MOVIES
In Nomine Matris
Starring: Liza Diño, Biboy Ramirez, Al Gatmaitan, with Jam Pérez, Maradee De Guzman, Bong Cabrera, Leo Rialp, Joan Palisoc, introducing Ms. Tami Monsod and Ms. Clara Ramona
Written and Directed by Will Fredo
HUBO Productions in cooperation with Trinity Hearts Media, The Embassy of Spain in the Philippines, Gobierno De España, Ministerio De Cultura, Spanish Program for Cultural Cooperation, Instituto Cervantes Manila presents IN NOMINE MATRIS (In the Name of the Mother).
In search for her truth, a young protégé, Mara (Liza Diño) discovers the passionate art of Flamenco-Filipiniana as an expression of her inner desires. As she suffocates from her life, her continual thirst for flamenco escalates as she is engulfed into a whirlwind tale of love and lust with Daniel (Biboy Ramirez) and Enrique (Al Gatmaitan), the sons of her stoic master teacher, Mercedes (Clara Ramona). Faced with a dilemma, she must now choose between her art and her love, all in defiance of her master teacher, her mother (Tami Monsod), and her god.
N/A/S/L
Starring: Jake Macapagal, Sue Prado, Mercedes Cabral, Vio Antonio and Noriko Ogasawara with Perry Escaño, Diana Malahay, Markus Schmidt, Fritzie Cabial, Al Gatmaitan, and Bong Cabrera
Written and Directed by Will Fredo
N/A/S/L takes us into the lives of a married couple—freelance photographer Felipe Aguinaldo (Macapagal) and his depressed housewife Nora (Prado) who are challenged by an underlying fracture in their marriage. This is further complicated by their mischievous daughter, Mira (Ogasawara), who turns to social networking to spice up their mundane existence. Nora meets Kevin Lopez (Antonio), a young call center agent whose obsession with Sylvia Cruz (Cabral), a sought-after model of Felipe, begins a trail of death. Body count increases as the web of social networking consumes unsuspecting victims.
N/A/S/L stands for Name-Age-Sex-Location, a popular acronym used in social chat lines on the internet or mobile phones. With recent news as regards to the growing dangers of social media such as “sexting”, the movie is only but relevant to all viewers alike. N/A/S/L promises to jolt the audience with an unforgiving look at the results of the deadly mix of solitude and social interaction.
Ganap na Babae
Starring: Mercedes Cabral, Sue Prado, Jam Pérez, Rome Mallari, Boots Anson Roa
Directors: Rica Arevalo, Ellen Ramos, Sarah Roxas
Writers: Rica Arevalo, Ellen Ramos, Sarah Roxas (Sarah Roxas’ screenplay is based on an article, “Minsan May Isang Puta” by Mike Portes)
“Ganap na Babae” is a film for women made by women directors: Rica Arevalo, Ellen Ramos and Sarah Roxas. A prostitute, two sisters, and a widow come together to tell their stories about womanhood.
A woman (Mercedes Cabral) shares her soul as a prostitute in front of the camera. A survivor, she looks back at her life as a mother.
Milagros (Sue Prado) and Elena (Jam Pérez) are sisters tilling “camote” (sweet potato) in a dry land. Poverty provokes Elena to migrate as a mail-order bride in Japan while Milagros stays to take care of the family.
Eos (Boots Anson Roa) is a widow who falls in love with a younger man, Rodrigo (Rome Mallari). They try to make the relationship work amidst the pressure of their family and the society.
Three stories are interwoven to see the plight of Filipino women from the sensitive eyes of three contemporary women directors.
Sa Pagdapo Ng Mariposa
Official Trailer
Starring: Joshua Deocareza and Marcus Madrigal with Liza Diño, CJ Mercado, Lily Chu, Jake Macapagal, Lynn Sherman, Mika Margolles, Miguel Castro, and Leo Rialp.
Written and Directed by Will Fredo
SA PAGDAPO NG MARIPOSA (At the Touch of a Butterfly) tells the story of Agustin Vergeire, a lustful sepak takraw player, who is badly injured causing paralysis in his lower part of the body. He is taken good care of by his caregiver, Carlito Mariposa, who is set to marry his girlfriend. The two, however, develop an unlikely attraction to each other and things get complicated as Carlito discovers his true self.
Sa Pagdapo ng Mariposa dares to ask the question of human nature versus nurture. The characters experience the tragedy of believing in what the heart dictates even under the most unfathomable situations. The ending of the movie should not be missed.
