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OCT. 31 - DEC. 13, 2020 PPP SHORT FILM SHOWCASE NOV. 20 - DEC. 13, 2020 PPP MAIN FEATURE FILM SHOWCASE FESTIVAL GUIDE FDCPCHANNEL.PH 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS

SHORT FILM SHOWCASE Special Screening: Anak Dalita 13 Cinemarya Premiere 15 Sine Katabataan 18 Regional Shorts 20

MAIN FEATURE FILM SHOWCASE Premium 33 Classics 47 Documentary 52 Romance 57 Youth and Family 63 Genre 68 From the Regions 73 Pang-Oscars 78 Tribute 83 Bahaghari 88 PPP Retro 93 Special Feature 97

Main Feature Film Showcase Calendar 99 Events Schedule 107 The Film Development Council of the (FDCP) is the national film agency responsible for film policies and programs to ensure the economic, cultural and educational development of the Philippine film industry. It aims to encourage the production of quality films and to conduct film-related events that enhance the skills of the Filipino talents. The agency also leads the film industry’s participation in domestic and foreign film markets, and local and international film festivals, and is tasked to preserve and protect films as part of the country’s national cultural heritage. PISTA NG PELIKULANG PILIPINO is a multi-day festival of original Filipino films that will be seen and enjoyed nationwide. This highly successful showcase of our film industry’s ingenuity and artistry began in August 2017 in partnership with cinemas throughout the country with the objective of creating wider platforms for Filipino films to gain more audience share and profit, as well as to promote excellence in filmmaking.

Now on its fourth year and in light of the pandemic, PPP premieres in the FDCP Channel online in support of Filipino filmmakers and producers to feature an exciting curation of 90 full feature films and 80 short films. Highlighted by the recent events, we need to address the demands of the audience and meet them where they are. FDCP CHANNEL is an initiative of the Film Development Council of the Philippines to provide an alternative exhibition platform for the film community. PPP’S ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE

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ANAK DALITA

Director: G.R.O. Cita () looks after the sick old mother of Korean Lamberto V. Avellana war hero Vic (Tony Santos Sr.) who finds his dying mother in the Rating: slum ruins of a cathedral. Vic ignores Cita’s withdrawal as she Previously Rated PG feels despised by Vic for her kind of work. To amuse Vic, Cita’s for theatrical distribution young brother Ipe brings him along while he watches over cars. Genre: Though without money. Vic drinks in a bar and gets into trouble. Drama Good thing bar owner Cardo (Jose De Cordova) knows Vic from Cast: the war. Cita brings home drunken Vic who appears reticent but Tony Santos is in truth despondent over his useless left arm since he was a Rosa Rosal sculptor before becoming a soldier. Fr. Fidel brings carving tools Vic Bacani and statues for Vic to work on. Then in a special statue he has Jose De Corva deliver to , the unscrupulous Cardo sees a chance to smuggle money to Hong Kong and tells Vic to make a hollow in the statue. Concerned for Vic’s safety, Cita removes the money and Cardo goes after Cita but shoots at Ipe instead.

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ADIRA Director: Jorzheema Hamid | Genre: Drama, Social, Cultural | R13

Adira is a 16-year-old Tausug girl who was forced by her parents to marry a man twice her age. Isolated and with limited freedom, Adira must find her voice as she escapes not just a tragic night but the manipulated beliefs she was fed with.

BINAKOL SA DAHON Director: Gary Tabanera | Genre: Drama, Thriller | PG

“Binakol sa Dahon” is the tale of Ester, a mother falsely accused of a crime she did not commit. Judged and unfairly tagged by her family and an overly superstitious rural community, she becomes the unwitting target of abuse, cruelty, and violence, but her spirit is kept alive by her resolve to survive the ordeal. Through it all, she discovers the meaning of the word ‘family’ and summons from within a version of herself that would have been wise to keep hidden, a woman, who, despite the viciousness of the world, and her unbridled power for vengeance, chooses love and the tenderness of a mother’s heart over all.

HAKAB Director: Mel Aguilar-Maestro | Genre: Experimental Documentary | PG

What does it really take to breastfeed and sustain life in the Philippines? In spite of the key legislations on the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding in the Philippines, it has remained one of the top nations with the least number of exclusively breastfed children, and still has a stigmatised breastfeeding culture.

“Hakab” explores the narratives of mothers in the Philippines coming from different social, economic, and cultural backgrounds braving the challenges of a repressed breastfeeding culture in the Philippines.

NIGHT SHIFT Director: Mariel Ong | Genre: Mystery, Thriller | R16

While inside the car, a battered driver answers her ringing phone. On the way home, she picks up a passenger and drops her off. Troubled, she quietly follows the passenger until she reaches her own apartment. She begins to hear mysterious voices. These voices become louder until she goes outside to enter a different room.

NOONTIME DRAMA Director: Kim Timan and Sam Villa-Real | Genre: Drama| PG

In the confines of her own kitchen, single mother Sonia struggles to prepare the perfect Kare-Kare with her daughter Leslie.

SHE’S PERFECT Director: Jochelle Casilad | Genre: 3D Animation, Drama | PG

She’s Perfect is a 3D animated short film which centers a girl named Mahalia, who tries to fix the hole in her chest. No one can see the hole except her, and she can still see it transparent through her clothes, no matter what she wears.

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DAD-AAN NA Director: Julius Lumiqued | Genre: Drama | R13

An Igorot elderly woman, while cooking lunch on a Sunday, suddenly hears distant explosions triggering her to go out of her home.

DALAGINDING NA SI ISANG Director: Nigel Santos | Genre: Coming of Age | PG

The film follows the story of a young girl named Isang on her first day of menstruation.

OLA Director: Mijan Jumalon | Genre: Drama | PG

Five years after the death of her daughter, a still-grieving artist is visited by her departed child who asks her to build a boat. What happens next is an exploration of how art and madness can transform and transcend grief and tragedy.

SUPER WOMAN Director: Angela Andres | Genre: Melodrama | R13

Cheska is an 8-year-old girl with a wild imagination who would often tell people about the heroic battles her mom faces night after night against the forces of the evil dark lord and his ninjas. Littledoes she know who the real Dark Lord is, until one night when she discovers who was truly hurting her mother. Cheska is horrified and burdened knowing that the dark lord is actually her father; this triggers her determination to resolve the situation.

SUPER ABLE Director: Arjanmar Rebeta | Genre: Documentary | PG

Marites Burce, a victim of polio outbreak in 1970’s, is now a mother, a wife, an employee & a national para athlete who is preparing for her journey to represent Philippines in ASEAN Para Games to be held in her own country & to be qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics until the CoViD-19 pandemic happens.

WINGED DREAMS TO THE BLUE HEAVENS Director: Aimee Apostol-Escasa | Genre: Biopic, Historical Drama | PG

This is a short film about the Ilonggo writer, Magdalena Jalandoni. She is shown as a six year old girl growing up in the province of Iloilo, and on the threshold of history. In one of her walks, she finds out about the death of Jose Rizal, inspiring the passion for writing that is growing inside of her each day. A passion she has to hide from her family.

SCHEDULE (VIA VIDEO-ON-DEMAND) OCTOBER 31-DECEMBER 13, 2020 16 regional SHORTS

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ANG UNANG ARAW NG PASUKAN Director: Ar-Jen D.G. Manlapig | Genre: Drama | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

A 10-year old boy from a family struggling in poverty wakes up to what seems to be an exciting day. Having only his dreams and determination in his pocket, he makes his way for the first day of school.

BATO BATO PIK Director: Lorys Plaza & Jaq Sanque | Genre: Dramedy | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

Inday just found out that her boyfriend got her pregnant on their friend’s party. She goes to her boyfriend’s dormitory and tells him. They start to argue and blame each other. Apparently, the boy wants to abort the child but the girl wants otherwise. Finally, to settle the debacle, they decide to play ‘Bato Bato Pik’. Whoever wins gets to decide.

KALAKALARO Director: Rodson Suarez | Genre: Drama | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

Benok, robbed off his childhood, has to work due to poverty. While his mother spends time on gambling. In his eyes, the world has changed where children work and adults play.

CHOK Director: Richard Jeroui Salvadico & Arlie Sweet Sumagaysay | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

The chalks of a teacher mysteriously disappear. As she discovers who the culprit is, her life and perception changes.

MAGNA Director: Geoffrey Jules N. Solidum | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

Despite all the preparations and safety measures, no one is safe from eager, cunning thieves. Juan and his family take steps to make sure that they are safe from people with ill-intensions, but to no avail. All the things that he holds dear were stolen from him in a single, eventful night.

SCHEDULE (VIA VIDEO-ON-DEMAND) OCTOBER 31-DECEMBER 13, 2020 18 regional SHORTS

19 regional SHORTS SINEBINISAYA KABATAAN FILM FESTIVAL Cebu City, Central Visayas TO SIOMAI LOVE Director: Remton Zuasola | Genre: Drama | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

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?

UWAN INIT PISTA SA LANGIT Director: Keith Deligero, Remton Zuasola | Genre: Drama | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

Statues of saints and bare flesh sit side by side. Rudy a young sculptor and Tootsie a stripper live in seemingly opposite realms yet only divided by a thin wall, no one ever dared to cross since for them it is taboo. But everything changes after Rudy rescues Tootsie from a police raid at the bikini bar beside their shop. Rudy hides her inside their shop; fondly called by his father as heaven on earth, there they are forced to face their differences and test their principles. But a tragic event will lead them to a journey that could change them forever.

YAW YAW Director: Idden de los Reyes | Genre: Drama | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

A young boy living in Cebu’s busiest public market, Carbon, murmurs about his environment, family, and dreams.

CINEANIMO Ozamiz City, Northern Mindanao

BITUIN Director: Jun Vincent Abao | Genre: Drama, Romance | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

Marco talks about his present life with his past.

PASSION OF CRIES Director: Earl Hendrix Reyes | Genre: Drama | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

Because of tragic events from the past, two family members lose their sanity over time.

TRESPAS Director: Reyan Amacna | Genre: Narrative | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

Eric, in a state of solitude, is fighting for ownership.

SCHEDULE (VIA VIDEO-ON-DEMAND) OCTOBER 31-DECEMBER 13, 2020 20 regional SHORTS CINE DE ORO FILM FESTIVAL Cagayan De Oro City, Northern Mindanao ANG REYNA NGA WALAY SAPOT Director: James Murillo Elaco | Genre: Family | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

Ang Reyna Nga Wala’y Saput (The Queen Has No Cloth) is inspired by a true story about an independent mother who wants her daughter to finish her education, even at the cost of selling her pride, body and soul.

BARUGANAN Director: Angelo Dabbay | Genre: Suspense | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

A young girl tries to escape another unwanted encounter with her priest uncle when she goes with her mother to church for confession.

MAMA Director: Adrian Rey B. Manapil | Genre: Horror | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

An uninvited guest appears in the house and haunts every member of the family except for one.

CINEKABALEN FILM FESTIVAL Pampanga, Central Luzon

GULIS Director: Kyle Jumayne Francisco | Genre: Drama, Queer | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

A dysfunctional father and son, one still coping from a loss, the other with a highly-stigmatized illness, are compelled to talk to one another to make ends meet and heal the wounds of their relationship.

MIS DA KA Director: Carlo Enciso Catu | Genre: Drama | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

A hard-truth confrontation of mother and daughter about their separate existence after the tragic demise of the father two decades ago. A story of two women, one who wants to forget and the other still living in it.

KALINGUAN TANE ING LUTUNANG IMA Director: EJ Gagui | Genre: Drama | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

Letty goes home for her mother’s first death anniversary and is asked by relatives to cook “Bringhe”, her mother’s specialty. She attempts to cook her mother’s cuisine despite her mourning.

SCHEDULE (VIA VIDEO-ON-DEMAND) OCTOBER 31-DECEMBER 13, 2020 21 regional SHORTS CINEKASIMANWA Iloilo City, Western Visayas

LUMAY Director: Marcelo Tolentino | Genre: Drama | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

A simple, free-spirited farmer, barrio folk, Inut, yearned for an adventure, an escape. Drawn into “a world” driven by his desires, his frustrations, his fantasies.

MANGGAGARAB Director: Kyle Fermindoza | Genre: Fantasy, Action, Drama | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

A slice of a make-believe world where an ordinary man is placed in extraordinary circumstances that weaved three interconnected characters together – the hero, his love, and the myth.

SINGKAL Director: Rovic Lopez | Genre: Horror, Thriller | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

Amidst the tranquility of life, a young man finds himself in the same dilemma again-- facing a masked intruder who seems to get himself back from beneath, to kill and prevail. It is now for him to find out what’s with all the escaping and chasing.

DAVAO NGILNGIG FILM FESTIVAL Davao City, Davao Region

LAZARO’S TRIP Director: Joy Dalman | Genre: Experimental | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

In the post-apocalypse, Lazaro learns the reason behind the reckoning of the country through a confrontation with beasts and monsters of the past.

OCTOGOD Director: Shievar Olegario | Genre: Experimental, Techno-horror | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

An elusive graphic designer, who steals and retouches photos for his website, finds himself in another dimension after updating his website content.

SAOP Director: Julienne Ilagan | Genre: Horror | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

Berto (24, m), inherited the task of being the caretaker of a property from his father who also inherited it from his own father. This is the only job that he knows to do. The land, seems forgotten by its owners, but Berto remains dedicated to his task. He lives and breathes the land not wanting anything else. One day, Berto’s neighbors tells him of a myth that soldiers from the second world war left buried treasure in the land. They tell him that the land is haunted. Then a mysterious old and blind woman warns him of impending danger. Still, Berto remains a skeptic to ghost stories. He goes on his usual daily chores making sure that the land is kept safe from trespassers and treasure hunters. Suddenly, Berto feels that he is not alone. He follows the voices that he hears and the shadows that he thinks he sees only to discover that there is more to old wives’ tales than meets the eye.

SCHEDULE (VIA VIDEO-ON-DEMAND) OCTOBER 31-DECEMBER 13, 2020 22 regional SHORTS FESTIVAL DE CINE PAZ Zamboanga City, Zamboanga Peninsula

BLACK SKY Director: Jen J. Balberona | Genre: Experimental | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

This film is about a woman’s body in constant transition. And of identities birthed through pains only women can know about.

CHASE Director: Rosette Caoile | Genre: Animation Short, Thriller | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

Tanso, a young boy who lives in the street, was caught by the police sniffing rugby and picking pockets. As he runs for his life, he experiences different dimensions, a dream that he will never have.

