Oct 28, 2011 (The Manila Times - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Brave ideas and bold (not the naked kind) original stories--these are what makes the 7th Cinema One Originals Festival a highly anticipated event when it opens at the Shangri-La Plaza Cineplex on November 9.
Created by a mix of flag bearers and an emerging new breed of talents, this year's finalists showcases liberatingly out-of-the-box storytelling and have the potential to make its filmmakers, writers and actors both locally and internationally recognized.
The 10 films to watch out for include:
Big Boy--Directed by Shireen Seno, the movie is an experimental coming-of-age melodrama about a boy subjected by his parents to peculiar routines to grow into their desired poster boy for their cod liver oil business in Mindoro.
Mga Anino sa Tanghaling Tapat--Written and directed by Ivy Universe Baldoza, it tells the visually atmospheric story of woman's mystical journey back to her hometown to discover herself and her mother's sensuous past.
Sa Ilalim ng Tulay--Earl Bontuyan's unique "dramedy" about an Aeta family whose decision to move into the city for greener pastures was met by a string of trials and tribulations.
My Paranormal Romance--A teenage horror-comedy movie that revolves around student Merry Pascual who, after she has been hurt by past love affairs, gets into a phase of her life where she's ready to move on and forget everything by enrolling into Cebu's prestigious university. Everything goes as planned until she receives a mysterious item that makes her a magnet to things paranormal.
Sa Kanto ng Ulap at Lupa--From the award-winning writer-producer-director Mes de Guzman, the film revolves around a multi-ethnic group of kids who engages the urban environment by looting rugby in a nearby hardware.
Anatomiya ng Korupsyon--Starring Maricar Reyes and Sid Lucero, it presents a social satire set in the 80s written for the stage by Malou Jacob and adapted for the screen by scriptwriter and filmmaker Dennis Marasigan.
Cartas de la Soledad (Letters of Solitude)--A film by writer-producer-director and cultural heritage conservationist in Maguindanao Gutierrez "Teng" Mangansakan 2nd. The story revolves around a reclusive man who spent over 25 years in Barcelona, Spain studying and working, and then returns to Mindanao with his idealism and dream of improving the lives of his people by using what he has learned in Europe.
Six Degrees of Separation--A day-in-a-life of a "dakilang extra" named Lilia Cuntapay directed by Antoinette Jadaone.
Ka Oryang--Starring Alessandra de Rossi and Joem Bascom, the film shows a glimpse in the life of female political detainees who struggled during the Martial Law.
Di Ingon Nato (Not Like Us)--A horror film that deals with how people in a far-flung barangay deals with zombie infestation by religion, superstition and science from the writer-director team Brandon Relucio and Ivan Zaldarriaga.
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