Screenings and conversations | all Saturdays of February 8PM @ 117-C Anonas Extension Sikatuna Village, Quezon City
Feb 4
Introduction by Teddy Co (film archivist and programmer)
Discussions to be moderated by Adjani Arumpac (filmmaker, writer)
Batang Trapo (Rags) | 14 mins
A film about two sibling-streetchildren whose daily sustenance depends on selling rags and wiping windshields of passing motorcars on busy thoroughfares. In spite of being constantly exposed to traffic hazards and other hassles, the two managed to survive and maintain their playful spirit.
Ang Daan Patungong Kalimugtong (2005) | 89 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.
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Richard Bolisay's Pick (lilokpelikula.wordpress.com)
Feb 11
Balikbayan Box (2007) |120 mins.
Ilyong, Jun-jun and Moymoy are three young boys living in the rural Philippines. Their parents are OFW's; among those who support their families by sending home "Balikbayan boxes," parcels containing cash and presents that have been designed with Filipino shipping regulations in mind. But the boys have learned that a Balikbayan box is a poor substitute for a mother and father, and that despite their parents' good intentions, getting by on what they're sent is difficult if not impossible. Ilyong, Jun-jun and Moymoy steal food to get by and occasionally scrounge up enough change to take in a show at "Betamax House," a makeshift movie house where bootleg videos of American action films are shown. Just as the youngsters suffer in the absence of their parents, their folks discover that the fortune they imagined would be found elsewhere proves to be elusive at best.
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Terence Lopez's Pick (incendiarytey.blogspot.com)
Feb 18
Ang Mundo sa Panahon ng Yelo (2010) | 72 mins.
The story of Digos, 17, and his younger brother Pempe, 14, of Alcala, an island south of the Philippines. They are orphaned and have no choice but to live with their relatives. They work as mangangabog whose task is to ”steer” or ”herd” the fish towards the net. These boys go underwater to make sure that no small stones get caught in the net. Their job is very dangerous because they use dynamite, risk getting pneumo- nia because of the low temperature and the big possibility of drowning because of pro- longed stay underwater. Pempe eventually gets restless and aspires to move to Manila. He gets into fights with Digos who believes that the city would not bring them good.
Their feud escalates prompting their boss Maestro to assign Pempe to work in an ice plant near the city. The situation leads to a dramatic climax that shows how the broth- ers are inescapably bound to the sea.
Ice Is the Earth is the first chapter of a tril- ogy that tackles the plight of the Filipino worker, the laborers, the farmers and the fishermen. The tentative title of the trilogy is The World of Juan. The name Juan repre- sents the Filipino masses who, individually is referred to as Juan dela Cruz.
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Feb 25
Ang Mundo sa Panahon gn Bato (2010) | 90 mins.
Good fortune does a family more harm than benefit in this independent drama from author and filmmaker Mes de Guzman. Young Vergel left his family to take as job as a miner, and following a long stretch away from home he returns and enjoys a reunion with his younger siblings, a mischievous brother and a sister who is newly aware of matters of the heart. All is well in the household until Vergel makes a startling discovery -- there are gold deposits on the family's farm. Vergel's first concern is the safety and well-being of his family, but as the value of the gold claim rises, his lust for money begins to overpower his common sense and regard for others.
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