“Walang Paraiso” was screened last night at the 10th year Anniversary and the yearly All-indie film festival of Pelikula @TitusBrandsma, the highlight of this year's event is Nerissa Picadizo's music video “Nice”. A dear tribute on the first year death Anniversary of actor/filmmaker Kuya Elmo Redrico. Ka Elmo in particular gave a memorable and extraordinary performance in Tad Ermitaño's Local Unit.Among the films screen, I love the Calling by Christopher Gozum which is in Competition this coming CineManila Int'l Filmfest. An atmospheric short that deals with an OFW working in a factory in Pusan who has to heed the Calling of his Visayan grandmother to return to his town and assume his destiny as a healer. The short is technically and visually stunning and evokes the filmmaking clarity of Kim Ki-duk. Chris Gozum is last year's alumni and Philippine representative at the Asian Film Academy which funded and produce his short.
Other films of interests, the whimsical and heartwarming short Babae by Sigrid Andrea Bernardo. How can you compress so much Life in a 25 minute short? It feels like a full-length feature and a tongue-in-cheek documentary that just rolls out the punches. The visually curt and direct Boy Who Loves Flowers, insightful considering its length. The intense and cautionary tale of Lunes ng Hapis by Nick Joseph Olanka is unforgettable in its own right.
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