BINISAYASAUPMANILA2016August31(Wednesday),September5(Monday),&September6(Tuesday),2016NTTC-HPAUDITORIUM3/F,OldNEDABuilding,PadreFaura,Manila(buildingwheretheUPManilaOfficeoftheUniversityRegistrarislocated;infrontofRobinsonsPlacePadreFauraentrance)BinisayaHeadlinerLunchbox(RemtonZuasola,Cebu)[24:16]

Amotherworksabroadleavingbehindhersickhusbandandyoungsonwhocouldn’tstandeachother.Bothboyssufferfromintenselongingofthesamewomantheylovedandstarteddriftinginaworldoftheirown;Fatherdrownshissadnesswithhisviceswhilesonescapesthroughhisdrawingsofimaginedadventures,butanaccidentforcesbothboystoworktogethertobecomebettermen.InsideLunchboxisafamilyfallingapartandaboywhoforceshimself

togrowstrongtosurviveanotuncommonmoderndayfamilystory.

BinisayaShorts(Competition)SETA[44:09]Lola(RoberthFuentes,Bantayan)[2:21]

Thisisaportraitofthefilmmaker'sgrandmother.Everyday,shewouldsinghersongwhilethreadingsorghumseedsthatshesellsinthemarket.

HinagunoysaGoryon(KarlDerickSia,CebuCity)[14:16]

Itwasinthehumbleandpeacefulcountrysidewherethecloudsspreadacrosstheskyandthepalmleavesswaytothefreshmountainbreezethatagrowingfledglingexperiencesthepainofloss,thelossoftime,andthetimeunspentwiththefatherhenevermet.Wefollowthelifeofthistreesparrowtowardstheendofhis,andthestartofanother.

InahansaKanunayngPanabang(ChloeVeloso,CebuCity)[7:34]

ThreebrothersquarrelovertherightsoftheirancestralhomeandthecareoftheirmothersufferingfromAlzheimer’sdisease.

OneDay,IsangDiwa(NickleJohnP.Lim,DavaoCity)[19:58]

Twopeople.Facingthesamefate.Meetingthesameend:sadness,darkness,fulfillment,andenlightenment.Willtheyfindsolaceuntiltheylearntoacceptlifeasitis?

BinisayaShorts(Competition)SETB[48:29]Static(JoseVictorBacsarpa,CagayandeOro)[8:17]

Aninspectortriestogettothebottomofalocaldrug-relatedkilling.

GetCertified(IsaiasHerreraZantua,CebuCity)[9:34]

HeavenorHell.Thesearethepathsthattheresurrectedlostsoulshavetochooseintheafterlife.ButforAngelica—it’shellornothing!Butwillherstrongconvictiontobecomeafull-fledgeddemonbeenoughforhertogetcertified?

Ambihas(JaylouDari,CebuCity)[15:06]

WhenJaylou,amechanic,discoversthecodeofconventionalcourtship,hedecidestousethatdiscoverytocarvehisnameinhistory.Whatcouldpossiblygowrong?

Yes(HanzFlorentino,CebuCity)[15:32]

MiguelgivesasurpriseweddingproposaltohisgirlfriendJonah,wheninthemiddleoftheproposalJonahsecretlyleavesandappearstohavebeencheatingonhimoveramysteriousguynamedHenry.MiguelretreatstoabarwherehemeetsthetemptressMelena.HenowfacesthedilemmaofsulkingonhisfatewithJonahoracceptthesweetinvitationofMelena.

BinisayaRegionalShortsinExhibitionSETA[47:19]HappyFiesta(JoeBacus,CagayandeOro)[9:24]

AWesternmaninblackpayslocalhospitalsnightlyvisitscarryinganicebucket.Laterrevealedasamemberofaninternationalorgan-tradingassociation,heseduceswomenintospendingnightswithhimwithhisulteriormotive.Thisnight,however,hemeetsamysteriouswomanwhoprovestobehismatch.

2013(ElunaCepeda,Manila)[14:02]

Aromanticmisadventureleavesourprotagoniststrugglingwithdepression.Hefindshimselfinthecareofamalenurse,wholiveswithhisgaybrother.Together,theydoleoutequalmeasuresofcareandtauntstotheirpatient.Butoneday,theurgetotakerevengeisfelt.Bodiesaredismemberedandmutilated.Noguiltypartyisspared.Willhistorybeeasilyoutrun?

Cobra(MarcoCampos,LaUnion)[6:39]

Abetcollectormakesthegambleofhislife.

Aluncina(GraceMarieLopez,Cebu)[17:14]

Onedayinthelifeofayoungwomaninaburgeoningcity.

BinisayaRegionalShortsinExhibitionSETB[46:53]FamiliarStrangers(EricPeter,CompostelaValleyandSurigaodelSur)[10:11]

Thereisasocialtransformationworldwideintoapositiveattitudethatunitesusinsteadoftearsusapart.Thefilmandperformanceproject‘FamiliarStrangers:ConversationsontheNearFuture’exploresthisveryshiftthroughaseriesofperformativedialoguesfromapersonalandlocalviewpoint.Asasmall-scalegoldminer,HeneroseLoronocanoftenbefounddiggingforgoldinhistunnel.Whereas,thispracticeseemstoaffectnaturenegatively,people’sliveshaveimprovedin

financialterms.Heneroso’sdaughterisnowabletostudy.Pakigbisog(StevenAtenta,CebuCity)[12:38]

AfewdaysafterasupertyphoonravagesasmalltowninthePhilippinesalonesurvivorscavengesforfoodinanabandonedcompound.Hestumblesuponalargecanoffoodwhichhetakesforhimselfbutalsodiscoversanotherdesperateandstarvingsurvivorwillingtouseviolence.