PESTE Director: Kendrick Fernandez | Genre: Suspense | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

A family is disturbed by an unknown being lurking around their house. As the father investigates, he discovers that a pest has broken into their home.

LUTAS FILM FESTIVAL Dumaguete City, Central Visayas

A WAKEFUL SENNIGHT Director: Andy Alvarez | Genre: Science fiction| Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

Community is inexplicably stuck in perpetual sunlight. Chaos ensues.

ABAG Director: Mark Lifana | Genre: Drama | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

Two best friends reminisce the time that changed their lives.

TUBOD Director: Geraldine R. Acibron | Genre: Short film| Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

“Tubod” This is based on a true story of a strong and willful woman who lives in a mountainous area with her granddaughter. The story shows the life of a farmer who dedicated her life since she was young. But how will you live the life that you’ve wanted for so long when in just one accident you even declared yourself as dead and nothing you can do to help. Is life still worth living for in the dark?

SCHEDULE (VIA VIDEO-ON-DEMAND) OCTOBER 31-DECEMBER 13, 2020 23 regional SHORTS MINDANAO FILM FESTIVAL Davao City, Davao Region

ANONG NANGYARI KAY ANDREW MAGSILANG? Director: Cris John David Manero, Neo Bryce Largo, Ivan Romar Cabanial Genre: Mockumentary, Comedy, Fantasy | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

Influencer and vlogger Andrew Magsilang’s crew tries to recall the events leading up to his mysterious disappearance. And in doing so, they paint a vivid picture of who he is.

BUDOTS Directors: Jay Rosas and Mark Limbaga | Genre: Documentary | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

“Budots” has swept the entire nation by storm. But the dance craze that has people move around in uncoordinated, freestyle dance to a weird mix of electronic sound and noises, originated in Davao City in Southern Philippines before it got viral in the Internet and social media. An internet bum and a small group of people in his community started it alI.

TRABUNGKO Director: Joshua “Wowa” Caesar Medroso | Genre: Fantasy epic | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

A kingdom in Mindanao falls into trouble when their beloved Hiyas (princess) was attacked by a witch. Only their Lakan (prince) can avenge her.

NABIFILMEX Nabunturan, Compostela Valley

PASUON Director: Bryan Jimenez | Genre: Drama, Suspense | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

In a remote area of bucolic town Nabunturan, Bodong, a young lumad boy stumbled upon a river full of free gold. Though trying to keep the location of the area to him, Bodong’s life begins to complicate when his friend Alec starts to confront him about the site. Inner greed starts to brew between the two as they fight even to death to take control of the boundless treasure.

SUPOT Director: Jelford Teves | Genre: Drama, Social, Cultural | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution The film Supot is anchored to the saying “The only limit to human restraint is his unfathomable will to persevere.” It would be a way to inspire not only teachers considering that the lead actor of this film is a teacher himself and the film was inspired by his real life story. It would undoubtedly give inspiration to people of all walks of life to never surrender amidst life adversities as we relate the message of this film which is centered to the unfathomable will of a person to persevere in every challenge set before him. Being the source of such inspiration is somehow a noble undertaking that no amount of money can buy.

TAMI-AW Director: Mary Ann Gabisan | Genre: Docu-narrative | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution Tami-aw is a docu narrative film about the journey of a less fortunate widow Louigina “igi” on her way to claim cash aid from the government. such aid was supposed to be an educational support but it turns out to be used to support but it turns out to be used to support their survival. Is there any other way to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty of a Filipino family?

SCHEDULE (VIA VIDEO-ON-DEMAND) OCTOBER 31-DECEMBER 13, 2020 24 regional SHORTS NORTH LUZON FILM FESTIVAL Tuguegarao City, Cagayan Valley

ANA BIKHAYR (OKAY LANG AKO) Director: Hannah Ragudos | Genre: Drama | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution Basha habitually creates paper boats, these paper boats are, however, after put on the water, she makes them sink, like her self-esteem and self-worth. She is constantly picked on by her schoolmates, water is splashed on her, insulting looks are thrown to her and fingers are mockingly pointed towards her. But that doesn’t stop there, she also receives physical and verbal bullying from her classmates. All because of one mediocre reason, she is a Muslim. Even though Basha has done nothing wrong to them, they just won’t leave her alone, in person and in her thoughts. Despite of this, fortune still shines on her and she is given a chance to prove herself…

DAGITI TALLU A BIRHEN (THE THREE VIRGINS) Director: Melver Ritz L. Gomez | Genre: Experimental /Expressionist | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

An ambitious lady battling into depression imagined herself of achieving her dream of becoming a professed nun where she happens to go beyond her imaginations.

NAIANUD A GAMENG (DRIFTED HOPE) Director: Marvin Coloma & Angie Calem | Genre: Narrative | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

In a remote area, there is this one poor boy who at a very young age spends his whole day at the shore to fish. He was taught of nothing, other than fishing. This is the life he is expected to do being a member of his family. But counter to the family’s belief about education, he himself knows that they need proper education to have a good and stable life. Until such time, a teacher came to do volunteer teaching in their place. But even when opportunity comes his way, he still can’t leave his responsibility to his family. Yet, this poor boy can’t give up his dreams that easy. So, he chooses to work for his family’s day-to-day survival and at the same time, trying to live his life out of illiteracy. For this little poor boy believes that despite poverty, he can still be the man of his dreams. SALAMINDANAW ASIAN FILMFESTIVAL General Santos City, Soccsksargen INGED II: THE UKHA STORY UNTOLD Director: Hassanodden Hosni M. Hashim | Genre: Drama | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

Due to poverty, Ukha a young bread winner joins an insurgent group with promise of getting easy way out of hard life and helping his sick mother, never expecting to be involved into a much bigger scheme.

MAUPAY NGA AGA, PUNITI KITA Director: Joi Villablanca | Genre: Magical Realism | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

Intoxicated from their unspoken pasts, two souls from different parts of the Philippines, cross path and continues the night forward in the question of who is truly dead.

PAMALUGU (IN LIMBO) Director: Ram Botero | Genre: Fantasy | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

A trans woman, a poet, and an activist contemplate on the lives they’ve left behind as they embark on a journey to an Indigenous Filipino reimagination of hell.

SCHEDULE (VIA VIDEO-ON-DEMAND) OCTOBER 31-DECEMBER 13, 2020 25 regional SHORTS SINE NEGRENSE FILM FESTIVAL Bacolod City, Western Visayas

BUDING ANG BABAYE NGA NAGLUTAW Director: Mark Raymund L. Garcia | Genre: Mystical Drama/Horror | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

Three people came to the police station to report a rather unusual incident: a woman is seen floating inside her seaside home.

DALIT Director: Belle Kay Loyola | Genre: Thriller, Suspense | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

A man with special healing abilities uses his power for his own benefit - for wealth and for love.

JAMESON Director: Kurt Soberano | Genre: Drama | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

In the 1940’s, Chinese national Yu Kim Cheong fled to the Philippines because of the hardships in communist China. This inspiring true story is set in downtown Bacolod City, Negros Occidental as Mr. Yu finds work as a clothier, and soon proud owner of a small corporation that provides retail clothing or ready-to-wear merchandise. As the city grows in time, Mr. Yu together with his children will see how change and the development of the community can affect the family business. SINEBUGSAY City, CARAGA

ALINDAHAW Director: Mary Claire Amora | Genre: Drama | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution Desperate enough to find financial assistance for his weak and ill grandmother, a young boy goes against the odds to support her. In the midst of this struggle the boy unconsciously descends into a world full of hypocrisy and corruption.

ANG PAGHULAT Director: Christine Marje Mangayao | Genre: Drama | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

Amid the doleful news of OFWs’ situations in the Middle East, Heart, a 12-year old student, clings hopefully on to her mother’s promise to return home before her special day.

TABYOG Director: Junlou Tordos | Genre: Crime-Drama | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution Ondo is an ingenious man with a perilous job and Mayang is a grungy woman with a mysterious facade. Together, they encounter the hardships of parenthood as their son was rushed to the hospital. In a world where drugs and iniquitous vices are rampant, Ondo and Mayang, the strung-out young couple, try to make a living by going with the movement of the subtle cradle and hymn of life. But, where would the begrudging notes take them?

SCHEDULE (VIA VIDEO-ON-DEMAND) OCTOBER 31-DECEMBER 13, 2020 26 regional SHORTS SINELIKSIK: BULACAN DOCUFEST Malolos, Bulacan, Central Luzon ANG NAGLALAHONG KAHARIAN NI HARING KALABAW Director: Andrew Alto de Guzman | Genre: Documentary | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution Ang Naglalahong Kaharian ni Haring Kalabaw ay isang documentary film tungkol sa isang payak na bayan ng Pulilan sa Bulacan, kilala sa tanyag na “Pestibal ng Lumuluhod na Kalabaw” na ipinagmamalaki ng lalawigan at isang matandang tradisyon ng pagpapasalamat sa masaganang ani sa bukid. Ang bayan ng Pulilan ay mayaman sa kultura at kasaysayan. Maliban sa pamosong Carabao festival na ginaganap tuwing Mayo, ang pamayanan ng Pulilan ay nabanggit din sa kasulatang tanso o Laguna Copperplate inscription, ang pinakamatandang dokumentong natagpuan sa bansa na nasa pag-iingat ng Pambansang Museo. Subalit dahil sa kalapitan nito sa Maynila at pagkakaroon ng mga bagong malalaking kalsadang pang kumersyo, nanganganib ngayon ang lahat ng kayamanang ito dahil sa mabilis na pagbabago. Naging kaayaya sa mga Chinong namumuhunan ang lupa sa Pulilan bilang bagong lugar para sa mga bodega at mga pabrika nito. Ang pagbabagong dulot ng kaunlarang hindi tiyak ang pagpapanatili ng kanyang pagkakakilanlan bilang bayan ni San Isidro, patrong ng mga magsasakang Pulilenyo. Hindi naman masama ang pag unlad ayon sa isang kanta at malayo layo na rin ang narating ng Pulilan. Ang kailangan lang ay ang pagunlad na pangmatagalan, may respeto sa pamana at hindi sumisira ng kalikasan…. Sabi nga sa film... “Ano pa ang magiging saysay ng pagpapasalamat ng mga taga Pulilan sa “Pestibal ng Lumuluhod na Kalabaw” kung wala na ang masaganang ani ng palay dahil wala na ang kabukiran?” Mga tanong na tumapos sa aming pelikula, mga tanong na nagiintay ng kasagutan sa lahat ng mga Pulilenyo at mga Bulakenyong may pakialam at may dalisay na pagmamahal sa Bayan. EL HEROE VERDADERO: DON ANTONIO BAUTISTA Director: Christopher F. Adriano | Genre: Documentary | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution This documentary begins in 1878 until the final days of Don Antonio Santos Bautista. He is a Bulakenyo, agriculturist, philanthropist, keeper of memories, and a true hero. The story tackles the Philippine revolution against the Spaniards and the road to the First Republic. In times of war or peace, Don Antonio continued the good fight for the welfare of his countrymen. Being rich or poor, it does not matter when it comes to patriotism. Our hearts are one with nationalism. Whatever your status in life let us all emulate Don Antonio Santos Bautista and dedicate our lives to noble goals for our beloved country the Philippines. Let us commemorate the legacy of Don Antonio Santos Bautista in our hearts and mind. El Heroe Verdadero.

ESTASYONG ITINANGI (S) Director: Carl Angelo Espiritu | Genre: Documentary | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution Itinatag noong 1896, ang Estacion de Guiguinto ang kinikilalang natatanging pook sa bayan. Umukit sa kasaysayan ang lugar na ito noong Mayo 1898 nang tambangan ng mga katipunero ang tren mula dagupan at kinitil ang buhay ng anim na prayle, kabilang ang kura paroko noon ng Guiguinto na si Fr. Leocardio Sanchez. Ang pangyayari ring ito ang nag-udyok sa bantog na manunulat na si Severino Reyes para likhain ang kanyang opera at pelikula sa pamamagitan ng “Walang Sugat” URDUJA FILM FESTIVAL Dagupan City, Pangasinan, Ilocos Region

BALSAKAN (ROSARY) Director: Harvie Aquino | Genre: Dramatic suspense and Horror | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

Balsakan is Pangasinan word for rosary. In pangasinan, there is a belief that during the funeral, the dead should hold a rosary. To be his/her guidance to step up to heaven. But the moment that the dead will be buried, the rosary should break or cut otherwise, they will be another person in the family to die and the worst is it would be one after another. The story involves two generations that will suffer the curse of a demonic rosary.

DUYOG (MAGKASAMA) Director: Rhea L. Esteban | Genre: Drama | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution It only takes one second for your future to change. In one hour, everything in your world could turn upside down. If this is the case how much do you think could happen in one day?

Zab a writer is travelling back to her hometown; Pangasinan, for a project that she never knew could change her life. Aris, used to living each day just as it was, didn’t expect this day would be different.

As they share the road together, filled with laughter, adventures, and stories, the two will realize what they have been missing all along; that there is more to life that what they think. PALARIS: SAMPUT YA PALBAYANI NA BINALATONGAN Director: Kristel Ann A. Del Rosario | Genre: Thriller, Drama, Comedy | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

The film was inspired by the story of the life of Palaris who is a hero of Binalatongan. The writer relates the battle of Palaris against the Spaniards to the struggles facing by the Filipino people.

SCHEDULE (VIA VIDEO-ON-DEMAND) OCTOBER 31-DECEMBER 13, 2020 27 regional SHORTS NORTHERN MINDANAO FILM FESTIVAL Cagayan De Oro City, Northern Mindanao

KASUBO SA KAHIDLAW (SORROWS OF DEEP LONGING) Director: Kenneth Sabijon | Genre: Action/Drama | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

Jen, a daughter of a poor farmer really wants to go to school. Unfortunately, his father do not want to support her. Monica, a young rebel heard what happened and invited Jen to join the rebel movement, in exchange of helping her with her dream. When Jen arrives at the rebel camp, she realised that it was not the education she expected.

PLASTIC MIRROR Director: Daniel Clark Cabantan | Genre: Experimental | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution A man browses a series of rooms, hunting for a woman with the perfect skin. Tonight, he meets his match.

