SALAMINDANAW INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

November 26 to 29, 2014

MSU Graduate School AVR
Program of Activities

DAY /TI ME
ACTI VITIES
Day 1 No ve mb er 27, 20 14
0900H 1000H
Opening Ceremonies
Opening Fi lm : Sermon of the Contemplative Sinner
Dance by Deejay De Vera
Directed for the Screen by Teng Mangansakan
1000H 1130H

PH Ne xt C ine ma:
Bastes, May Anne M.
Bebe Go, 2013
79 minutes
Synopsis
A glimpse into Manilas independent music and film scene through the eyes of Mei Bastes,
creator of Meiday, a free-for-all independent music festival showcasing local independent
acts that ran from 2008 to 2012. After living in the capital for ten years, Bastes (known in
music circles as the Scene Queen) left Manila in November 2012 to go back to her
hometown of General Santos City.

1300H 1430H

Asian Short s A:
After the Winter
Auntie Maam Has Never Had A passport
Chicken Curry
Cita
Dindo
Talking To My Best Friend

1500H 1550H

PH Ne xt C ine ma:
Magdalena
Anna Isabelle Matutina Estein, 2013
49 minutes
Synopsis
Magdalena follows the life of a traditional midwife as she struggles to make ends meet to
care for her only daughter, Margie, who is afflicted with leukemia. Unsatisfied by the care
provided by hospitals and modern medicine, Magdalena turns to faith healers and
unorthodox religious practices to help her daughter. But now that Margie is pregnant, can
Magdalena put her faith back on modern medicine and entrust her daughter to the care of
doctors?

1600H 1730H

PH Ne xt C ine ma:
Sonata Maria
Bagane Fiola, 2014
70 minutes
Synopsis
Sonata Maria is a story of a young poet lost in between imagination and the fast-paced
corporate world; unable to express himself and his love..

Day 2 N ove m ber 28, 2 014

0900H 1200H
Cine ma an d Re me mb rance:
Maliw (Soliloquies) by Rob Jara
Missing by Zig Dulay
Pieta by Herwin Cabasal
A commemorative forum on the fifth anniversary of the Maguindanao Massacre follows to
discuss the role of art and media in the ongoing conversation on Impunity, Press Freedom
Infringement and Authoritarianism.
1300H 1430H

Asian Short s B:
Lisyun Qng Geografiiya (Geography Lessons) by Petersen Vargas
Qafas by Prateek Srivastava
Sepatu Baru (On Stopping the Rain) by Aditya Ahmad
Wan An (Good Night) by Yandy Laurens
Somewhere Only We Know by Wichanon Somumjarn

1500H 1720H

Min danao Sho rts:

Abakada ni Nanay by Joni Sarina Mejico
Apasol by Ryan Murcia
Criselda by Art Orillanida
The End of War by Joe Bacus
Good Morning, Joey by Monalyn Labado
Inukban by Jamir Mallari
Kna ny Anjeilee Pacuin
Mga Patay Nga Bitoon by Amaya Han
Sapng by Rahil Maningcara

Day 3 N ove m ber 29, 2 014

0900H 1000H
PH Ne xt C ine ma:
Illustrated By
Pepper Marcelo, 2013
55 minutes
Synopsis
Superman, Batman, Spiderman, The X-Men - characters recognized all over the world,
gaining wider popularity through television and film. What may not be as well known is that
for several decades, Filipinos have contributed significantly to these and other characters'
mythologies.
'Illustrated By: The Filipino Invasion of U.S. comics' is a documentary tracing the
phenomenon of Filipinos breaking into the U.S. mainstream. The film aims to pay tribute to
many of these ignored, unacknowledged talents, and showcase their gorgeous artwork.
1000H 1130H

PH Ne xt C ine ma:
And Di Paglimot ng Mga Alaala (The Unforgetting)
Carl Joseph Papa, 2014
75 minutes
Synopsis
A young woman grasps at the memories her mother left - leading to a vicious cycle of
remembering, of forgetting, of mourning. This is a story of a daughter's grief and her
struggle to preserve happy memories and un-remember painful ones.

1300H 1800H

Cine ma an d Re me mb rance:
Mula Sa Kung Ano Ang Noon (From What is Before)
Lav Diaz, 2014
338 minutes
Synopsis
Set prior to a fracture in history, Lav Diaz's From What Is Before tracks lives in a small
village in the Philippines during the three-year run-up to then-president Ferdinand Marcos'
placing the country under martial law in 1972. The film reflects on the passing of a simpler
epoch complete with its emphasis on traditional rituals, relationships and values and
articulates an indictment of the emerging cynicism that would define a generation of gogetters holding the reins of power in the subsequent decades.
Hollywood Reporter

1800H 2100H

Closing Ceremonies at SM Gensan Fountain Court

Clos ing Fil m: Little Azkals
Baby Ruth Villarama Gutierrez, 2014
86 minutes
Synopsis
The Philippine Football team Azkals miraculous winnings in Asia started a wave for the
country that we too can eye for the most coveted World Cup.
For the first time in history, The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) has launched a search
for the next Philippine Azkals who will undergo training for the 2019 World Cup qualifier.
More than 1000 boys from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao tried their lucks. Only 22 are
selected.
This documentary film is a story of dreams.