“I am original”
Original. The word, and all its permutations, has been a significant part of the festival name for the last 13 years. Originality has always been the one thing Cinema One Originals has championed and pushed for.
“I Am Original” is the tagline of the 14th Cinema One Originals. It is both a declaration, by the filmmakers and the performers, and a promise, that this year’s films will not be merely awesome but rather flawsome, a word coined to exemplify this year’s festival. Originality is never about perfection. Perfection is boring. Originality is about freshness of voice, an unwavering sense of self and the uniqueness of being human, flawed but awesome.
In the spirit of celebrating and upholding Filipino originality, Cinema One Originals will be supporting another kind of local outside of cinema through its partnership with the local ecommerce website, www.karton.ph. The wide and diverse range of authentic and handcrafted Filipino products at Karton.ph range from gourmet and artisanal food and beverages; to natural and organic wellness and beauty products; to books, home décor, paintings, accessories, bags and more. Some of these proudly Pinoy made products from the website will be on sale during the festival.
One of this year’s Cinema One Originals filmmakers is making his third film for the festival. Two are returning to the festival a second time. Two are stalwarts of the independent scene, one making his long-awaited second film, the other making his ninth. Another is making his second feature after a much-acclaimed debut. Three are making their first features.
Crime seems to be a common thread in most of this year’s films but from very different vantage points and perspectives.
Victor Neri, director Keith Deligero, and Jay Gonzaga of A Short History of A Few Bad Things
“A Short History of a Few Bad Things” by Keith Deligero (Cinema One Originals 2016 Best Director for “Lily”) may be the most straightforward, a noir procedural that has sociopolitical underpinnings.
Director Joseph Abello, Elora Españo, Acey Aguilar, and Joem Bascon of Double Twisting Double Back
“What Home Feels Like” director Joseph Abello fancifully describes his second film “Double Twisting Double Back,” set in the world of gymnastics, as a sports crime film.
In “Hospicio,” Bobby Bonifacio’s belated return to filmmaking, is a sort of sequel to his “Numbalikdiwa,” that begins with a botched crime and ends in the hospice of the title, which turns out to be haunted.
Paglisan director Carl Papa and Junjun Quintana
Carl Papa (director of Cinema One Originals 2015 Best Picture “Manang Biring”) returns with another animated feature, “Paglisan,” about a couple struggling to keep their marriage alive in the wake of one of them suffering from early onset dementia.
EJ Jallorina, Iyah Mina, Arron Villaflor and director Rod Singh of Mamu And A Mother Too
In Rod Singh’s “Mamu And A Mother Too,” a middle-aged transgender finds herself becoming surrogate mother to her transgender niece. And In John Lapus’ “Pang MMK,” a young man visits his estranged father’s funeral with unexpected results.
Neil Coleta, director John Lapus, Nikki Valdez, and Zeppi Borromeo of Pang MMK
And on the further, stranger end of the spectrum, Whammy Alcazaren’s (director of the 2013 Cinema One Originals film “Islands”) almost indescribable “Never Tear Us Apart” somehow manages to make sense of combining Third World espionage with old country folklore.
Even weirder is Rayn Brizuela’s “Asuang,” which comes on like an odd superhero inversion. And in Charliebebs Gohetia’s “Bagyong Bheverlynn,” a heartbroken woman hears that a super typhoon with the same name is fast approaching and realizes it’s a typhoon made of her own feelings and the only way to stop it from wreaking havoc on the country is to find happiness.
Bagyong Bheverlynn lead Rufa Mae Quinto, director Charliebebs Gohetia, EA de Guzman, and Jude Matthew Servilla
Cinema One Originals is under the festival partnership program of the Film Development Council Of The Philippines (FDCP). Catch all the films On October 12-21 in TriNoma, Glorietta, Gateway, Santolan Town Plaza, Powerplant; in Cinelokal theaters—SM North Edsa, SM Megamall, SM Manila, and SM Sta. Mesa, and in alternative cinemas—FDCP Cinematheque Manila, Up Cine Adarna, Cinema ’76, Black Maria Theater and Cinema Centenario.
Ticket prices are atP200 each in major and alternative cinemas and P150 for students and at SM CineLokal theaters.
Festival passes are available ktx.abs-cbn.com. Visit @CinemaOneOriginals (FB), @c1origs (Twitter) and @c1originals (IG) for more updates. #C1ORIGINALS #IAMORIGINAL
“I am original”
Cinema One Originals 2018 magsisimula na sa Oktubre 12
Original. Ang salita na naging malaking bahagi ng festival sa nakaraang 13 taon. Ang pagiging orihinal ang nangungunang isinusulong ng Cinema One Originals.