SIMULACRUM Director: Christian Alan Toring | Genre: Suspense, Political,Experimental | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

Set a month after the recent Philippine’s Presidential Election (May 2016), “Simulacrum” will give us a glimpse of how a life of an alleged extrajudicial killing (EJK) victim’s son could possibly turn out.

SUNDAYAG FILM FESTIVAL General Santos City, Soccsksargen

GARBO Director: Alan Filoteo | Genre: Drama | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

A 10-year old boy from a family struggling in poverty wakes up to what seems to be an exciting day. Having only his dreams and determination in his pocket, he went his way for the first day of school.

MGA HANDURAW SA KAHILITAN Director: Amaya Han | Genre: Experimental/Psychological Drama | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

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.

PARALISADO Director: Yen Morales | Genre: Horror Action | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution A hitman is tasked to do whatever his boss tells him, and he does this to repay his father from all the sacrifices he had done for him but his victims won’t leave him in his dreams causing him to get paranoid. Even at his work they still haunt him. Their crimes had been on the radio and social media where someone had taken a video and posted. Day after day he gets scared of what may happen to him. Will his nightmare stop now that he’s inside bars or will they still haunt him for the rest of his life?

SCHEDULE (VIA VIDEO-ON-DEMAND) OCTOBER 31-DECEMBER 13, 2020 28 regional SHORTS MARGAHA FILM FESTIVAL Sagay City, Negros Occidental ANG INANGTAN Director: Junmarl B. Alconga | Genre: Horror- Folklore | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

Maya, in her innocence seeks, longing and attention in what’s missing in her world. She unravels the truth in her past and seeks answers from the bridge. She lets her hearts and minds decide which world is she conquering to.

PAO N Director: Seb Valdez | Genre: Fantasy/Thriller | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

A series of disappearance occurred in Himogaan River because of an alleged Merman living beneath it. The people feared for this except for Andoy, 34, a lonely fisherman who still lives by the riverbanks.

PINTA Director: Maureen D. Martin | Genre: Drama | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

There are two siblings living an ordinary life near at a Himoga-an bridge. Junjun the elder brother who carry out the needs of his little brother (Biboy) by means of painting and selling his artworks. Biboy, Junjun’s younger brother who looks up to him, he seeks to learn how to paint to help his elder brother to meet their daily needs, until one day an incident happened that changed their lives. BANTAYAN FILM FESTIVAL Iloilo City, Western Visayas

AKO GUIMBAL Director: Mark Joseph ‘Bob’ Perez | Genre: Drama, Action | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

This is a tale of a Japanese soldier based in Guimbal, Iloilo during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines (1941-1945). A soldier who chose to make a difference. Influenced by the experience he had on how Guimbalanons value life.

LISUA ANG MAKASASALA Director: Lodrigo G. Basco Jr. PhD | Genre: Suspense Horror | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution This movie does not only give us intricate details about nuns lives - a life characterised by prayer and strict routine but rather let us see beyond the surface level. A different view of what lies beyond the convent walls, their tunics, and religious paths which leads us to another important entity - sin. This story challenges our faith about confession, repentance and soul redemption. With a catalyst leaving us with one big question: With all the people failing time and again to avoid sin, could there be any forgiveness? His eyes, the world has changed where children work and adults play.

MGA BINHI SA PALAD NI RUDING Director: Niño B. Maldecir | Genre: Suspense | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

Ruding has the seeds in his hands. Will he allow them to live or throw them away from life?

SCHEDULE (VIA VIDEO-ON-DEMAND) OCTOBER 31-DECEMBER 13, 2020 29 regional SHORTS BAKUNAWA FILM FESTIVAL San Carlos City, Negros Occidental BANAAG Director: Earl Justine I. Ogapong | Genre: Post-Apocalyptic, Suspense | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

A lone survivor of a post-apocalyptic wasteland, traverses the left-overs of civilization to find radio parts, in a mission to find contact with other survivors.

LAAGAN Director: Maria Elena Frida Apordo, Joven Cahaban, Renee Loren Buenaobra, Giac Ezekiel Apordo | Genre: Sci- Fi | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution Titus Justin Vinluan and Heltogen Desamparado were two bestfriends who wants to wander. One day, withouth their parents’ permission, they wander to a strange place where they encounter a colorful blob. They were both curious of what that colorful blob was.Titus without hesitations touched it and Heltogen follows. Soon after, that colorful blob, without knowing, that it causes an animalistic instincts and ranging anger, went all over their body.

PULA Director: Therese Gomez | Genre: Post-apocalyptic | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

The aftermath of the apocalypse reveals the true nature of beings for survival, that even the most innocent conceals a power-hungry soul.

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31 32 ANG LAKARAN NI KABUNYAN : KABUNYAN’S JOURNEY TO LIWANAG OPENING FILM PHILIPPINE ONLINE PREMIERE Director: Lakaran ni Kabunyan centers on Tahimik’s son Kabayan as Kidlat Tahimik he relocates from his hometown of Baguio to the southern Running Time: metropolis of Davao in a vintage VW camper van. The film 68 minutes follows his journey as he meets and learns from different Artists Rating: and Culture bearers along the way. A kind of travelogue for the PG more uncharted roads of the Philippines, revealing the beauty Genre: and knowledge that s there if one is open to see it. The adventure Docu Film Journal evolves from a mere road trip, to a journey of finding Liwanag. Cast: Kabunyan de Guia Reyna Yolanda It was originally part of the film trilogy Lakbayan, a Katrin de Guia Kidlat Tahimik collaboration between three legendary Philippine filmmakers Lopez Nauyac that included ’s Desfocado (Defocused) and Momo Dalisay Lav Diaz’s Hugaw (Dirt).

SCHEDULE Nov. 20 | 7:30 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 4 | 6:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 20 | 7:30 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 8 | 8:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 26 | 4:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 11 | 8:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque

with Talkback Session and Q & A with the filmmaker (Exclusive Zoom Access for Premium subscribers) 33 BATCH’81 (RESTORED)

Director: The lives of seven neophytes as they strive to enter a Greek letter fraternity through a difficult hazing process. The Running Time: entire experience is seen through the eyes of , 106 minutes one of the neophytes. The restoration of Batch ’81 was made Rating: possible using the 35mm original camera negative, a positive R16 print and the original sound negative from the Asian Film Genre: Archive Collection, preserved since 2005. This was the first Drama restoration of a Filipino film undertaken by the Asian Film Cast: Archive. Sandy Andolong Ward Luarca Noel Trinidad Ricky Sandico Jimmy Javier

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34 BLOOD HUNTERS : RISE OF THE HYBRIDS PHIIPPINE PREMIERE

Director: An avenging aswang killer teams up with a hybrid and a team Vincent Soberano of demon hunters to attack the lair of the most powerful Running Time: underworld warlords, only to find themselves in a twisted 72 minutes trap and a fight to the death. Rating: PG Genre: Supernatural Martial Arts Cast: Monsour Del Rosario Sarah Chang Vincent Soberano Ian Ignacio Roxanne Barcelo Levy Ignacio

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with Talkback Session and Q & A with the filmmaker (Exclusive Zoom Access for Premium subscribers) 35 BRUTAL (RESTORED) WORLD PREMIERE

Director: Monica Real is arrested for the murder of her husband and Marilou Diaz-Abaya his two friends. Only she knows the reason for the crime, Running Time: but she is in a trauma. Monica’s case draws the interest of 113 minutes Clara Valdez, a feminist and journalist who is living in with a Rating: young executive. In her investigation of the case, Clara talks R16 to Monica’s mother, who tells her of Monica’s timidity and her Genre: rape by the man she eventually married. Clara also meets Drama Cynthia who reveals Monica’s “”other”” personality, which Cast: stemmed from her association with the sexually wayward Cynthia. In the end, Clara convinces Cynthia to pay Monica Charo Santos-Concio a last visit. The patient finally speaks and tells of the sexual humiliations that drove her to murder.

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36 CLEANERS PHILIPPINE ONLINE PREMIERE

Director: Cleaners is an absurd coming-of-age anthology film about Glenn Barit high school students who each struggle with the standards Running Time: and pressures of being pure, proper and clean while also 78 minutes discovering that the world they are boxed in is dirty and Rating: superficial to begin with. Imagine a film with 30,000 frames PG printed, photocopied, colored with highlighters, before being Genre: assembled back again digitally. A nostalgic trip to simpler Coming of Age days of self-discovery and social awakening. Cast: Ianna Taguinod Leomar Baloran Carlo Mejia Julian Narag Gianne Rivera Charise Mabbonag

SCHEDULE Nov. 22 | 6:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 5 | 8:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 27 | 8:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 7 | 2:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 2 | 8:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 11 | 10:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque

with Talkback Session and Q & A with the filmmaker (Exclusive Zoom Access for Premium subscribers) 37 COME ON, IRENE PHILIPPINE ONLINE PREMIERE

Director: 42-year old loser Iwao Shishido screws up his one shot at love, Keisuke Yoshida and leaves home to go to the Philippines. He uses the 3 million Running Time: yen he saved up over the years to join a tour and find a bride. 136 minutes After meeting with 30 local women one after another, he goes Rating: into a panic and finally picks one randomly. The girl he picks is R16 a Filipino named Irene, who was born in a poor fishing village. Genre: Two weeks after Iwao’s sudden departure, he comes back to Romance find his father Genzo dead, and his family in the middle of the Cast: Nats Sitoy funeral. The young Irene is revealed to a crowd of murmuring Ken Yasuda mourners. When Tsuru hears that her only son, who’s gone his entire life without ever being in love, has married a girl she’s never met, she becomes infuriated. She grabs the family’s hunting rifle and points its gleaming barrel at Irene.

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with Talkback Session and Q & A with the filmmaker (Exclusive Zoom Access for Premium subscribers) 38 HE WHO IS WITHOUT SIN WORLD PREMIERE

Director: One evening, Martin, a broadcasting student, is invited for Jason Paul Laxamana coffee by Lawrence, the TV reporter he idolizes. During the Running Time: days that follow, Martin shares with his friends separately 74 minutes three versions of what transpired during his meeting with Rating: Lawrence: what happened, what really happened, and what R16 might have actually happened. Through conversations with Genre: friends, Martin comes to terms with the idea that his idol Drama – a dignified newsman who is supposed to be a paragon of Cast: Enzo Pineda virtue – is not who he appears to be on television. This marks Elijah Canlas the Sinag Maynila debut of renowned director Jason Paul Laxamana.

SCHEDULE Nov. 21 | 10:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 4 | 10:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 28 | 6:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 12 | 6:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque

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39 KINTSUGI (BROKEN) WORLD PREMIERE

Director: Kintsugi refers to a unique Japanese method of repairing Lawrence Fajardo broken porcelain, wherein shards are reattached with gold. Running Time: The film follows the story a Filipino OFW factory worker who 95 minutes develops a close bond with his employer’s daughter. Filmed in Rating: Saga, , this is Lawrence Fajardo’s second Sinag Maynila An Audience Advisory of PG full length entry after 2015’s Imbisibol.

Genre: Drama, Romance Cast: JC Santos Hiro Nishiuchi Phi Palmos

SCHEDULE Nov. 25 | 10:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 4 | 8:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 28 | 4:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 7 | 8:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque

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40 MARKOVA : COMFORT GAY (RESTORED) WORLD PREMIERE

Director: An exposé about comfort women sets off gay Walterina to tell his Gil M. Portes story. Since adolescence, Walter (Jeffrey Quizon) has chosen the Running Time: middle gender. He was troupe dancing with other gay friends when 99 minutes war broke out and the when the Japanese occupation army came. Rating: Some of the officers took fancy on them but when their disguise was Previously Rated R13 for theatrical distribution revealed, they were thrown into the barracks with ordinary soldiers who gratified themselves by sodomizing each one of them. Tired of Genre: Drama the abuses, some of them retaliated by going out at night and killing Cast: soldiers they seduced. Others who were caught were tortured and killed but those who survived the ordeal continued to entertain during Loren Legarda the liberation. Later, Walterina (Eric Quizon) became a make up artist Jeffrey Quizon in the movies. At present, the elderly Walterina (Dolphy) trains young women entertainers going to Japan.

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41 METAMORPHOSIS

Director: “ADAM is a 15 year old boy, born with the secret of having both male and female genitals. J.E. Tiglao Even with Adam’s sexual anatomy, his conservative and often controlling father EDGAR who is a pastor, raised and loved him as a boy, along with Adam’s sweet but illiterate Running Time: mother, ELENA. At home, Adam’s idea of fun includes sketching and caring for strange pets. 100 minutes At school, Adam is known to always making trouble especially with his school nemesis, SUPOT. Adam’s initiation into puberty takes an interesting spin, at the arrival Rating: of a transferred student, ANGEL, a stunning, older girl who has a very dark past. Previously Rated R16 To Adam’s surprise, Angel befriends him and they’d all spend weekends riding their bikes for theatrical distribution to the cliff where they’d find a hidden stream. Adam finds himself drawn to this girl. One day, in the middle of their foray into the overlooking cliffs of Natividad, Adam officially bleeds into Genre: puberty-- his first mentruatial period. Adam temporarily ceased school and examined by a middle aged Coming-of-age Drama philanthropist doctor named, Abraham who promised to help Adam. In some twist of genetic confusion, Adam started to admire the doctor. Doc Abraham breaks the news that Adam will have to Cast: undergo sexual reassignment as female. Edgar supported this saying if being a female is Gold Aceron really his sexuality and it’s the Lord wants, they need to do it. Adam is confused and shattered. Iana Bernardez Adam takes comfort from Angel and they both shared each other’s secret. Angel reveals that Ivan Padilla she discreetly works as a prostitute. Surprisingly Angel finds Adam’s secret as empowering. In a spiral of events, Adam finds out that Angel is seeing Doc Abraham as a client. His world spins out of control. Adam as an intersex, finds himself embarked, transfixed and lost in a painful transformation-- a journey that takes him into the physical and spiritual limits of gender identity and into the ambiguities of fate and desires.

