Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Cinemalaya 2014




Cinemalaya 10 offers a full slate of 25 films in its three competition categories.

A DECADE INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2014

PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2014

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Cinemalaya 2014 - EyeBall




A vain man is out to meet a woman he met on Facebook for the first time. While waiting for her, he comes upon a naive guy whom he teaches his ways on attracting women. But the vain may need to learn some more.

Cinemalaya 2014 - Ina-Tay



A beautician named Elvis (also known as Elvira) finds out one day that he has fathered a bouncing baby boy and is left with the challenge of single parenthood.  A lighthearted take on the Cebuano LGBT culture that fuses comedy and melodrama, to show that an independently-produced gay film doesn’t always have to be about discrimination and oppression.

Cinemalaya 2014 - Nakabibinging Kadiliman



Life has been hard for siblings Jen and Amanda.  Amanda, the older of the two, is blind and works as a masseuse for a nearby establishment.  Jen, on the other hand, is deaf-mute and devotes her time caring for her blind sister. Though their set-up is tedious and difficult, the two still maintain a cheerful disposition and rely on each other greatly.  A new handsome neighbor moves in and the balance of the simple household is tipped. Jen experiences a surge of unknown feelings and doesn’t know how to handle it.  The relationship of the siblings is then put to a test and questions of dependency, jealousy and responsibility arise.

Cinemalaya 2014 - Lola



It's Christmas time, and a grandmother spends a quiet afternoon tending to the family chores. But the arrival of an unexpected visitor brings with her some deadly consequences.

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Cinemalaya 2014 - Indayog Ng Nayatamak




A struggle between a painter and his work.  Rex paints his frustrations on canvas:  the ballerina.  The struggle between him and his artwork escalates and is channeled through the paintbrush; and as Rex sees his artwork taking control over him, he tries to fight back.

Cinemalaya 2014 - Padulong Sa Pinuy-Anan (Going Home)




Meet Tommy Whitmore. Divorced and with his only on setting out to start his own family, Tommy sets on a mission: to start a new life in the sunny and promising Philippines. However, when things do not go according to plan, Tommy’s life plummets straight down into ground. In a foreign country where he is left fragile and to his own defense, Tommy must make the toughest decision of his life: to go right back to where he belongs, or to risk it all and move forward with what little he has. With the help of kind strangers, Grace and her son Nilo, Tommy forges on his brave quest in trying to find where home is and discovering God again.