JunilynHas(CarloFranciscoManatad,Tacloban)[14:40]

Adancerinanightclub,JunilynhastolearnnewmovestoattractmorecustomersduringthePope’svisittothePhilippines.Butwhilesherehearses,sheisalsopreparingherboldmovetofreeherself.

HappyFiesta(JoeBacus,CagayandeOro)[9:24]BinisayaAsianShortsSETA[61:23](CuratedbyAiessAlonso)DaughtersofaLesserGod(AmmarAziz,Pakistan)[11:56]

Thefilmreflectstheexploitation,whichtakesplaceatmultiplelevelsduringthecomplicatedprocessofbangle-making.Itisanaccountofthosewomen,belongingtoallagegroups,whomakebanglesformillionsofotherwomenofSouthAsiabutcan’taffordtowearwhattheymake.

FatBoyNeverSlim(SorayosPrapapan,Thailand)[14:28]TwofatThaischoolboysdon’twanttoserveinthemilitarywhentheyturn21.Theyprefertotaketheterritorialdefencecourseinstead.Butiftheywanttogetin,theywillhavetopassaphysicaltest.Thisprovestobequitedifficult,sothebigboysdiscussalternativeoptionsoverameal.

LoSumChoeSum(DechenRoder,Bhutan)[20:59]Thetraditional“3Year,3MonthRetreat”or“Lo-ˇSum-ˇChoe-ˇSum”ispracticedbyBuddhistmonks,nunsandotherdevoutpractitioners.3years,3months,and3daysiscalculatedasthetimeneededtoachieveahigherstateofclarityandmotivation.Bycuttingoneselfofffromtheworld,anddelvingintotheinnermind,theretreatissupposedtotransformthepractitioner.CanLhamo,ayoung,woundedgirlfacethisformofretreatandredemption?

BinisayaAsianShortsSETB[44:22](CuratedbyAiessAlonso)SepatuBaru(AdityaAhmad,Indonesia)[14:06]

It’softenhotinIndonesia,butitalsorainsalot.Littlegirllivinginaslumhasgotabeautifulpairofnewshoesbutwhattodowiththemwhenit’ssoawfuloutside?Shesetsoffonamissiontodealwiththeweatheronceandforall.

ThereIsNoPoetryHere(KalingaDeshapriya,SriLanka)[9:42]

InSriLanka,violenceexistssince1971andithasmadeitspeopleimmunetolossanddeath.Alongwiththeimagesofviolenceandfightsforjusticebacktoback,adeterminedyouthstandsup.Toresistthisviciouscircleofviolence,hemakesafinalappealtotheworldinfrontofacamera.

ThreeWheels(KavichNeang,Cambodia)[20:34]

Duringalonelynight,tuktukdriverNathmeetsawomanwhoremindshimofhispast.Whenhereturnshome,heconfessestohiswifethathewantstomove.ThisrealizationwillhelpthemrevealunspokenrealitiesoftheirmarriagedatingfromtheKhmerRougeReign.

BinisayaSpecialScreeningMissBulalacao(producedbyCinemaOne,directedbyAraChawdhury)[94:00]Adragprincessgetspregnantfollowinganalienabduction.Rumorsofimmaculateconceptionraisehisstatustocultleader.

ScheduleofScreeningsAugust31,WednesdayVenue:NTTC-HPAUDITORIUM9:00-11:00AMSpecialMarathonScreeningBinisayaShorts(Competition)SETA&SETB(50pesos)11:00AM-1:00PMSpecialScreening:MissBulalacao(100pesos)1:00PM-3:00PMSpecialScreening:MissBulalacao(100pesos)3:00-4:45PMMarathonScreening:BinisayaRegionalShortsinExhibitionSETA&SETB(50pesos)September5,MondayVenue:NTTC-HPAUDITORIUM8:45AM-9:45AMBinisayaShorts(Competition)SETA(30pesos)10:15AM-11:15AMBinisayaRegionalShortsinExhibitionSETA(30pesos)11:45AM-12:45NNBinisayaShorts(Competition)SETB(30pesos)1:15PM-2:15PMBinisayaRegionalShortsinExhibitionSETB(30pesos)2:45-3:45PMBinisayaAsianShortsSETA(30pesos)4:15-4:45PMBinisayaHeadliner(20pesos)September6,TuesdayVenue:NTTC-HPAUDITORIUM8:45AM-9:45AMBinisayaShorts(Competition)SETB(30pesos)10:15AM-11:15AMBinisayaRegionalShortsinExhibitionSETB(30pesos)11:45AM-12:45NNBinisayaShorts(Competition)SETA(30pesos)1:15PM-2:15PMBinisayaRegionalShortsinExhibitionSETA(30pesos)2:45-3:45PMBinisayaAsianShortsSETB(30pesos)4:15-4:45PMBinisayaHeadliner(20pesos)Visithttp://festival.binisaya.org/2016andwww.fb.com/binisayaforadditionalinformation.