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Director: It’s been a year since Gabriel moved out of Manila, a year Giancarlo Abrahan since his messy breakup. The breakup so messy, he broke ties Running Time: not only with his boyfriend but also their friends. Now he’s 117 minutes back in Manila. But not with his friends. Not with his ex, not in Rating: his old life. Trying to keep things and relationships in his life Previously Rated R13 for theatrical distribution casual if not professional this time. But at their high school reunion, Gabriel navigates the familiar feelings he thought he Genre: Mumblecore, Comedy, Drama left a year ago—he must confront the ones that matter most. Cast: Gio Gahol Topper Fabregas

SCHEDULE Nov. 21 | 6:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 1 | 10:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 23 | 8:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 7 | 6:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 29 | 4:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 9 | 6:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque

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43 THE HELPER PHILIPPINE ONLINE PREMIERE

Director: The Helper chronicles diverse stories from Hong Kong’s Joanna Bowers migrant domestic workers, exploring the immense maternal Running Time: sacrifice made in order to provide a better future for their 103 minutes family left behind, confronting the impossible to achieve the Rating: extraordinary. G Genre: Documentary Cast: Liza Avelino Joy Carbonell Jane Engelmann Nurul Hidayah Analyn Guillermo Tapil

SCHEDULE Nov. 22 | 8:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 4 | 4:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 25 | 6:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 10 | 6:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 26 | 6:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 12 | 8:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque

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44 THE HIGHEST PEAK WORLD PREMIERE

Director: In an effort to cope with the loss of his wife and son, a man Arbi Barbarona decides to follow through with his family’s plan to climb Running Time: the highest mountain peak in the Philippines. Soon, he finds 108 minutes himself in a journey of redemption, closure, and healing. It’s Rating: the first ever full-length film shot predominantly in Mt. Apo. R16 The Highest Peak marks Arbi Barbarona’s return to Sinag Genre: Maynila, who won multiple awards for his 2017 entry Tu Pug Drama Imatuy. Cast: Dax Alejandro Mara Lopez

SCHEDULE Nov. 30 | 10:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 12 | 4:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 5 | 4:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 12 | 8:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque

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45 PREMIERE

46 ANG PANDAY (RESTORED) Director: Ronwaldo Reyes | Action, Fantasy | G | 118 mins.

Panday is a blacksmith whose real name is Flavio. When a meteor fell from the sky one night, he forged the metal from the meteor into a dagger, the balaraw. When he raises the dagger to the sky, it magically grows into a sword. He uses this magical sword to fight the evil Lizardo and other supernatural beings. Eventually, Lizardo and his minions are destroyed.

Cast: Fernando Poe Jr., Liz Alindogan, Bentot Jr., Lito Anzures, , Max Alvarado

SCHEDULE Nov. 20 | 11:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 29 | 4:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 23 | 6:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 6 | 6:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 24 | 6:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 13 | 12:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque

BALIKBAYAN #1 : MEMORIES OF OVERDEVELOPMENT REDUX VI Director: Kidlat Tahimik | R13 | 160 mins.

Language is the key to the empire. Enrique is the slave of Ferdinand Magellan, who circumnavigated the globe. Aside from bathing Magellan every evening, Enrique also has to translate Filipino languages into Portuguese and Spanish. The film opens with a cardboard box containing film rolls being dug up from the ground. Shot in 1980 and now showing their age, the images tell the story of the circumnavigation. Magellan died shortly before the journey was completed, but had authorized that Enrique, now by default Cast: Mitos Benitez, Jeff Cohen, Kabunyan de Guia, Katrin de Guia the first true circumnavigator, was to become a free man. Enrique Kawayan de Guia, Marita Manzanillo, Danny Orquico, Craig Scharlin carved his memories of the journey into wood, with the sculptures George Steinberg, Kidlat Tahimik, Wigs Tysman, Marlies von Brevern adorning his garden. BalikBayan#1 weaves together the official story with that of Enrique, as well as with the director’s cut of what Tahimik started filming 35 years ago in order to find out the truth and continued in a village in the province of Ifugao in 2013. The actors are no longer the same, and Tahimik, who himself played Enrique in 1980, has grown older, just as children have been born. BalikBayan#1 is a home movie, a flamboyant epic, a study of colonialism, a historical corrective and an homage to what Tahimik calls ‘Indio Genius’. (Stefanie Schulte Strathaus)

BalikBayan#1 received the Berlinale Forum’s Caligari Award in 2015. At its release in March 2016 Kidat Tahimik will present his film in several cities. SCHEDULE Nov. 26 | 12:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 10 | 12:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 4 | 8:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 11 | 2:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 8 | 8:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 13 | 10:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque

47 BANAUE (RESTORED) Director: Gerry de Leon | Drama | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

After a long search, Banaue () and her tribe make the mountains of the northern Philippines their new home. As they are toiling on the land they have claimed, trouble arises when another tribe tries to assert their right to the territory. This leads to a bloody battle and the death of most of the men in Banaue’s tribe. Sickened by the cowardice of Sadek (), she leaves her wounded lover and gathers a few women from her tribe to seek revenge. She unfortunately falls captive to the Cast: Nora Aunor, Christopher de Leon, , Johnny Delgado, merciless leader, Aruk () and she unexpectedly Ronaldo Valdez, Ben Perez, Andres Centenera, Precy Marquez, Eddie Villamayor, finds herself falling for the man who is responsible for her Mercy Bartolome father’s death. Smitten with Banaue, Aruk eventually lets her go, on the condition that she return. She is now made to face a decision that will affect her tribe and the two men she loves. SCHEDULE Nov. 20 | 11:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 28 | 4:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 22 | 10:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 2 | 10:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 25 | 4:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 5 | 6:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque

GANITO KAMI NOON, PAANO KAYO NGAYON? (RESTORED) Director: | Drama | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

After his mother’s death, the simple-minded and naïve Kulas (Christopher de Leon) begins his much-awaited trip to Manila. On his way to Manila, he mindlessly takes on the mission of retrieving a friar’s son and bringing him to the friar’s residence in Manila. Kulas also meets the ambitious and aspiring actress Diding () to whom he falls for incessantly. Upon arriving in Manila, Kulas learns of the lucrative reward he earned Cast: Christopher de Leon, Gloria Diaz, , , , E.A. Rocha, Dranreb, Jimmy Fabregas, Johnny Vicar, from the mission. With his new life, Kulas is trained by Tibor Tsing Tong Tsai, Teresita Non (Eddie Garcia) to be a full-pledged aristocrat: well-mannered and sophisticated. But despite the luxurious life he now leads, Kulas remains restless and discontented as he longs for nothing else but to win the heart of his beloved Diding and find his purpose in his newfound world. SCHEDULE Nov. 20 | 8:30 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 5 | 10:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 24 | 8:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 6 | 6:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 2 | 6:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 13 | 10:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque

48 GENGHIS KHAN (RESTORED) Director: Manuel Conde | Historical Biopic | PG | 117 mins.

Temujin, who later became Genghis Khan is wise, or sometimes cunning. He goes through several heroic episodes; competing at the Man of Men contest, falling in love with the enemy commander’s daughter, and struggling to restore his demolished hometown. Meanwhile his steps guide him to be a great conqueror. Khan’s witty, humorous side in his adolescent years before he takes the throne.

Cast: Manuel Conde, Elvira Reyes, Inday Jalandoni, Jose Villafranca, Lou Salvador, Africa de la Rosa, Ric Bustamante, Ely Nakpil, Johnny Monteiro, Andres Centenera, Don Dano, Leon Lizares, Tony Cruz, James Agee.”

SCHEDULE Nov. 20 | 8:30 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 6 | 12:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 24 | 4:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 6 | 4:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 29 | 6:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 13 | 4:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque

MANILA BY NIGHT (RESTORED) Director: | Drama | R16 | 152 mins.

The hidden nightlife of ordinary people living in Manila unveils. Lovers and families’ conflicts are radically pitted against each other as they live in the night streets rampant with drugs and prostitution. The outstanding narrative explicitly unravels the various characters and episodes. This landmark film of Ishmael Bernal depicts the darkness of city life so vividly that it was once prohibited to use the word ‘Manila’ on its title.

Cast: , Alma Moreno, , Rio Locsin, , Gina Alajar, Orestes Ojeda, William Martinez, Bernardo Bernardo, Johnny Wilson, Jojo Santiago, Sharon Manabat, Mitch Valdez, Rolly Lapid, Rey Tomenes, Bong Benitez, Roger Saulog, Dante Castro, Tony Angeles, Perry Fajardo, Lucy Quinto, Pinky Shotwell, Vangie Labalan, Aida Carmona, Abbo De La Cruz Dennis Marasigan

SCHEDULE Nov. 20 | 11:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 6 | 8:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 24 | 10:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 9 | 10:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 29 | 8:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 13 | 8:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque

49 WHITE SLAVERY (RESTORED) Director: | Drama | R16 | 90 mins.

Three poor girls from the provinces of the Philippines are lured to the big city. In Manila they are tricked to work in the sex trade.

Cast: , Sarsi Emmanuelle, Emily Loren, Jaclyn Jose, Patrick Dela Rosa, , Tita De Villa, Renato Del Prado, Jimmy Santos

SCHEDULE Nov. 20 | 8:30 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 8 | 10:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 24 | 10:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 10 | 10:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 6 | 10:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 12 | 8:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque

50 51 DAHLING NICK Director: Sari Dalena | Docu-drama | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

DAHLING NICK is a documentary drama exploring the life and works of National Artist for Literature, Nick Joaquin.

Cast: , , Maria Isabel Lopez, Dindi Gallardo, Lance Raymundo, Karl Medina

SCHEDULE Nov. 26 | 12:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 8 | 4:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 26 | 6:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 9 | 6:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 4 | 2:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 13 | 6:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque

FORBIDDEN MEMORY Director: Teng Mangansakan | Documentary | Previously Rated R13 for theatrical distribution

Forbidden Memory summons remembrances and memories of the fateful days in September 1974 when about 1,500 men from Malisbong and neighboring villages in Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat were killed while 3,000 women and children were forcibly taken to naval boats stationed nearby where they encountered unspeakable horror. For 40 years, the survivors lived in relative silence. Now they tell their stories.

Cast: N/A

SCHEDULE Nov. 25 | 2:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 4 | 2:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 26 | 8:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 10 | 8:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 30 | 10:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 11 | 6:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque

52 GOD BLISS OUR HOME Director: Cha Escala, Wena Sanchez | Documentary | R13 | 64 mins.

For 10 years, Nawruz has lived in BLISS, a former government housing project that has now become a shelter for local migrants, city workers, and university students. Originally from Mindanao, Philippines, he has decided to stay in Manila not only for work opportunities but also for the comfort and freedom of urban living. But staying in Manila isn’t easy — and it isn’t cheap either. He accepts freelance design and animation work, sells beauty products, joins a community lending scheme, and thinks of renting a whole flat in BLISS and lease its rooms to others to earn Cast: Nawruz Paguidopon, Anita Teologo, Criselda Maturgo, and save money. One day, his mother calls and asks him to come Teresita Paguidopon home. She is worried about his financial troubles and offers to help. Reluctantly, he agrees, and uses this opportunity to connect again with his family, especially with his mother whose values have always been old-fashioned. God Bliss Our Home is Nawruz’s self-portrait documenting his struggles to survive in Manila, his passion to pursue his dreams and continue making films, and his efforts to position himself in the vast socioeconomic and political sphere of a fast-paced city. But it is also his personal letter to his mother, an attempt to make her understand his sexuality and changing priorities in life. SCHEDULE Nov. 21 | 4:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 3 | 12:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 26 | 6:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 4 | 8:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 30 | 2:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 11 |10:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque

LUGTA KE TAMAMA (LAND FROM GOD) Director: Kevin Piamonte | Documentary | G | 62 mins.

The tribal chieftain, Delsa Justo, says that they have been living in the island of Boracay even before the time of war. When tourists started coming, greed started to settle in the island and the Indigenous People (Aetas or locally called Ati) of Boracay were pushed to the back of the island. Now these Indigenous People are occupying the smallest ancestral domain in the world as they continue to struggle for their existence and for their education. They struggle to be educated with the hopes that education will give them a better life. However, their education is Cast: Maria Victoria Ostan, Ma. Helena Desiree Terre alsp dependent on their ancestral domain because for Indigenous People their community and their environment is their learning space. Due to over-developments in the island, these Indigenous People are now being threatened of being banished from the island forever. SCHEDULE Nov. 26 | 4:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 10 | 2:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 30 | 4:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 11 | 6:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 3 | 10:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 12 | 4:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque

53 NICK AND CHAI Director: Cha Escala, Wena Sanchez | Documentary | R13 | 64 mins.

Nick and Chai lost all their four children to Super Typhoon Yolanda. How do they cope with their loss?

Cast: N/A

SCHEDULE Nov. 25 | 6:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 3 | 4:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 26 | 4:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 4 | 6:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 30 | 4:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 10 | 4:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque

PAG-UKIT SA PANINIWALA (CARVING THY FAITH) Director: Hiyas Baldemor Bagabaldo | Documentary | PG | 72 mins.

A five-year visual ethnography of traditional yet practical orchestration of Semana Santa (Holy Week) in a small town where religious woodcarving is the livelihood. An experiential film on neocolonial Philippines’ interpretation of Saints and Gods through many forms of rituals and iconography, exposing wood as raw material that undergoes labour production processes before becoming an object of devotion.

Cast: N/A

SCHEDULE Nov. 22 | 2:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 9 | 2:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 26 | 6:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 10 | 12:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 4 | 2:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 12 | 4:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque

54 THE SEARCH FOR WENG WENG Director: Andrew Leavold | Documentary | G | 92 mins.

The bizarre history of Filipino B-films, as told through filmmaker Andrew Leavold’s personal quest to find the truth behind its midget James Bond superstar Weng Weng.

Cast: Andrew Leavold, Dolphy, Imelda Marcos, Eddie Nicart, , Celso Ad. Castillo

SCHEDULE Nov. 26 | 8:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 2 | 2:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 29 | 12:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 3 | 10:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 1 | 6:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 4 | 4:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque

55 56 A VERY SPECIAL LOVE (RESTORED) Director: Cathy Garcia-Molina | Romance | Previously Rated G for theatrical distribution

Since her college days, Laida () fantasizes on Miggy Montenegro () who later becomes her demanding grouchy boss when she starts work as magazine assistant editor. Laida soon finds that Miggy is a tyrant, but she has a very special love for him that she blindly does her best to win his heart. Laida learns that Miggy feels discriminated by his family, his mother being only a mistress that Miggy is obsessed and strives to be number one. Miggy resents Art (Rowell Santiago), his elder brother and chairman of the board, Cast: John Lloyd Cruz, Sarah Geronimo, , Rowell Santiago, for making him prove himself with a losing men’s magazine. With Matet De Leon her positive and endearing ways, Laida helps Miggy to loosen up by teaching him to first love himself to be able to love others.

