid, doesn’t necessarily mean that someone “or something” is not actually out to get them. In this engrossing chiller, drifter George Walker returns after many years to stake a claim on his deceased grandmother’s abandoned house. Struggling to build some semblance of a normal life for himself, George tries to clean up the place by day. But his nights are uneasy and plagued by troubling visions of a mysterious hooded figure. Despite his best efforts, things grow worse as the house is condemned and his nightmares refuse to remain in the dark.
EN LA CAMA (IN BED)
by Matias Bize (Chile)
Introduced by Raya Martin
Matias Bize
Chile / 2005 / Fiction / 85'00 / 35 mm
Director Matias Bize's erotic chamber piece details the debauched encounter between two strangers as they retreat to a seedy hotel room for an unbridled night of passion, only to find their personal boundaries and preconceptions about one another challenged as they attempt to get better acquainted.
HONOR DE CAVALLERIA (HONOUR OF THE KNIGHTS QUIXOTIC)
by Albert Serra (Spain)
Introduced by Sherad Anthony Sanchez
Albert Serra
Spain / 2006 / Fiction / 95'00 / Color 35 mm
Trusting in fate, Don Quixote and Sancho pursue their travels in search of adventure, day and night. They ride through fields, talking about subjects as varied as spirituality, chivalry and daily life while a growing bond of friendship unites them.
YVES
by Olivier Zabat (France)
Introduced by Ditsi Carolino
Olivier Zabat
France/ 2007 / Documentary / 76'00 / DigiBeta Color
Yves is a portrait of a mentally handicapped person in which the images of his daily routine and surroundings lead to an ethical, artistic and narrative research.
THE SUN AND MOON
by Stephen Dwoskin (USA)
Introduced by Manny Montelibano
Stephen Dwoskin
USA / 2007 / Fiction / 60'00 / BetaSP
The Sun and the Moon, a film fairy tale, is about two women’s terrifying encounter with ‘Otherness’ in the form of a man, abject and monstrous, and for them to either to witness, accept or partake in his annihilation. All are caught in their own isolation and are fearful of the menace that has to be met. As a personal interpretation of Beauty and the Beast, the film depicts concerns, beliefs and desires in seductive images that are themselves a form of camouflage, making it possible to utter harsh truths.
A PRIMA VISTA (AT FIRST SIGHT)
by Michael Pilz (Austria)
Introduced by John Torres
Michael Pilz
Austria / 1964-2005 / Documentary / 91'00 / digiBeta 16mm
A Prima Vista is a cinematographic journey by the poetic documentary maker Pilz in which pieces from his earlier work and home movies come together in a spontaneous composition. Eastern and western wisdom serve to guide the way.
FILM CONCERT.MOV | Sound
Special programming of rare, out-of-print Filipino classics presented with a digital twist. Live scored nightly by international and local artists.
Kidlat Tahimik, Roxlee, & Lav Diaz’s THE SILENT SHORTS OF TAHIMIK, LEE, & DIAZ
Live Score by The Brockas
Manuel Conde & Lou Salvador Jr.’s GENGHIS KHAN
New Live Score by Pedicab
Indie pioneer Manuel Conde’s exquisitely photographed masterpiece of inverted history was invited to the 1952 Venice International Film Festival and became the first movie to put the Philippines on the world cinema map. More than half a century later, the sprawling bio-epic’s luster remains undimmed.
Cast: Manuel Conde (as Genghis Khan), Elvira Reyes, Inday Jalandoni, Jose Villafranca, Lou Salvador, Don Dano (as Darmo Acosta), Africa Dela Rosa, Ric Bustamante, Ely Nakpil, Johnny Monteiro (as Juan Monteiro), Andres Centenera, Leon Lizares, Tony S. Cruz
Director & Producer: Manuel Conde
Length: 88 minutes
Year: 1950
Translated by James Agee
FH Constantino’s SANDATA AT PANGAKO
New Live Score by Cynthia Alexander
An ex-con and a drug addict are drawn together by circumstances and the reality of their ruthless milieu into a partnership as they try to escape and thwart the malevolence that besets them. FPJ first and only work for LVN may also be his first stab at social realism that’s eerily prescient and relevant.
Cast: Fernando Poe Jr., Charito Solis, Bernard Bonnin, Lourdes Medel, Mila Ocampo, Gil de Leon, Johnny Reyes, Marietta Sanz, Tony Dantes, Baby Janet
Director & Screenwriter: F.H. Constantino
Original Music: Polding Silos
Year: 1961
Translated by Angelo V. Suarez
Carlos Vander Tolosa’s GILIW KO
New Live Score by Khavn De la Cruz with Lolita Carbon
On the surface, it’s your quintessential musical romance, but it’s also a blithe commentary on colonialism and a valentine to our own beloved pop music. The first film produced by the Philippines' production company LVN Pictures. In support to LVN with its first venture, no less than then President Manuel Quezon attended the film's premiere at the Metropolitan Theater. With this, Quezon was the first sitting Philippine president to attend a movie premiere. In 1998, the Australian government offered a restoration of the single remaining 16mm print to commemorate the Philippines' 100th year of independence.
Cast: Mila del Sol, Fernando Poe Sr., Ely Ramos, Mona Lisa (as Fleur de Lis), Ben Rubio, Cecilio Joaquin
Director: Carlos Vander Tolosa
Producer: Narcisa de Leon
Original Music: Ariston Avelino & Juan Silos Jr.
Year: 1939
Translated by Pocholo Goitia
Jose Climaco’s BIGLANG YAMAN
New Live Score by Radioactive Sago Project
The rich and the poor and the perpetual schism between them is what fuels this massive hit, whose satiric center is the unbeatable comedic chemistry of Pugo and Tugo. This is also the first starring role of film icon Rosa Rosal.