“I Am Original” ang tagline ng 14th Cinema One Originals. Parehong deklarasyon ito, ng filmmakers at performers, at pangako, na ang mga tampok na pelikula ay hindi lang maganda kungdi ‘flawsome,’ salitang naglalarawan ng festival ngayong taon. Hindi tungkol sa perfection ang pagiging orihinal. Boring ang perfection. Ang pagiging orihinal ay tungkol sa sariwang boses at pagkakaiba-iba ng bawat isa, may mali man ngunit magaling pa rin.
Sa pagtataguyod pa ng originality ng mga Pinoy, susuportahan din ng Cinema One Originals ang isa pang klase ng produktong lokal sa labas ng sinehan sa pakikipag-ugnayan nito sa e-commerce website na www.karton.ph. Tampok ang iba’t ibang authentic at handcrafted Filipino products nito sa festival, kabilang na ang gourmet at artisanal food at beverages, natural at organic wellness at beauty products, mga libro, home décor, paintings, accessories, bags at iba pa. Mabibili ang ilan sa mga produkto mula sa nasabing website sa festival.
Isa sa filmmakers sa Cinema One Originals ngayong taon ay gumawa ng kanyang ikatlong pelikula para sa festival. Dalawa naman sa kanila ay nagbabalik para sa ikalawang pagkakataon. Dalawa rin ang matituturing na mahalagang bahagi ng indie scene: ang isa ay nagbabalik para sa pinakahihintay na ikalawang pelikula, ang isa ay nagbabalik para sa kanyang ika-siyam na pelikula. Isa pa ang nagbabalik para sa ikalawang kwento pagkatapos ng kanyang highly acclaimed debut film. Tatlo naman ang gumawa ng kanilang unang pelikula.
Nakasentro sa krimen ang karamihan sa mga kwento ngayong taon ngunit mula sa iba’t ibang perspektibo.
Ang “A Short History of a Few Bad Things” ni Keith Deligero (Cinema One Originals 2016 Best Director para sa “Lily”) ang pinaka-diretsahan, isang noir procedural na may temang socio-political.
Inilalarawan naman ng “What Home Feels Like” director na si Joseph Abello ang kanyang ikalawang pelikula na “Double Twisting Double Back” bilang sports crime film na nakasentro sa buhay gymnast.
Ang “Hospicio,” na nagsisilbing pagbabalik ni Bobby Bonifacio sa paggawa ng pelikula, ay tila sequel sa kanyang “Numbalikdiwa,” na nagsimula sa isang krimeng hindi matagumpay at nauwi sa isang hospiyong tila nababalot ng lagim.
Nagbabalik si Carl Papa (director ng Cinema One Originals 2015 Best Picture na “Manang Biring”) sa isang animated feature na may titulong “Paglisan,” na tungkol sa mag-asawang nagsisikap buhayin ang kanilang pagsasama habang hinaharap nila ang pagsubok ng sakit na dementia.
Tungkol naman sa isang transgender na magiging surrogate mother sa kanyang transgender na pamangkin ang “Mamu And A Mother Too” ni Rod Singh.
Kwento ng “Pang MMK” ni John Lapus ang buhay ng isang binatang bumisita sa libing ng kanyang amang malayo sa kanya, ang pagbisitang magdadala sa mga hindi inaasahang pangyayari.
Ang “Never Tear Us Apart” ni Whammy Alcazaren (director ng 2013 Cinema One Originals film na “Islands”) ay iikot sa isang alamat at ng Third World espionage.
Kakaiba rin ang “Asuang” ni Rayn Brizuela na tungkol sa kwentong superhero inversion. At ang “Bagyong Bheverlynn” ni Charliebebs Gohetia ay iikot naman sa isang sawi sa pag-ibig na babae na malalamang may bagyong nalalapit, ang bagyo na mula kanyang sariling nararamdaman at upang mapigilan ang pamiminsala nito ay kailangang hanapin niya ang kanyang kaligayahan.
Ang Cinema One Originals ay binuo sa ilalim ng festival partnership program sa Film Development Council Of The Philppines (FDCP). Abangan ang lahat ng mga tampok na pelikula simula Oktubre 12 hanggang 21 sa TriNoma, Glorietta, Gateway, Santolan Town Plaza, at sa Powerplant; sa Cinelokal theaters—SM North Edsa, SM Megamall, SM Manila, at SM Sta. Mesa, at sa alternative cinemas—FDCP Cinematheque Manila, Up Cine Adarna, Cinema ’76, Black Maria Theater at Cinema Centenario.
Mabibili ang ticket sa halagang P200 bawat isa para sa major at alternative cinemas, at sa halagang P150 naman para sa mga estudyante at sa SM CineLokal theaters.
Bisitahin ang ktx.abs-cbn.com para bumili ng festival passes. Sundan din ang @CinemaOneOriginals (FB), @c1origs (Twitter) at @c1originals (IG) para sa updates. #C1ORIGINALS #IAMORIGINAL