SCHEDULE Nov. 28 | 6:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 7 | 2:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 5 | 12:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 12 | 2:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 6 | 2:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 13 | 4:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque

KAILANGAN KITA (RESTORED) Director: Rory B. Quintos | Romance | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

New York-based celebrity chef Carl comes home to the Philippines after being away for seventeen years to marry his supermodel fiancée, Crissy at her hometown. Carl has to meet Crissy’s family on his own while she is held up in Europe for a photo shoot. Amidst the frenetic pace of wedding preparations, Carl learns more about local cuisine from his fiancée’s younger sister, Lena – the cook of the family. Carl eventually becomes torn between his feelings for Lena and the commitment he has with Crissy, urging him to come to terms with making a decision Cast: , , Johnny Delgado, , that may change their lives forever. Cris Villanueva

SCHEDULE Nov. 24 | 4:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 6 | 12:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 28 | 10:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 6 | 8:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 5 | 12:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 7 | 4:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque

57 KAILANGAN KO’Y IKAW Director: | Romance, Drama | G | 127 mins.

Francine Natra () is starting to feel the toll of stardom. Longing to live an ordinary life her popularity and hectic schedule hinders her from enjoying the simple treats of life. Because she felt cheated of his prize in the “Date With A Star” Promo were he supposedly won a date with her Gimo () kidnaps Francine. Being candid as he is Gimo allows the singing sensation to take pleasure in living the ordinary life - which Francine later realizes she’s been missing. In fact she’s willing to give up to her career - not just to go back to ordinary Cast: Robin Padilla, Regine Velasquez life but also to live it with the special man who addresses her complexities.

SCHEDULE Nov. 21 | 12:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 1 | 12:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 24 | 12:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 4 | 12:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 24 | 2:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 5 | 12:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 28 | 8:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 7 | 4:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque

MGA MISTER NI ROSARIO Director: Rory B. Quintos | Romance | R13 | 102 mins.

How far will you go for art’s sake? Yogi Juan, Philippine Showbiz’s Golden Boy, takes every role seriously. His devoted housewife Sari supports him and role-plays along. But when Sari learns that Yogi’s upcoming role is a serial killer, can she revise the morbid fate that awaits her?

Cast: , Kate Alejandrino

SCHEDULE Nov. 21 | 4:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 2 | 12:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 22 | 4:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 7 | 12:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 28 | 2:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 12 | 12:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque

58 Director: Mark A. Reyes | Drama , Fantasy , Romance | G | 103 mins.

Marco (), a photographer, along with his sister (Isabel Oli) and their cousin Duke (Jojo Alejar) are on a vacation in an old sleepy town. While strolling around town a mysterious woman is hit by a van while trying to save Marco’s life. He visits the woman and is drawn to her granddaughter Lianne (). Marco and Lianne start to develop a relationship but recent events cause Marco to be withdrawn. He suddenly finds himself haunted by a deep feeling of loneliness.

Cast: Dingdong Dantes, , Karylle, , Chinggoy Alonzo His yearning leads to a telephone conversation with Divina (Iza Calzado), the daughter of a haciendero. They find solace in each other. Divina lives in the past (1957) while Marco lives in the present (2006).

In a sleepy town, time curved for two people to meet and part...

SCHEDULE Nov. 23 | 12:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 28 | 10:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 24 | 10:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 9 | 4:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 26 | 12:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 13 | 12:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque

NEVER NOT LOVE YOU Director: | Romance | PG | 105 mins.

Two young lovers meet and fall in love. Together they build a life until career opportunities bring them out of the country. Out of the comforts of home and with individual careers going different directions. Will their love survive?

Cast: ,

SCHEDULE Nov. 21 | 6:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 7 | 6:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 28 | 10:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 9 | 2:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 2 | 12:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 11 | 12:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 7 | 12:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 13 | 12:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque

59 SAKALING HINDI MAKARATING Director: Ice Idanan | Drama | PG | 87 mins.

A series of mysterious hand-illustrated postcards take a young woman on a journey throughout the Philippines in search of its anonymous writer.

Cast: Alessandra de Rossi, Teri Malvar, Pepe Herrera, JC Santos, Elijah Canlas

SCHEDULE Nov. 21 | 10:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 30 | 12:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 25 | 12:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 3 | 2:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 28 | 6:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 11 | 4:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque

SANA MAULIT MULI (RESTORED) Director: Olivia M. Lamasan | Romance |

Agnes (Lea Salonga), a painfully shy girl, is extremely devoted and dependent on her confident and free-spirited boyfriend Jerry (Aga Muhlach), an on-the-rise advertising executive. Agnes then gets petitioned by her absentee mother based in California. As Agnes flies abroad, she finds herself struggling to survive in the US. Everything seems difficult for her, especially because Jerry isn’t with her. Meanwhile, Jerry is struggling to help his family financially and with the demands of work, now spends most of his time with his boss, Cynthia (). Their long- Cast: Aga Muhlach, Lea Salonga, Rosemarie Sonora, William Martinez, Tina Paner distance relationship is strained until Agnes and Jerry drift apart. Agnes eventually learns to cope with the fast-paced lifestyle in the US and becomes independent. Desperate to reconnect, Jerry gives up his job to travel to America with the hopes of winning Agnes back. Jerry strives to survive the harsh life in the US while discovering that Agnes is no longer the dependent girl he used to know. Is there still hope to bring back the love that was lost or has time taken its toll?

SCHEDULE Nov. 23 | 2:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 6 | 8:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 24 | 12:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 7 | 2:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 28 | 8:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 13 | 2:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque

60 ULAN Director: Irene Villamor | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery | PG | 96 mins.

Maya (Lustre) is a girl who has always held a pessimistic view of the rain, reminding her of failed love and other depressing things. Will the rain ever stop her in her journey to overcome past heartaches?

Cast: Nadine Lustre, , Marco Gumabao

SCHEDULE Nov. 21 | 10:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 7 | 12:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 23 | 4:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 7 | 4:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 25 | 8:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 12 | 12:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 28 | 6:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 13 | 12:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque

UNA KANG NAGING AKIN Director: | Drama | PG | 113 mins.

Gabby played a rich businessman thought to have died in a plane crash in a remote island. The truth was he survived and was nursed back to health by a young painter played by Sharon. They fell in love and although stricken with amnesia they decided to get married. The conflict arose when he regained his memory and returned to marry his former fiancée because he had no memory whatsoever of what happened while he was sick. Is there any way for him to regain his other memory and remember the family he left behind? Cast: , , Dawn Zulueta

SCHEDULE Nov. 24 | 12:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 5 | 12:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 24 | 2:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 6 | 4:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 28 | 2:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 7 | 6:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 1 | 12:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 13 | 2:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque

61 62 1ST SEM Directors: Dexter Hemedez and Allan Ibañez | Comedy, Drama | PG | 106 mins.

The love-hate relationship between mother and son intensifies when the latter decides not to pursue college education in Manila after suffering from separation anxiety.

Cast: Lotlot de Leon, Darwin Yu

SCHEDULE Nov. 22 | 6:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 2 | 2:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 30 | 12:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 2 | 8:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 1 | 2:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 4 | 12:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque

DAYO Director: Robert Quilao | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy | G | 92 mins.

“Dayo” follows the adventure of 11-year-old Bubuy as he tries to save his grandparents who have been abducted and brought to Elementalia, a mysterious and magical land that is home to popular creatures of Philippine mythology.

Cast: , Trina Legaspi, Michael V, Peque Gallaga, Johnny Delgado

SCHEDULE Nov. 22 | 8:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 1 | 4:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 23 | 12:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 2 | 6:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 26 | 2:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 4 | 6:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque

63 EDWARD Director: Thop Nazareno | Coming of Age Drama | R13 | 82 mins.

A public hospital serves as a witness to a young boy’s rite of passage when he is stuck to take care of his ailing father. Caught in a place where life itself is in limbo, the boy treats the hospital as his playground, not knowing that it will be his source of liberation in the end, especially when he has to juggle the idea of puppy love versus the idea of familial love. Edward, Thop Nazareno’s sophomore coming of age feature, is a testament to a teenager finding self-actualization in the reality of a Philippine public hospital setting. Cast: Louise Abuel, , Dido de la Paz

SCHEDULE Nov. 21 | 12:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 2 | 2:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 22 | 6:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 2 | 4:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 25 | 12:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 3 | 2:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 1 | 4:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 11 | 10:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque

FAMILY HISTORY Director: Michael V | Family Drama | PG | 127 mins.

Alex (Michael V) is a jolly, creative animation artist on top of his game alongside his best friend Rommel (Paolo Contis) and is well respected by his boss Ding (Noni Buencamino). May (Dawn Zulueta) is a feisty woman who has her own career as a branch head of a car dealership and keeps the company of her best friend and confidante, Dang (Kakai Bautista). Their son, Malix () is a smart and talented young man who juggles his time between his band, studies and his girlfriend Jenna (Bianca Umali)

Cast: Michael V, Dawn Zulueta, Miguel Tanfelix, Bianca Umali, Life seems perfect for them when a dreaded disease strikes. As Alex and May both find ways to make light of their circumstance, an even devastating revelation takes place…an affair. At this crossroad in their marriage, which path will they eventually take?

SCHEDULE Nov. 22 | 2:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 1 | 12:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 25 | 2:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 2 | 12:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 26 | 12:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 2 | 8:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque

64 PAGLISAN Director: Carl Joseph Papa | Animated Musical Dramedy | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

Crisanto and Dolores’ marriage is going through a rough patch. Going through marital crisis, a couple’s marriage is tested when Crisanto is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease as Dolores sinks deeper into depression. Paglisan tells the story of how a married couple attempt to survive together through fading memories and fleeting identities.

Cast: Eula Valdes, , Khalil Ramos, Junjun Quintana

SCHEDULE Nov. 22 | 6:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 1 | 2:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 26 | 4:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 2 | 4:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 28 | 12:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 7 | 6:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque

PARE KO (RESTORED) Director: | Drama | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

Happy-go-lucky group of teenage friends Francis (), Chipper (Jao Mapa), Mackie (), Abe (Gio Alvarez), Lester (Victor Neri), and Carol (Nikka Valencia) are known as party animals. Nadine (Claudine Barretto), who belongs to a troublesome family, always wants to find peace that she cannot find in her own home, hates their group of friends believing that they are too immature. Yet, she finds herself falling in love with Mackie who shows her that he is not as bad as she thinks. As the two become a couple, Mackie realizes that Nadine bears Cast: Mark Anthony Fernandez, Jomari Yllana, Claudine Barretto, too much anguish in her heart and finds himself struggling to Jao Mapa, Gio Alvarez cope with her uptightness and constant nagging. As their fights become too frequent, Chipper enters the picture and comforts Nadine when Mackie leaves her. As Nadine and Chipper develop a deeper friendship, Mackie feels betrayed and confronts Chipper. As the two friends argue over a woman, their whole group will be torn on who to side with. Will their friendship find a way to surpass this challenge?

SCHEDULE Nov. 22 | 8:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 1 | 2:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 24 | 6:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 2 | 8:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 28 | 2:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 6 | 2:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque

65 PEPOT ARTISTA Director: Clodualdo Del Mundo Jr. | Comedy, Drama, Musical | G | 103 mins.

Pepot Artista focuses on a ten-year-old boy whose dream is to become a . Pepot, the dreamer, is surrounded by people who are equally dazzled by the movie world. The film explores the penchant of Pinoys for entertainment in the midst of serious social problems.

Cast: Elijah Castillo, Nonie Buencamino, Rio Locsin, Cris Villanueva, Jeffrey Quizon

SCHEDULE Nov. 22 | 4:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 2 | 6:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 30 | 2:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 3 | 12:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 1 | 12:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 5 | 4:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque

RPG METANOIA Director: Luis C. Suarez | Animation, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy | Previously Rated G for theatrical distribution

Nico (Zaijan Jaranilla) is a simple 11-year old kid living a simple life. But whenever he plays the MMORPG (Massively Multi-players Online Role Playing Game) called “Metanoia”, he transforms into a hero of his own little world. One day, the Metanoia network got infected by a virus which affects the online world. Nico then goes on a journey together with his friends to save the online world and prevent it from taking over the world they live in.

Cast: Aga Muhlach, , , Zaijian Jaranilla, Mika Dela Cruz

SCHEDULE Nov. 22 | 2:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 1 | 6:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 23 | 4:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 2 | 4:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 26 | 2:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 4 | 8:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque

66 67 ABOMINATION Director: Yam Laranas | Mystery, Thriller | R13 | 90 mins.

A young woman found unconscious on the street claims to be another person brutally murdered two months earlier. She then escapes the psychiatric hospital from where she is confined in order to prove her identity.

Cast: Tippy Dos Santos, Tony Moynihan, Justin Peña, Paul Holmes, Lukas Magallano

SCHEDULE Nov. 23 | 10:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 1 | 8:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 29 | 8:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 3 | 6:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 29 | 10:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 4 | 10:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque

ALPHA : THE RIGHT TO KILL Director: Brillante Mendoza | Crime, Drama, Thriller | R16 | 101 mins.

Set against the backdrop of the Philippines Government’s crackdown on illegal drugs, a SWAT-led police force launches an operation to arrest Abel, one of the biggest drug lords in Manila. Police Officer Espino and Elijah, a small-time pusher turned informant, provide the intelligence for the operation, which quickly escalates into a violent and heavily-armed confrontation in the slums between the SWAT and Abel’s gang. Before the investigators arrive at the crime scene, Espino and Elijah walk off with Abel’s backpack full of money and methamphetamine. Cast: , Elijah Filamor, Angela Cortez This gesture of survival for one and corruption for the other will soon set off a dangerous series of events, both of them risking their reputations, families and lives in the process.

SCHEDULE Nov. 23 | 6:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 3 | 8:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 29 | 6:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 8 | 10:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 3 | 6:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 9 | 10:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque

68 ASWANG Director: Peque Gallaga & Lore Reyes | Horror | R13 | 118 mins.

Alma Moreno plays the aswang who attacks residents of a remote barrio. Catlyn (Aiza Seguerra) and her yaya Veron, played by , are accompanied in the countryside by Dudoy, the family driver played by Berting Labra. In the midst of their journey, they encounter strange and brutal murders only to find out that the barrio is being infested and attacked by an aswang and Catlyn is to be a victim. They, together with the barrio residents fight against the evil spirits, most especially the aswang that are prevalent in their town. Cast: Alma Moreno, Manilyn Reynes, Aiza Seguerra, Berting Labra, Joey Marquez

SCHEDULE Nov. 29 | 10:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 8 | 8:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 4 | 6:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 12 | 10:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque

with Talkback Session and Q & A with the filmmaker (Exclusive Zoom Access for Premium subscribers)

DYAMPER Director: Mes de Guzman | Drama, Crime, Thriller | R16 | 99 mins.