Cast: Jaime de la Rosa, Rosa Rosal, Rita Amor, Gil de Leon, Engracio Ibarra, Eduardo Infante, Pugo & Togo
Director: Jose Climaco
Original Music: Juan Silos Jr.
Year: 1949
Translated by Kris Lacaba
CLERMONT-FERRAND.MOV | SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
Burley!
Gareth Cowen, Dave Edwardz
Australia / 2007 / Animation / 08'40 / Beta SP
Synopsis:
A lonely, bored, young tetra fish seeks acceptance by a gang of older fish who love extreme sports.
Mapping
Asaf Saban
Israel / 2007 / Fiction / 14'00 / Beta SP
Synopsis:
Two surveyors are working during Memorial Day on the construction of the separation wall, unaware of the different segments of Israel's absurd reality surrounding them. The Memorial Day siren bursts through a country where the past is always present.
The Colony
Jeff Barnaby
Canada, Quebec / 2007 / Fiction / 24'00 / Beta Digital
Synopsis:
A biracial love triangle immersed in an atmosphere of surreal urban filth.
Sindiswa
Grant Angus
South Africa / 2006 / Fiction / 12'00 / Beta SP
Synopsis:
Faced to her controlling mother-in-law, Sindiswa must stand up for herself and her sick son Bhekithemba.
Snowy Day's Night
Danesh Salvati, Babak Salvati
Iran / 2007 / Fiction / 14'00 / Beta SP
Synopsis:
An oil tanker has capsized in a mountainous pass; the driver and his son carry some barrels but only one will finally be delivered to the villagers.
I Am Bob
Donald Rice
United Kingdom / 2007 / Fiction / 19'00 / Beta Digital
Synopsis:
Bob Geldof -- rockstar, campaigner, international man of action - gets accidentally stranded at a look-alike convention. Will anyone believe he is the real deal?
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SILVERSHORTS.MOV | 06.28.2008
Who’s next? Next generation. Next wave. Next big thing.. Welcome to Silvershorts, .MOV’s shortfilm competition, where independent cinema’s Next blossom and mutate. With categories open to both students and non-students, this year’s ante has been upped. Only one from each category will emerge as winner. But all twenty demand watching.
SILVERSHORTS: STUDENT DIVISION
Minco Fabregas
123
International Academy of Film and Television Cebu
4min 23sec The story of a boy, of a magic spider that grants him his every desire , of being careful what you wish for.
Renei Dimla
ANOMI
University of the Philippines
6min 50sec A scavenger selling flies to rich man for feeding his giant pet fish becomes a metaphor of the cycle of life and death that happens between the rich and the poor.
Cheiradee Villanueva
JUNE 9
West Visayas State University
9min 31sec June 9 is more than just a date. It’s the day when new faces join the old ones. Armed with melodies of liberty, a new Juan dela Cruz steps in and takes the microphone. A new form of revolution emerges.
Brian Javier
KAMATIS (TOMATO)
Colegio de San Juan de Letran
8min 3sec The anxiety, pain and ecstasy of that one day every prepubescent boy fears - - -the day he gets circumcised.
Jedd Chris
KUMOT NG PANAGINIP (BLANKET OF DREAMS)
University of the Philippines
20min Loss and regret through the eyes of a motherless young boy.
Melissa Angela Peñafiel
PAPELOVE (PAPER LOVE)
University of the Philippines
1min 29sec A love story told through the letters that pass between two lovers, the smoke signals that speak their heart , the bridge that closes the distances between them.
Mel Rose Miranda Aguilar
PISI (STRING)
University of St. La Salle Bacolod An Overseas Filipino Worker, her foreign employer, and the brown bag man. All the world’s a stage and everyone is a string puppet.
Mark Sherwin Maestro
PUBLICO MACATA (PUBLIC POET)
De La Salle University A societal eulogy.
Arby Mari Larano
START STOP PLAY PAUSE
Far Eastern University
6min 40sec An experimental meditation on what happens when choice ceases to be an option.
Juan Manuel Alcarazaren
ULTRA
University of the Philippines
3min 30sec Imagistic and experimental exploration on the nature of desire and how far you would go for the girl you love.
SILVERSHORTS: OPEN DIVISION
Leo Valencia
#CAFÉ
13min 15sec Boy meets girl in this skewed take on urban alienation and the possibilities of connection in the big city.
Richard Legaspi
AMBULANCIA
15:24 Killa stray animal and your patient makes it alive. Two ambulance drivers find out how much of this urban legend is true, darkly.
Jose Marquez Basa
AMPO
4:12 Ramon’s devout life under the tutelage of his grandmother takes a strange turn.
Milo Tolentino
ANDONG
20min The lengths a young boy will go to for his one true love. Obsession, family dynamics and how much can you buy with a twenty peso bill these days? A lot more than you think.
Ramon del Prado & Tuldok Animation Studios Inc.
LIBINGAN (THE BURIAL)
19 min 55sec City girl goes to the country and with her faithful dog embarks on an extraordinary adventure.
Crisostomo Juan Andaluz
NEKRO
20min A man. A funeral home. A roomful of flesh. And the consequences of pushing the limits of desire.
JLE Teodoro
THE PRAYER
7min Devout catholic John spends a day in prayer at the Basilica de Sto. Niño hoping God will hear him and grant him the one desire of his heart - - - a uterus.
Antoinette Jadaone
SALING PUSA
7min How innocent is this girl playing a strange game with three men on the streets of Pasay?
Ray Defante Gibraltar
TIANGGE (NEIGHBORHOOD STORE)
5min 44sec A kid experiences the joys of coveting and the upside of greed.
Jan Philippe V. Carpio
VTR
10min 40sec How much of our life are we in on and how much are we out of?
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