UP Film Institute wraps up November screenings
The UP Film Institute wraps up its distinct series for the current month billed as Gray November in Your Souls with remaining screenings all not to be missed.
Masahista (The Masseur)
A Gee Entertainment Presentation of a Centerstage Production
Nov 24 Mon 2/5/7 p.m.; Nov 25 Tue 2/7 p.m.; Nov 26 Wed 2 p.m.; Nov 27 Thu 2/5 p.m.; Dec 1 Mon, Dec 2 Tue, Dec 3 Wed 2/5/7 p.m.
To screen with SERBIS on certain days!
A handsome young masseur in a salon for gays learning of his father’s death has to come home to the province for the burial.
Grand Prize Golden Leopard-Video— 2005 Locarno IFF; Winner of Audience Prize—2006 Torino International Gay and Lesbian FF; Winner of Interfaith Prize—2006 Brisbane IFF among more awards and distinctions including single-handedly sweeping for the first time in history all honors for the annual awards of the Young Critics Circle
Direction: Brillante Mendoza. Screenplay: Boots Agbayani Pastor. Cast: Coco Martin, Alan Paule, Jaclyn Jose, Katherine Luna.
2005 80 minutes 35mm color English subtitles
For mature viewing
Serbis
From Centerstage Productions; Swift Productions
Nov 27 Thu 3:30 p.m.; Dec 1 Mon, 2 Tue, 3 Wed 3:30 p.m.; Dec 6 Sat 1:30/3:30/5: 30/7:30 p.m.
A matriarchal family in a city in the province north of the Philippine capital resides in and runs a rundown movie house showing sleazy fare and doubling as a sex den.
Official Selection for Palme d’Or—2008 Festival de Cannes; Winner of Best Director, Best Actress for Gina Pareño—2008 Vladivostok International Film Festival of Asian Pacific Countries; Best Southeast Asian Film—2008 Bangkok International FF; Official Selection—2008 New York FF among more awards and distinctions
Direction: Brillante Mendoza. Screenplay: Armando Lao, Boots Agbayani Pastor. Cast: Gina Pareño, Jaclyn Jose, Coco Martin, Kristofer King, Mercedes Cabral, Dan Alvaro, Julio Diaz.
2008 90 minutes 35mm color
Strictly for mature viewing with some sexually graphic sequences that may offend
Quick Trip-Director’ s Cut
Digital Feature from Sinehan Digitales
Written, produced and directed by Crisaldo Vicente Pablo
Starring Topher Barreto, Andro Morgan
@ the Videotheque: Nov 24 Mon to Nov 27 Thu 4:30/6:30 p.m.; Nov 28 Fri 4:30/6:30/8 p.m.; Nov 29 Sat 2:30/4:30/6: 30/8 p.m.; Dec 1 Mon to Dec 4 Thu 4:30/6:30 p.m.; Dec 5 Fri 4:30/6:30/8 p.m.; Dec 6 Sat 2:30/4:30/6: 30/8 p.m.
A blue-collar bisexual dumped by his gay lover wanders about and ends up hanging out with a new acquaintance he’d wish to be the right guy to heal his wounded heart.
Get Smart
A Warner Bros. Release
Presented by UP College of Engineering Student Council
Nov 25 Tue 5 p.m.
A spy has to thwart the latest plot for world domination by an evil crime syndicate.
Direction: Peter Segal. Screenplay from characters created by Mel Brooks, Buck Henry: Tom J. Astle, Matt Ember. Cast: Steve Carrell, Anne Hathaway, Alan Arkin, Dawyne Johnson, Terence Stamp.
2008 110 minutes 35mm color
Ploning
Official Philippine Submission to the 81st Annual Academy Awards
Presented by UP Kaisa
Nov 26 Wed 5 & 7:30 p.m.
An enigmatic spinster in an island town displays her maternal love to a six-year-old boy who shall discover that she is not the woman the entire village thought they knew a generation after.
Direction and Screenplay co written with Benjamin Lingan: Dante Nico Garcia. Cast:
Judy Ann Santos, Gina Pareño, Mylene Dizon.
2008 106 minutes 35mm color
Condo
Digital Feature from Breaking the Box Productions in association with Kamurayaw Pictures
Directed by Martin Cabrera
Written and Produced by Aloy Adlawan
Starring Coco Martin
Nov 27 Thu 7 p.m.
A security guard in a condominium taunted by a mysterious intruder and a phone call heard from an empty unit fears for an otherwise lonely world he has built around himself with no family to lean on and a girlfriend who jilted him for another man.
UP CENTENNIAL FILMS
Prize Winners Selection: Ishmael Bernal Gallery Night - Nov 25 Tue 7 p.m. onwards
Sablay (Ma. Ledda Dada Docot, 5 minutes and 30 seconds)-1st Prize
Sa Apoy aka Flamoney (Jesse Ray Baban, Jules Mateo, Kim Garcia/7 minutes)-2nd prize
Iglap (April Fronda, 12 minutes)-3rd Prize
Centennial for Pedestrians (Romina Mislang, 1 minutes and 18 seconds)-Honorable Mention
Ikot (Ericson Manansala, 12 minutes)-Honorable Mention
Walang Mawawala sa Martes (11 minutes and 46 seconds)-Honorable Mention
All Entries: Strictly Late Nights @ the Videotheque – Nov 26 Wed & 27 Thu 8 p.m. onwards
Prize Winners Selection (Sablay, Sa Apoy, Iglap, Centennial for Pedestrians, Ikot, Walang Mawawala sa Martes)
Class Card ’94 (Krista Arenillo, Rochele Aujero, Meryl Besabe, Carlo Manatad, Ilsa Malsi, Grace Simbulan/7 minutes)
Daybreak (Sheen Irerick Seeckts, 3 minutes)
Mangyari Lamang (6 minutes and 20 seconds)
Oble (2 minutes)
Paperboat (Jay Jomar Quintos, 2 minutes and 25 seconds)
Remedios Quintos (Samantha Portillo, Stephanie Dereja, Frederick Hipol, Maolen Fadul/8 minutes)
Run (Hong Jang Won, 53 seconds)
Tawag (Greg Sabado, 5 minutes)
Tick Tock (Marinella Estrella, 9 minutes and 25 seconds)
Triumphant (Amilou Gatchalian, 1 minute)
12 Roses (Moises Anthony Cruz, 27 minutes)
UP Fight (Cayin Mariano, 11 minutes and 10 seconds)
Wanted Perfect Teacher (Gerson Abesamis, Maita Lupac, Nicca San Antonio/15 minutes and 9 seconds)
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