Apeng, Poknat, and Tinoy are “dyampers” on the lookout to steal from rice trucks as they meander along the treacherous winding roads of Dalton Pass. In one of their encounters, they accidentally discover a pack of illegal substances which will lead them to the biggest mission of their lives.

Cast: Carlo Aquino, Alchris Galura, Tim Mabalot, Kristofer King, Liza Dino-Seguerra

SCHEDULE Nov. 23 | 8:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 1 | 10:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 26 | 10:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 3 | 10:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 29 | 10:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 4 | 10:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque

69 EL PRESIDENTE Director: Mark Meily | Biography, Drama | PG | 103 mins.

The life story of the first Philippine President. The story of the man who led the Filipino people to victory against its Spanish conquerors.

Cast: Jorge Estregan, Nora Aunor, Christopher De Leon

SCHEDULE Nov. 23 | 2:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 5 | 8:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 27 | 12:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 6 | 2:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 29 | 12:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque

IN NOMINE MATRIS Director: Will Fredo | Drama | R13 | 117 mins.

In the heart of Metro Manila, Mara, a young dance protege seeks to land the principal part of a dance company about to embark on a tour. On her quest to land the coveted break, a series of events turned her sense of meaning upside down, and is faced with a life changing decision. She turns to her mentor and her mother as she searches for answers in the beautifully loud and endlessly moving world she lives in.

Cast: Liza Diño, Biboy Ramirez, Al Gatmaitan, Tami Monsod, Clara Ramona

SCHEDULE Nov. 21 | 2:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 29 | 4:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 23 | 10:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 3 | 8:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 25 | 4:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 7 | 4:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque

70 INSTALADO Director: Jason Paul Laxamana | Science Fiction | PG | 104 mins.

‘Instalado’ is a science fiction drama set in a farming village a few years into the future. Victor lives in a time when the dominant form of education is through installation, an overnight process that allows bodies of knowledge to be installed directly on people’s brains using technology owned by corporations. Alas, Victor, like many others in the agricultural town of Porac, cannot afford the sky-high cost of installation, which he believes is the key to pull their lives out of poverty. To raise money for installation, Victor temporarily abandons farming and works as the household Cast: McCoy De Leon, Junjun Quintana, Francis Magundayao, Supporting Casts, helper of a wealthy childhood friend who has become extremely Archie Adamos successful after undergoing a series of installations.

SCHEDULE Nov. 21 | 12:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 29 | 8:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 22 | 4:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 30 | 12:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 23 | 10:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 11 | 2:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque

JOSE RIZAL Director: Marilou Diaz-Abaya | History, Drama | PG | 173 mins.

Accused of treason, Dr. Jose P. Rizal awaits trial and meets with his colonial government-appointed counsel, Luis Taviel de Andrade. The two build the case and arguments for the defense as significant events in the central figure’s life prior to his incarceration unfold. Upon hearing Rizal’s life story, Taviel begins to realize that the accused is not only innocent but exhibits in fact all the qualities of an extraordinary man. When the mock trial unreels, Taviel is all set to act as the prime advocate for his client as Rizal himself is about to give an earth-moving speech Cast: , , Jaime Fabrigas, Gloria Diaz, Gardo Versoza to defend his honor and address his countrymen. Meanwhile, the Spanish authorities have worked out the vast political machinery to ensure a guilty verdict. A revolution awaits in the wings.

SCHEDULE Nov. 23 | 12:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 27 | 2:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 24 | 4:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 29 | 12:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 25 | 8:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 10 | 12:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque

71 72 ANG DAAN PATUNGONG KALIMUGTONG Director: Mes de Guzman | Drama | G | 87 mins.

Two Igorot siblings, who live with their invalid grandfather and jobless brothers, traverse the mountain fastness to get to school everyday. They brave rough terrain, deep forests, roaring rivers, and precarious hanging bridges just to learn the day’s lesson. This is a portrait of rural family in majestic Benguet, as seen through the journey of two siblings. This lyrical tale of faith and survival is performed with freshness and spontaneity by real Igorot kids. The film’s images heighten subtlety to lend an empowering voice Cast: Joey Almoete, Analyn Bangsi-il, Jay Bassig to the marginalized sectors of society.

SCHEDULE Nov. 22 | 12:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 3 | 4:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 30 | 8:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 10 | 12:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 2 | 4:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 11 | 6:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque

ANG DAMGO NI ELEUTERIA Director: Remton Siega Zuasola | Drama | Previously Rated G for theatrical distribution

Terya, a simple island girl, is about to leave home to marry a foreigner. On her long walk to the ferry that will take her to the airport, she mulls over the most important decision of her young life. The bizarre events of the Baliw-Baliw festival on Olango island parallel her state of mind.

Cast: Donna Isadora Gimeno, Gregg Tecson, Lucia Jeuzan, Fedwilyn Villarba, Daday Melgar

SCHEDULE Nov. 27 | 2:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 3 | 8:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 28 | 4:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 8 | 2:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 30 | 8:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 10 | 2:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque

73 ARI : MY LIFE WITH A KING Director: Carlo Enciso Catu | Drama | G | 88 mins.

Twenty-five years after a volcanic eruption devastated their province and nearly wiped out their cultural heritage, young Kapampangans find themselves unable and unwilling to speak their own language. One boy, Jaypee, ventures into the ash- covered countryside where he encounters the guardian of their vanishing language, Conrado Guinto, the crowned king of Kapampangan poets.

Cast: Francisco Guinto, Ronwaldo Martin, Cecile Yumul

SCHEDULE Nov. 21 | 12:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 3 | 2:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 22 | 2:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 4 | 12:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 30 | 6:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 11 | 6:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque

BABOY HALAS (WAILINGS IN THE FOREST) Director: Bagane Fiola | Drama | R13 | 104 mins.

An indigenous family, one of the last forest people of old, copes with the unusual changes in their ancient environment, pressured by the imposing lifestyle and customs of the tribes on the plains.

Cast: Omeles Laglagan, Ailyn Laglagan, Vangelyn Panihao, Jhea Mae Laglagan

SCHEDULE Nov. 27 | 4:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 4 | 2:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 29 | 12:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 8 | 12:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 30 | 8:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 11 | 8:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque

74 MAGKAKABAUNG Director: Jason Paul Laxamana | Drama | PG | 101 mins.

A single father who works in a casket factory accidentally kills his eight-year-old daughter through wrong medication. As he is haunted by a mixture of guilt and remorse over his daughter’;s untimely death, he finds it challenging not only to have his daughter’s body discharged and buried but also to erase his culpability.

Cast: Allen Dizon, , Emilio Garcia, Felixia Crysten Dizon

SCHEDULE Nov. 27 | 6:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 3 | 4:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 30 | 6:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 4 | 4:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 2 | 10:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 8 | 2:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque

SALVI : ANG PAGPADAYON Director: TM Malones | Post-apocalyptic | R13 | 75 mins.

Over population caused natural resources to be depleted at a rapid pace, starting wars and mass genocide. In an effort to preserve the planet, the Kampo lead by Ama gathers the women into conservation camps to prevent unrestricted reproduction. Salvi, who chooses to make herself look like a boy, and sets out on a journey to search for her missing sister who was kidnapped long ago by a marauding gang from the Kampo. Salvi faces the end of her journey with horrifying revelations.

Cast: Brittany Marie Baldoza, Ulysses Apocay, Jr., Rodgee Borja

SCHEDULE Nov. 23 | 2:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 29 | 2:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 25 | 2:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 30 | 6:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 28 | 12:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 11 | 8:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque

75 TANABATA’S WIFE Director: Charlson Ong, Choy Pangilinan & Lito Casaje | Period Romance | PG | 81 mins.

The film is based on the classic Philippine short story ‘Tanabata’s Wife’ by Baguio born author Sinai Hamada published in the 1930s.

It is the early part of the 20th century and Japanese immigrant farmers are doing well with vegetable gardens in La Trinidad Valley near Baguio, where they have pioneered the cultivation of salad greens in the region, among them Tanabata- San.

Middle-aged and lonely, he hires a young Bontok woman, Fasang, as farmhand, and falls in love with her. They marry and have a son, Kato. Cast: Miyuki Kamimura, Maribeth Fanglayan, Kurt Alalag, Danilo Bulanay, They grow the garden, but Fasang is enamored of the city lights of an Yoshihito Tsukasa emerging Baguio. She loves the cinema. She falls for the wiles of a distant cousin, Okdo, and they elope, taking Kato with them.

With only his teen-aged aide Tiago working the farm, Tanabata is distraught. He loses his will to live and abandons the garden. He wants to go home to Japan to die, wishing only to see his wife and son one last time. Fasang falls on hard times, too. Okdo loses his job at Camp John Hay and abandons her. She goes to the work camp to dig roads. When all seems lost, Tiago finds Fasang and implores her to come home with Kato.

Tanabata-San’s family is restored: True love like the seasons will have its way, it is as old as the mountains. SCHEDULE Nov. 22 | 10:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 3 | 12:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 25 | 6:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 11 | 4:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 30 | 6:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 12 | 6:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque

TU PUG IMATUY Director: Arbi Barbarona | Drama| R13 | 90 mins.

Tu Pug Imatuy, the Manobo term for “The Right to Kill”, tells the story of a Lumad couple in Mindanao, Obunay and Dawin, who strive to raise and teach their children of their indigenous ways amidst the threat of mining and militarization. Tragedy strikes as their infant child dies of illness and after burying their child they encounter soldiers who separate them from their children and forced them as guides in their hunt against guerrillas in the mountains. The nightmarish event forces Obunay to fight back in order to reunite with the family. Cast: Malona Sulatan, Jong Monzon, Luis Georlin Banaag III, Jamee Rivera, Jillian Khayle Barbarona

SCHEDULE Nov. 25 | 2:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 3 | 4:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 27 | 4:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 10 | 4:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 30 | 8:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 11 | 12:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque

76 77 ANAK (RESTORED) Director: Rory B. Quintos | Drama | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

After six grueling years of working as a domestic helper in Hong Kong, Josie () finally gets the much-awaited opportunity to come home to the Philippines and reunite with the family she left behind. But instead of coming home to a harmonious family, Josie is torn to pieces when she sees her family falling apart little by little. Carla (Claudine Barretto), her oldest daughter, despises Josie for abandoning them and blames Josie for her father’s death and her wasted life. Timid and shy Michael’s (Baron Geisler) studies are in jeopardy when he Cast: Vilma Santos, Claudine Barretto, Amy Austria, Cherry Pie Picache, loses his scholarship. While Daday (Sheila Mae Alvero), Josie’s Baron Geisler, Leandro Muñoz youngest, remains distant to Josie after her long absence. What will Josie have to do to repair the damage of being away from her children for so long and to put her family back together again?

SCHEDULE Nov. 22 | 4:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 1 | 2:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 25 | 8:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 2 | 6:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 27 | 10:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 5 | 2:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque

DEKADA ‘70 (RESTORED) Director: Chito S. Roño | Drama | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

Despite their distinct differences, the Bartolomes are struggling to keep their family intact during the dark times of Martial Law. Amanda (Vilma Santos) is a mother of five children who is also trying to find her identity and purpose as a wife, a mother, and a woman. Julian (Christopher de Leon), Amanda’s conventional and domineering husband, insists that Amanda observe her place as a woman in their family of boys. Jules () is Amanda’s eldest son who is in constant hiding for taking part in the militant struggle against the government. Eman (), on the Cast: Vilma Santos, Christopher de Leon, Piolo Pascual, Marvin Agustin, other hand, is Amanda’s quiet son who covertly writes against the current administration. The playful Gani (Carlos Agassi), meanwhile, enlists with the US military. And Jason (Danilo Barrios), Amanda’s adventurous son, is caught by corrupt police which leads to tragic consequences.

SCHEDULE Nov. 24 | 2:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 6 | 6:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 25 | 10:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 8 | 4:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 27 | 8:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 10 | 6:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque

78 MA’ROSA Director: Brillante Mendoza | Drama | R16 | 110 mins.

Ma’ Rosa has four children. She owns a small convenience store in a poor neighborhood of Manila where everybody likes her. To make ends meet, Rosa and her husband, Nestor, resell small amounts of narcotics on the side. One day, they get arrested. Rosa and her children are ready to do anything to buy her freedom from the corrupt police.

Cast: Jaclyn Jose, , Baron Geisler

SCHEDULE Nov. 23 | 6:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 3 | 10:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 25 | 8:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 9 | 4:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 27 | 8:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 12 | 10:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque

SA PUSOD NG DAGAT Director: Marilou Diaz-Abaya | Drama, Romance | R13 | 113 mins.

Pepito, growing up in a remote fishing village in the Philippines is destined to become the successor of his mother: the only midwife in the whole district, a job given from generation to generation. As Pepito’s mother Rosa who is a widow, becomes pregnant she tries everything to abort the baby because of the shame this would bring. This fails and she sees the only way to protect her son is to commit suicide. After a while Pepito falls in love with a teacher from the capitol, Mrs. Santiago. But this relationship cannot have a future. Cast: Jomari Ylana, , Chin Chin Gutierrez, Pen Medina, Tanya Gomez

SCHEDULE Nov. 23 | 8:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 28 | 8:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 26 | 10:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 7 | 10:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 27 | 10:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 13 | 6:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque

79 SARANGGOLA Director: | Drama | PG | 85 mins.

Homer is a policeman, bringing up his son on his own since the death of his wife. Unfortunately he is prone to bouts of drunkenness, and when, on one of the many occasions he is hung over, he spots a suspected thief and shoots him, he is aghast to find the boy was only trying to retrieve a lost kite. Homer does not realise that his son was a witness to the shooting. It doesn’t take long for their neighbours to guess the truth, and the case turns into a cause of public outrage.

