Monday, July 28
5 pm BABY ANGELO by Joel Ruiz / Abi Aquino
7 pm CONCERTO by Paul Alexander Y. Morales

Tuesday, July 29
5 pm JAY by Francis Xavier E. Pacion
7 pm HULING PASADA by Paul P. Sta. Ana
 
Wednesday, July 30
5 pm BRUTUS by Tara Illenberger
7 pm NAMETS by Emilio "Jay" Abello VI
 
Thursday, July 31
5 pm 100 by Christopher D. Martinez
7 pm MY FAKE AMERICAN ACCENT by Onnah C. Valera/Ned Trespeces
 
Monday, Aug 4
5 pm BOSES by Ellen Ongkeko-Marfil / Froi Medina
7 pm RANCHERO by Michael Cardoz
 
Tuesday, Aug 5
5 pm SHORTS A
7 pm SHORTS B
 
Wednesday, Aug 6
5 pm JURY PRIZE
7 pm BEST PICTURE

SCREENINGS WILL BE HELD AT CINE ADARNA, UP DILIMAN.

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100 by Chris Martinez is about a stern, uptight and exacting woman with a terminal illness who tries to accomplish a list of 100 things to do before she dies. Her tasks vary from the simple to the complicated, from the practical to the mundane, from the ordinary to the extraordinary. In the process, she accepts the truth that even if death is something personal, dying never is.


BABY ANGELO by Joel Ruiz and Abi Aquino centers on an investigation that ensues when an aborted fetus is found in the dumpster of a run-down apartment complex. The lives of the tenants—a reclusive old man with curious ramblings, a landlord with overzealous thirst for justice and a young couple whose past threatens to unravel their marriage—are suddenly exposed in the hunt for the perpetrator of the baby's death.

BOSES (VOICES) by Ellen Ongkeko-Marfil is the story of a musician, who regains back his humanity by giving violin lessons to a child of the slums. In turn, the child, through the instrument, is able to get back his voice from a muted, abused and desensitized existence. This is a story of a friendship founded on the sublime beauty of music.


BRUTUS by Tara Illenberger tells the tale of two Mangyan children, hired by illegal loggers to smuggle wood from the mountains of Mindoro, as they embark on a dangerous journey to deliver the goods to the lowlands. In the process, they discover a world run by the greed of men, a world governed by ideologies that bring about the armed conflict that plague the Mindoro highlands, the home of their own people.


CONCERTO by Paul Alexander Morales is about how, in the last part of World War II, a special piano concert is held in the forests of Davao. In these boondocks, a displaced Filipino family becomes acquainted with a group of Japanese officers, similarly camped nearby. Based on true stories from the director's family, Concerto celebrates a family whose reverence for life, expressed through their love of music and friendship, can survive even war, and shows how beauty and compassion can grow in even the harshest of situations.

HULING PASADA (FINAL STOP) by Paul Sta. Ana follows the creative process of Ruby, a prolific writer, abandoned wife and protective mother. She writes about Mario, a taxi driver and father figure to a street child. As she tries to resolve Mario's story, she seeks refuge in her own creative output and the line between reality and fiction is blurred. Mario's past becomes entangled with her own inevitable future.

JAY by Francis Xavier E. Pasion is the name of the two protagonists in the film, one is living, the other dead. The living Jay is producing a documentary of the dead Jay, a gay teacher who was brutally killed. As Jay recreates and examines the life of his subject, his own life is affected when he unravels his subject's hidden life and secret love.


MY FAKE AMERICAN ACCENT by Onnah Valera and Ned Trespeces is a slice-of-life workplace comedy following the lives of technical support call center agents in the span of six months. Speaking with a fake American accent is a prerequisite for the job. This ensemble comedy is an inside look into the maddening, sleep-deprived, caffeine-fuelled lives of those who ply their trade in the call center industry.

NAMETS by Emilio “Jay” Abello is a colorful celebration of food as well as love, and the love of food above all, which is central to being Negrosanon and being Filipino. It follows the flirtation between Jacko and Cassie, two Negrenses who grew up in Bacolod, and whose lives revolve around food. The film will be shot on location in Negros Occidental and will be primarily in Hiligaynon, the language spoken in that region.

RANCHERO by Michael Christian Cardoz is the story of convicts who serve a special role inside the jail - they prepare the meals everyday. But in a jail where some inmates see no reason to continue living, what is the role of food? Is the food's role to extend life or to prolong the pain of those who don't want to live?


SHORTS:

Cinemalaya 2008 Shorts Programme A

ANDONG by Rommel "Milo" Tolentino is a story about a six-year old boy's obsession, family dynamics, and the real value of a hard-fought twenty pesos.

ANG IBANG MGA PAMILYA (THE OTHER FAMILY) by Joel P. Ruiz is about a woman who overcomes the grief of losing her adopted son.

ANGAN-ANGAN (DREAMS) by Sheron R. Dayoc centers on a mute nine-year-old girl named Satra, whose determination to secure a good education reverberates clearly amid the strictness of her Yakan culture. The Yakan are one of the 13 Moro groups in the Philippines. They mainly reside in Basilan, Mindanao.

DIAMANTE SA LANGIT (DIAMOND IN THE SKY) by Vic Acedillo, Jr. is about two brothers' journey to compete in a kite flying contest. But getting there takes some time. In the end, they face something unexpected and discover something more precious than winning.

GOD ONLY KNOWS by Mark V. Reyes focuses on the disturbing and gut wrenching tale about the realities of life in the sprawling metropolis of Manila.

Cinemalaya 2008 Shorts Programme B

HULING BIKTIMA (THE LAST VICTIM) by Vitaliano A. Rave is a film noir style about a detective's last minutes.

MY PET by Anna G. Bigornia is a 7-minute animation about an 8-year-old girl and her relationship with her first pet, a chick, the subject of a class experiment.

PANGGARIS by Dexter B. Cayanes is about a prostitute whose life changed when her mute sibling learned to talk, uttering only the word "panggaris."

TRAILS OF WATER by Sheron R. Dayoc is an experimental film about a young boy's emotion as seen through his make-believe story.

TUTOS (COST) by L.A. Yamsuan tells about the dynamics and complexities of a single father-daughter relationship in a postmodern patriarchal Filipino society.

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I think I've found the coolest jeepney ever. It totally kicked the ass of the one with blue interior lights and hip-hop music blasting on the speakers, as well as the one that sounds off a witch's laugh instead of a normal honk. How's a jeep with a portable DVD player in it?! How's THAT for the most entertaining jeepney experience ever?! Haha.

I stepped into the jeepney, and the song that was playing (rather loudly, might I add. Surround sound pa, hanep!) was the awesome live version of "Hotel California" by the Eagles. I look over to the dashboard and voila, may nakapatong pang portable DVD player! Needless to say, the jeep's passengers had their heads turned to the front of the jeep, watching through the unmoving traffic. They also played different performances from different concerts of classic musicians, like "Hey Jude" by the Beatles and Eric Clapton's "Wonderful Tonight". Odiba. Kinilig din ako. Haha!

I picked a nice time to ride that certain jeep at that certain moment. It was the best jeepney ride ever, it made me not care that I was already late for my class. I don't think I've enjoyed Katipunan traffic this much before. :))

REAL classes start tomorrow. The slacking off was fun while it lasted!