Cast: Ricky Davao, Lester Liansang, Jennifer Sevilla

SCHEDULE Nov. 22 | 12:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 3 | 12:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 23 | 4:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 4 | 12:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 27 | 6:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 5 | 2:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque

SIGNAL ROCK Director: Chito Roño | Drama | R13 | 122 mins.

Intoy takes care of his parents when his sister moved out to work overseas. Since he lives in a remote area in Samar, the only way he could contact his sister is by going to strange rock formations on the island.

Cast: Christian Bables, Darla Ramirez, Francis Magundayao, Elora Espano, Sue Prado

SCHEDULE Nov. 21 | 2:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 30 | 2:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 22 | 10:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 1 | 8:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 27 | 10:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 3 | 2:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque

80 TRANSIT Director: Hannah Espia | Drama | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

It tells the story of Moises, a Filipino single-dad working as a caregiver in Herzliya, Israel, who comes home to his apartment in Tel Aviv to celebrate his son Joshua’s 4th birthday. It was on that day that Moises, together with their Filipino neighbor Janet, and her daughter Yael, find out that the Israeli government is going to deport children of foreign workers. Afraid of the new law, Moises and Janet decide to hide their children from the immigration police by making them stay inside the house.

Cast: Irma Adlawan, Ping Medina, Mercedes Cabral, Jasmine Curtis-Smith, Marc Justin Alvarez

SCHEDULE Nov. 25 | 6:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 9 | 2:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 27 | 8:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 10 | 4:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 3 | 6:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 11 | 12:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque

VERDICT Director: Raymund Ribay Gutierrez | Crime | R13 | 126 mins.

After seeing their daughter Angel is involved in such violent struggle, Joy (Max Eigenmann) finally decides to file a case of Violence of Women and Children to the Municipal Court against his alcoholic husband Dante (Kristoffer King).

Given both attorney’s to represent themselves as complainant and accused, the real struggle is just about to start under bureaucracy and justice system. Joy’s testimony of truth depends on her witness’s statement while Dante on the other hand has Cast: Max Eigenmann, Kristoffer King, Jordhen Suan also the same right to give counter testimony to clear his name until otherwise proven guilty.

Years pass by with the collective statement of testimony and counter of truth, Joy still waits on the uncertain judgment she thinks she deserves.

SCHEDULE Nov. 24 | 10:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 1 | 10:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 27 | 6:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 3 | 6:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 30 | 2:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 8 | 12:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque

81 82 ADELA FOR

Director: Adolfo Borinaga Alix Jr. | Drama | R13 | 87 mins.

Adela, a former radio personality, celebrates her 80th birthday alone in the slums of Manila, longing for her family and the stability of years gone by.

Cast: Anita Linda, , , , Iza Calzado

SCHEDULE Nov. 22 | 12:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 5 | 8:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 25 | 4:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 8 | 12:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 1 | 4:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 12 | 2:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque

CAPTAIN BARBELL (RESTORED) FOR DOLPHY Director: Jose ‘Pepe’ Wenceslao | Comedy | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

Resident weakling Tenteng (Dolphy) finds himself on the verge of committing suicide as he feels the brunt of his brothers’ abuse, the jeers of the townspeople, and the rejection of his beloved Lota (Lotis Key) coming upon him in droves. But just when he is about to give up, he is entrusted with a magical barbell that enables him to transform into the invincible Captain Barbell, the defender of the town against all its wicked elements. As he Cast: Dolphy, Lotis Key, Panchito, Babalu, Katy de la Cruz rids the town of monsters and lawless groups, Tenteng finds it increasingly difficult to woo Lota, who grows more smitten by his alter ego. Will Tenteng resist giving in to the temptation of revealing his true identity just to win Lota’s love?

SCHEDULE Nov. 23 | 12:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 2 | 2:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 24 | 12:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 5 | 4:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 29 | 4:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 6 | 4:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque

83 DEATH ROW FOR EDDIE GARCIA Director: | Crime, Action, Drama | R18 | 113 mins.

Having strung along with delinquent friends to a home robbery that ends in a wealthy old woman’s death, Manila slum youth Sonny is too stunned to get away while the others elude police capture. He’s duly convicted of murder - worse, as an adult, since the orphan boy’s birth certificate was lost in a fire, and his callous foster parents are nowhere to be found. Thrown into lockup among hardened lifers, the terrified 16-year-old soon finds himself at the mercy of various strong-arm cliques on death row. Cast: Eddie Garcia, Cogie Domingo, Jaclyn Jose, Alan Paule, Angelika Dela Cruz He’s courted by booty-bandit Gabino, who plots to seize cell block “mayor” Mio’s status as chief executor of the in-house drug trade controlled by rich prisoner Assunta. A few figures take a more protective than exploitive interest in the new fish. But Sonny’s best ally, it turns out, is old-school gangster Sinat, who at 77 is still gruff and imposing enough to survive outside all the block’s warring factions. He also has the support of distant relative Gina, a church-sponsored legal advocate. As he is uninterested in the early-release petition she offers, he encourages her to take up Sonny’s case instead. SCHEDULE Nov. 22 | 10:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 26 | 10:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 23 | 10:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 5 | 10:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 24 | 8:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 6 | 10:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque

FILIPINAS FOR ARMINDA SIGUION REYNA Director: Joel Lamangan | Drama | G | 106 mins.

Florencia (Armida Siguion-Reyna), the matriarch of the Filipinas family, is in poor health, and Yolanda (), the eldest of the Filipinas children, finds herself in the unenviable position of keeping her bickering family from disintegration. As the tension rises, Yolanda seeks refuge in a local church. She is critically injured trying to break up a nasty fight between brothers Emman (Victor Neri) and Samuel (), forcing her family to Cast: Maricel Soriano, Richard Gomez, Dawn Zulueta, Armida Seguion Reyna, make a life-changing decision. Victor Neri

SCHEDULE Nov. 24 | 4:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 6 | 12:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 25 | 4:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 9 | 12:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 28 | 2:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 12 | 12:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 5 | 6:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 13 | 2:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque

84 FOR Director: Lino Brocka | Drama | R16 | 94 mins.

The life of a young girl living with her mother in the slums of Manila becomes unbearable when her mother’s young boyfriend moves in with them.

Cast: , Mona Lisa, Rez Cortez, Marlon Ramirez, Ruel Vernal

SCHEDULE Nov. 25 | 10:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 6 | 10:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 3 | 8:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 12 | 6:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 5 | 6:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 13 | 10:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque

MURO-AMI FOR MARILOU DIAZ-ABAYA Director: Marilou Diaz-Abaya | Adventure, Drama | PG | 111 mins.

Fredo (Cesar Montano) is a fisherman who has endured more than his share of hardship in life; his wife and child both perished in a boating accident, and today Fredo approaches each trip to the sea with the angry determination of a man out for revenge. Fredo commands a crew of young people from poor families as he takes his rattletrap ship into the ocean in search of fish that live along the reefs, snaring catch with an illegal netting system. Not all Cast: Cesar Montano, Pen Medina, , Amy Austria of Fredo’s youthful sailors are willing to put up with his abusive arrogance, however, and even his father Dado (Pen Medina) and close friend Botong (Jhong Hilario) have grown weary of Fredo’s tirades. Fredo’s body is beginning to betray him as well, and as he and his crew damage the sea’s reef beds in search of fish, no one is certain how much longer he will be able to continue. SCHEDULE Nov. 27 | 12:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 11 | 2:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 5 | 4:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 12 | 6:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 10 | 6:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 13 | 4:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque

85 SONATA FOR PEQUE GALLAGA Director: Peque Gallaga & Lore Reyes | Drama | PG | 108 mins.

Art affects life and life affects art. When an artist decides to give up on the world, a young boy brings the world into her doorstep.

Sonata is the story of an opera diva, on the verge of a nervous breakdown after losing her voice, who returns to Negros Occidental and through a young boy rediscovers her life and her art. As the world of the well-travelled opera diva and collides with the world of a young boy in the throes of exploration, both Cast: Cherie Gil, Chart Motus, Joshua Pineda, Chino Jalandoni, Madeleine Gallaga discover the healing powers of art and love.

Cherie Gil plays the opera diva Regina Cadena, a woman who is broken by her condition and has retreated to the comforts of her hometown, distancing herself from everyone.

SCHEDULE Nov. 24 | 6:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 8 | 2:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 30 | 4:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 11 | 12:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 5 | 6:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 12 | 12:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque

86 87 AKIN ANG KORONA Director: Zig Dulay | Comedy | PG | 94 mins.

This uproarious comedy tells the story of a small-town boy who agrees to be the subject of a reality show to find his long-lost father. How far can one put up with pretense in order to search for the truth?

Cast: Nar Cabico, , Aaron Rivera

SCHEDULE Nov. 21 | 2:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 9 | 12:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 21 | 6:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 9 | 6:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 30 | 10:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 11 | 4:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque

ANG HULING CHA-CHA NI ANITA Director: Sigrid Andrea P. Bernardo | Comedy, Drama | R16 | 110 mins.

A 12-year old Anita falls in love with the new woman in town; years later, a girlhood crush blossoms during the Fiesta of Santa Clara in Obando, Bulacan.

Cast: Angel Aquino, Therese Malvar

SCHEDULE Nov. 21 | 2:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 7 | 10:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 21 | 6:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 9 | 8:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 2 | 10:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 12 | 4:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque

88 BILLIE AND EMMA Director: Samantha Lee | Coming of Age | PG | 107 mins.

Set in the mid-90’s, the film tells the story of Billie, a troublemaker from the big city, who finds herself exiled to San Isidro to live with her spinster aunt who is also the town’s religion teacher. Determined to change her ways and get through the last year of high school without incident, Billie hides herself from the world until she meets Emma, the ambitious, star student who coaxes Billie out of her shell. They soon fall in love but things get complicated when Emma finds out that she’s pregnant. Together, they explore the fleeting nature of love and life on this journey of Cast: Zar Donato, Gabby Padilla, Ryle Paolo Santiago, Cielo Aquino, growth, laughter and music. Beauty Gonzales

SCHEDULE Nov. 21 | 4:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 7 | 10:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 28 | 12:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 9 | 12:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 2 | 12:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 9 | 4:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque

ESPRIT DE CORPS Director: Kanakan-Balintagos (Auraeus Solito) | Gay Romance Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

Many have been aspiring for the position of Major Mac Favila, who is every cadet’s ideal officer considering he is sharp, snappy, witty, and most of all, the most masculine among the school’s many officers. Privates Abel Sarmiento, who was abused when he was a child and Cain Fujioka, a Filipino-Japanese whose mother worked abroad as a japayuki are the top contenders for his position.

Cast: JC Santos, Sandino Martin, Lharby Policarpio, Garry Lim

SCHEDULE Nov. 21 | 8:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 30 | 10:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 26 | 8:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 9 | 8:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 27 | 10:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 11 | 10:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque

89 MISS BULALACAO Director: Ara Chawdhury | Small town Drama | Previously Rated PG for theatrical distribution

Miss Bulalacao is about a young drag queen, Dodong, who joins a barangay gay pageant to gain acceptance in his father’s community. He is instead met with hostility from his father, who chases him to a jungle, where he sobs to a lone bright star. What follows is the strangest night in his entire life, and an even stranger 9 months when he realizes he’s pregnant. With only his stepmother, Lisa, as support, Dodong deals with ridicule from a barangay who does not believe him—until the rumors becomes a Cast: Russ Ligtas, Tessie Tomas, Nanette Inventor, Mon Confiado, Chai Fonacier headline in a tabloid, “BAKLA, INA NG DIOS!”

SCHEDULE Nov. 21 | 8:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 9 | 4:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 30 | 4:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 11 | 8:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 9 | 2:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 12 | 2:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque

NED’S PROJECT Director: Lemuel Lorca | Drama | R18 | 111 mins.

An itinerant tattoo artist joins a talent reality show for lesbians in the hopes of winning the prize money that will enable her to get artificially inseminated and achieve her lifelong dream of becoming a mother.

Cast: Angeli Bayani

SCHEDULE Nov. 21 | 10:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 6 | 10:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 26 | 10:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 7 | 8:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 28 | 10:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 9 | 10:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque

90 RAINBOW’S SUNSET Director: Joel Lamangan | Drama | PG | 111 mins.

Ramon Estrella, an 84-year old retired senator, temporarily leaves his wife of six decades to take care of his gay best friend who is dying of cancer.

He has his wife’s blessings, but Ramon’s three children are scandalized. The old man defies their collective protest and declares that he loves his friend—godfather to all three both in baptism and matrimony—the same way that he loves his wife.

The news quickly sends shock waves to the community, raising the hackles of the ex-senator’s second-born, the first of two feisty daughters. Cast: Eddie Garcia, Gloria Romero, , Tirso Cruz III, Sunshine Dizon As the city’s newly elected mayor, she is the sole heiress to her father’s political legacy.

When the youngest child—a formidable feminist and activist—sides with her father and godfather, and the eldest—a weakling and flawed bureaucrat—figures in a scandal of his own, the siblings turn on one another, resulting in a full-blown three-sided war.

Their ever patient and loving matriarch does her beatific best to sue for peace among her brood—with some timely help from the absent patriarch.

Blood eventually proves thicker than water, but the force of filial piety cannot mend all of the siblings’ differences. Not when one of them remains resolute in her prejudice against homosexuality.

SCHEDULE Nov. 21 | 8:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 5 | 2:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 24 | 2:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 7 | 8:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 28 | 4:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 9 | 6:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque

91 92 CIRCA Director: Adolfo Alix, Jr. | Drama | PG | 103 mins.

Doña Atang, a once celebrated film producer from the earlier years of Filipino cinema, celebrates her one hundredth birthday. For her wish, she simply wants a reunion with all the actors and staff that she has worked with in the past.

Cast: Anita Linda,

SCHEDULE Dec. 1 | 6:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 5 | 2:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque

GUSTO KITA WITH ALL MY HYPOTHALAMUS Director: Dwein Baltazar | Drama | R16 | 99 mins.

It is not the heart, but the hypothalamus that dictates whom we love. And in the navel of Manila, on the streets of Avenida, four men fall in love with one woman, Aileen. Each with a different reason: provincial boy Caloy, wants a wife; widower Lando, desires a whore; college student Alex, finds a soulmate; and Obeng the thief, longs for a companion. Each may be different, but one thing is certainly true—all of these men love Aileen with Cast: Nicco Manalo, Dylan Ray Talon, Soliman Cruz, Anthony Falcon, all their hypothalamus. Iana Bernardez

SCHEDULE Nov. 28 | 8:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 8 | 6:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 1 | 8:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 12 | 8:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 7 | 2:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 13 | 6:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque

93 PAGLIPAY Director: Zig Dulay | Drama | PG | 98 mins.

The film focuses on Atan, an Aeta from Baytan village in Zambales, who makes a living from traditional farming system kaingin and hunting on the foothills of Mt. Pinatubo. The narrative opens as we follow Atan’s fulfillment of his arranged marriage with a fellow Aeta, Ani. He has to accomplish a number of responsibilities which includes the offering of bandi or bride price to Ani’s parents.

Atan needs to cross the mountain river going to Banwa, the town where he could earn the necessary amount for the bride price. In order to find a job, he needs to adapt himself with the modern way of life in town, including change in appearance, manner of clothing, religious practice, and even the use of different language in order to associate himself with the Unat or ‘straight-haired ones,’ such as Rain, a Cast: Garry Cabalic, Joan dela Cruz, Anna J. Luna, JC Santos, Arnold dela Cruz young lass from Manila who would turn his life around. Rain has to immerse with the Aetas of Banwa for her thesis, and Atan is commissioned to accompany her in research and interviews with the locals. Atan develops special feelings with Rain in his daily encounters with her. Slowly, the young Aeta forgets the very reason of his journey—the bandi, and the arrangement with Ani.

On his effort to accommodate himself in a modern society, Atan faces cross-cultural modifications amid changes in the mountain brought about by immense modernity.

Paglipay is a Sambal Ayta term being used by Aetas when crossing the mountain river going to town. SCHEDULE Nov. 25 | 12:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 1 | 6:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 28 | 12:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 7 | 12:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 30 | 12:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 11 | 2:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque

PAUWI NA Director: Paolo Villaluna | Drama | R13 | 128 mins.

Pauwi Na follows a family’s exodus from Manila to return to their home province. Mang Pepe and Aling Remedios live in a cramped shanty with their daughter Pina, son JP and his pregnant blind wife Isabel; along with their dog, Kikay. To survive daily, Mang Pepe drives his pedicab to deliver goods at the market and Remedios takes laundry from her neighbors. JP and Pina strive to earn in their own ways. Isabel manages to cope in spite of her blindness.

A series of unfortunate incidents prompts Mang Pepe to convince his family to leave the city, in the hope of overturning their miserable Cast: , Cherry Pie Picache, Meryll Soriano, Jess Mendoza, existence. Without any means to travel, they decide to pedal their way Chai Fonacier back to the province – riding on their two pedicabs with blind faith and sheer determination.

The harrowing journey and fateful encounters soon test the family’s resolve to continue their mission. SCHEDULE Nov. 22 | 8:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 29 | 6:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 27 | 12:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 1 | 10:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 29 | 2:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 8 | 4:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque

94 STAR NA SI VAN DAMME STALLONE Director: Randolph Longjas | Drama | PG | 90 mins.

The life story of a kid diagnosed with Down syndrome. He dreams of being an artista; his family has to make ends (and dreams) meet.

Cast: Candy Pangilinan, Isaac Aguirre, Paolo Pingol, Jadford Dilanco

SCHEDULE Nov. 22 | 12:00 PM | Manila Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 6 | 2:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Nov. 25 | 12:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 9 | 12:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 1 | 4:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 12 | 2:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque

95 SpeciAl feature

96 SpeciAl feature

MULA SA KUNG ANO ANG NOON

Director: Mysterious things are happening in a remote barrio. Wails are Lav Diaz heard from the forest, cows are hacked to death, a man is found Running Time: bleeding to death at the crossroad and houses are burned. 338 minutes Military operations are becoming common. Brutal militias rule Rating: the countryside. Ferdinand E. Marcos announces Proclamation R16 No. 1081 putting the entire country under Martial Law. Genre: Drama Greater cinema fulfills one of its promises—that of reclaiming Cast: Perry Dizon the Malay Philippines’ provenance. Banished traditions/ Roeder Camañag practices of the pre-Hispanic and pre-Islamic periods are Hazel Orencio Angelina Kanapi resurrected and immortalized. Karenina Haniel Joel Saracho

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Nov. 27 | 12:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 10 | 6:00 PM | Davao Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 8 | 12:00 PM | Iloilo Virtual Cinematheque Dec. 13 | 2:00 PM | Nabunturan Virtual Cinematheque

97 MAIN FEATURE FILM SHOWCASE CALENDAR FESTIVAL manila iloilo davao nabunturan SCHEDULE Virtual Cinematheque Virtual Cinematheque Virtual Cinematheque Virtual Cinematheque

ANG LAKARAN NI KABUNYAN: ANG LAKARAN NI KABUNYAN: 7:30 PM KABUNYAN’S JOURNEY TO LIWANAG KABUNYAN’S JOURNEY TO LIWANAG NOVEMBER 20 White Slavery Brutal Genghis Khan Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon? FRIDAY 8:30 PM 11:00 PM Markova: Comfort Gay Banaue Ang Panday

12:00 PM Ari: My Life with a King Edward Kailangan Ko’y Ikaw Instalado 2:00 PM Ang Huling Chacha ni Anita Signal Rock In Nomine Matris Akin ang Korona NOVEMBER 21 4:00 PM Metamorphosis Billie and Emma God Bliss Our Home Mga Mister ni Rosario SATURDAY 6:00 PM Akin ang Korona Sila-Sila Never Not Love you Ang Huling Chacha ni Anita 8:00 PM Markova: Comfort Gay Rainbow’s Sunset Miss Bulalacao Esprit de Corps 10:00 PM He Who is Without Sin Ned’s Project Ulan Sakaling Hindi Makarating

12:00 PM Star na si Van Damme Stallone Ang Daan Patungong Kalimugtong Adela Saranggola 2:00 PM RPG Metanoia Family History Ari: My Life with a King Carving Thy Faith

NOVEMBER 22 4:00 PM Anak Mga Mister Ni Rosario Pepot Artista Instalado SUNDAY 6:00 PM Cleaners Edward Paglisan 1st Sem

8:00 PM Pare Ko The Helper Dayo Pauwi Na 10:00 PM Tanabata’s Wife Banaue Signal Rock Deathrow

12:00 PM Captain Barbell Moments of Love Dayo Jose Rizal 2:00 PM Salvi Sana Maulit Muli El Presidente NOVEMBER 23 4:00 PM Ulan Saranggola RPG Metanoia MONDAY 6:00 PM Blood Hunters Ang Panday Ma’Rosa Alpha: The Right to Kill 8:00 PM Sila-Sila Metamorphosis Dyamper Sa Pusod ng Dagat 10:00 PM Instalado In Nomine Matris Deathrow Abomination

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12:00 PM Captain Barbell Sana Maulit Muli Kailangan Ko’yIkaw Una Kang Naging Akin 2:00 PM Una Kang Naging Akin Kailangan Ko’y Ikaw Dekada ‘70 Rainbow’s Sunset NOVEMBER 24 4:00 PM Genghis Khan Kailangan Kita Filipinas Jose Rizal TUESDAY 6:00 PM Sonata Ang Panday Pare Ko

8:00 PM Batch ‘81 Markova: Comfort Gay Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon? Deathrow 10:00 PM Moments of Love Manila By Night White Slavery Verdict

12:00 PM Paglipay Sakaling Hindi Makarating Star na si Van Damme Stallone Edward 2:00 PM Forbidden Memory Family History Salvi Tu Pug Imatuy Banaue Adela Filipinas In Nomine Matris NOVEMBER 25 4:00 PM WEDNESDAY 6:00 PM The Helper Tanabata’s Wife Nick and Chai Transit 8:00 PM Ulan Anak Ma’Rosa Jose Rizal 10:00 PM Kintsugi Dekada ‘70 Insiang

12:00 PM Family History Moments of Love Dahling Nick Balikbayan #1 2:00 PM Dayo RPG Metanoia

ANG LAKARAN NI KABUNYAN: 4:00 PM KABUNYAN’S JOURNEY TO LIWANAG Nick and Chai Lugta Ke Tamama Paglisan NOVEMBER 26 6:00 PM God Bliss Our Home The Helper Carving Thy Faith THURSDAY Dahling Nick 8:00 PM The Search for Weng-Weng Esprit de Corps Forbidden Memory

10:00 PM Deathrow Sa Pusod ng Dagat Dyamper Ned’s Project

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100 FESTIVAL manila iloilo davao nabunturan SCHEDULE Virtual Cinematheque Virtual Cinematheque Virtual Cinematheque Virtual Cinematheque

12:00 PM Muro-Ami Pauwi Na El Presidente 2:00 PM Ang Damgo ni Eleuteria Mula sa Kung Ano ang Noon Jose Rizal NOVEMBER 27 4:00 PM Tu Pug Imatuy Baboy Halas FRIDAY 6:00 PM Come on Irene Magkakabaung Verdict Saranggola 8:00 PM Dekada ‘70 Cleaners Ma’Rosa Transit 10:00 PM Sa Pusod Ng Dagat Anak Esprit de Corps Signal Rock

12:00 PM Billie and Emma Paglisan Salvi Paglipay 2:00 PM Mga Mister ni Rosario Filipinas Pare Ko Una Kang Naging Akin NOVEMBER 28 4:00 PM Ang Damgo ni Eleuteria Kintsugi Banaue Rainbow’s Sunset SATURDAY 6:00 PM He Who Is Without Sin A Very Special Love Sakaling Hindi Makarating Ulan 8:00 PM Sana Maulit Muli Gusto Kita With All My Hypothalamus Kailangan Koý Ikaw Sa Pusod Ng Dagat 10:00 PM Never Not Love You Moments of Love Ned’s Project Kailangan Kita

12:00 PM Baboy Halas The Search for Weng-Weng El Presidente Jose Rizal 2:00 PM Salvi Pauwi Na NOVEMBER 29 4:00 PM In Nomine Matris Sila-Sila Ang Panday Captain Barbell SUNDAY 6:00 PM Genghis Khan Blood Hunters Alpha: The Right To Kill Pauwi Na 8:00 PM Abomination Come on Irene Manila By Night Instalado 10:00 PM Blood Hunters Aswang Abomination Dyamper

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101 FESTIVAL manila iloilo davao nabunturan SCHEDULE Virtual Cinematheque Virtual Cinematheque Virtual Cinematheque Virtual Cinematheque 12:00 PM 1st Sem Instalado Sakaling Hindi Makarating Paglipay

2:00 PM Verdict Signal Rock God Bliss Our Home Pepot Artista 4:00 PM Sonata Nick and Chai Miss Bulalacao Lugta Ke Tamama NOVEMBER 30 MONDAY 6:00 PM Tanabata’s Wife Salvi Ari: My Life With A King Magkakabaung

8:00 PM Ang Damgo ni Eleuteria Tu Pug Imatuy Ang Daan Patungong Kalimugtong Baboy Halas 10:00 PM The Highest Peak Forbidden Memory Akin Ang Korona Esprit de Corps

12:00 PM Family History Kailangan Ko’y Ikaw Pepot Artista Una Kang Naging Akin 2:00 PM Paglisan 1st Sem Anak Pare Ko

4:00 PM Adela Edward Star na si Van Damme Stallone Dayo DECEMBER 1 TUESDAY 6:00 PM Paglipay Circa RPG Metanoia The Search for Weng-Weng 8:00 PM Gusto Kita With All My Hypothalamus Metamorphosis Abomination Signal Rock 10:00 PM Sila-Sila Verdict Dyamper Pauwi Na

12:00 PM Family History Billie and Emma Mga Mister ni Rosario Never Not Love You 2:00 PM Edward Captain Barbell 1st Sem The Search for Weng-Weng

4:00 PM RPG Metanoia Ang Daan Patungog Kalimugtong Edward Paglisan DECEMBER 2 Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon? WEDNESDAY 6:00 PM Pepot Artista Dayo Anak 8:00 PM Cleaners 1st Sem Family History Pare Ko 10:00 PM Ang Huling Chacha ni Anita Come on Irene Banaue Magkakabaung

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102 FESTIVAL manila iloilo davao nabunturan SCHEDULE Virtual Cinematheque Virtual Cinematheque Virtual Cinematheque Virtual Cinematheque 12:00 PM Pepot Artista Tanabata’s Wife Saranggola God Bliss Our Home 2:00 PM Ari: My Life with a King Signal Rock Edward Sakaling Hindi Makarating DECEMBER 3 4:00 PM Tu Pug Imatuy Magkakabaung Nick and Chai Ang Daan Patungog Kalimugtong THURSDAY 6:00 PM Verdict Transit Alpha: The Right to Kill Abomination 8:00 PM Insiang In Nomine Matris Ang Damgo ni Eleuteria Alpha: The Right to Kill 10:00 PM The Search for Weng-Weng Ma’Rosa Lugta Ke Tamama Dyamper

12:00 PM Ari: My Life with a King Saranggola 1st Sem Kailangan Ko’y Ikaw 2:00 PM Carving Thy Faith Forbidden Memory Baboy Halas Dahling Nick Magkakabaung The Helper The Search for Weng-Weng DECEMBER 4 4:00 PM ANG LAKARAN NI KABUNYAN: FRIDAY 6:00 PM KABUNYAN’S JOURNEY TO LIWANAG Aswang Dayo Nick and Chai 8:00 PM Kintsugi RPG Metanoia God Bliss Our Home Balikbayan #1 10:00 PM He Who Is Without Sin Abomination Dyamper 12:00 PM Kailangan Ko’y Ikaw Una Kang Naging Akin Kailangan Kita A Very Special Love 2:00 PM Saranggola Rainbow’s Sunset Anak Circa DECEMBER 5 4:00 PM The Highest Peak Muro-Ami Pepot Artista Captain Barbell SATURDAY 6:00 PM Sonata Insiang Filipinas Banaue 8:00 PM Batch ‘81 Cleaners Adela El Presidente 10:00 PM Deathrow Brutal Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon?

12:00 PM Kailangan Kita Blood Hunters Filipinas Genghis Khan 2:00 PM A Very Special Love Pare Ko Star na si Van Damme Stallone El Presidente DECEMBER 6 4:00 PM Captain Barbell Genghis Khan Una Kang Naging Akin SUNDAY 6:00 PM Brutal Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon? Dekada ‘70 Ang Panday 8:00 PM Metamorphosis Manila By Night Sana Maulit Muli Kailangan Kita 10:00 PM Insiang Ned’s Project White Slavery Deathrow

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