Cinemalaya 2014: Where to watch 10 New Breed entries this weekend (Aug 8-10)

Luigene Yanoria
Gino Santos’ #Y, Real Florido’s 1st ko si 3rd, Francis Xavier Pasion’s Bwaya, Roderick Cabrido’s Children’s Show, Giancarlo Abrahan V’s Dagitab, Ida Del Mundo’s K’Na the Dreamweaver, Milo Sogueco’s Mariquina, Nick Olanca’s Ronda, GB Sampedro’s S6parados, and Denise O’Hara’s Sundalong Kanin--the 10 New Breed entries in this year's Cinemalaya.

Now's the best time to watch quality Filipino films that are soon to dominate film festivals abroad.

Bookmark this for the weekend schedule of Gino Santos’ #Y, Real Florido’s 1st ko si 3rd, Francis Xavier Pasion’s Bwaya, Roderick Cabrido’s Children’s Show, Giancarlo Abrahan V’s Dagitab, Ida Del Mundo’s K’Na the Dreamweaver, Milo Sogueco’s Mariquina, Nick Olanca’s Ronda, GB Sampedro’s S6parados, and Denise O’Hara’s Sundalong Kanin—the 10 New Breed entries in this year's Cinemalaya.

These 10 movies from young filmmakers can be viewed at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and various Ayala Malls.

The venues at the CCP include Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (TNA), Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (TAT), Tanghalang Huseng Batute (THB) and Museo ng Kalinangang Pilipino (MKP).

Meanwhile, here are the Ayala Cinemas where Cinemalaya is available: Greenbelt 3 Cinema 5 (GB35), Greenbelt 3 Cinema 4 and Alabang Town Center Cinema 4 (GATC), TriNoma Cinema 1 (TNM1), TriNoma Cinema 4 (TNM4) and Fairview Terraces Cinema 5 (FTM).

Check out where you can watch the remaining schedule of the New Breed entries through this guide:

(Synopsis provided by Cinemalaya)


#Y by Gino M. Santos

SYNOPSIS: #Y chronicles the adventures of the members of a generation made universal by the realms of social media, the Internet, sex, drugs, and alcohol, and the nights they will never forget.

CAST: Elmo Magalona, Coleen Garcia, Sophie Albert, Kit Thompson, Slater Young

WHEN AND WHERE TO WATCH

August 8/Fr: 6:15PM/THB,6:30PM/TNM4
August 9/Sa: 3:30PM/TNA,9:00PM/GATC
August 10/Su: 11:00AM/FTM,4:00PM/TNM1
August 10/Su - 3:30PM/THB

1ST KO SI 3RD by Real Florido

SYNOPSIS: A 65-year old woman gets reunited with her 1st love and finally the supposed 1st date happens four decades after they got separated.

CAST: Nova Villa, Freddie Webb, Dante Rivero, Ruby Ruiz, Ken Chan, Coleen Burgonia, RJ Agustin, Lara Morena

WHEN AND WHERE TO WATCH

August 8/Fr: 4:00PM/TNM1,9:00PM/TNA
August 9/Sa: 12:45PM/MKP,6:30PM/GATC
August 10/Su: 1:30PM/FTM

BWAYA by Francis Xavier Pasion

SYNOPSIS: Divina, a 35 year old Manobo, is preparing for her daughter Rowena’s 12th birthday when she hears a shocking news: her daughter has been attacked by a crocodile, her body still missing.  As Divina searches for the body of her daughter in the marshlands of Agusan, she learns a lesson more tragic than her fate: not all predators are underwater.  Based on actual events.

CAST: Angeli Bayani as Divina (mother), RS Francisco as Nestor (teacher), Karl Medina as Rex (father), Jolina Salvado as Rowena (the daughter attacked by a crocodile)

WHEN AND WHERE TO WATCH

August 8/Fr: 1:30PM/GB35,3:30PM/TNA
August 9/Sa: 12:45PM/THB,9:00PM/FTM
 

CHILDREN’S SHOW by Roderick Dela Cruz Cabrido

SYNOPSIS: Children’s Show is a full-length film based on a real life story of Children ages 10-15 years old being used by a syndicate for an underground wrestling match.

CAST: Allen Dizon, Gloria Sevilla, Suzette Ranillo, Nathan Lopez, Jacob Clayton, Divine Grace Aucina, BuboyVillar and Miggs Cuaderno

WHEN AND WHERE TO WATCH

August 8/Fr: 1:30PM/FTM,3:30PM/TAT
August 9/Sa - 10:00AM/TMC
August 9/Sa: 1:30PM/TNM1,6:15PM/THB
August 10/Su: 1:30PM/GB35

DAGITAB by Giancarlo Lauro C. Abrahan V

SYNOPSIS: While the marriage of two professors is on the verge of falling apart, the woman is dragged into a scandal involving a young student.  On the other hand, the man falls in love with his research -- a deity (supernatural being) that appears to him as the ghost of an old flame.

CAST: Eula Valdes, Nonie Buencamino, Martin del Rosario, Sandino Martin, Max Eigenmann, Ronnie Lazaro, Frances Makil, Rolando Inocencio

WHEN AND WHERE TO WATCH
August 8/Fr: 6:15PM/TNA,9:00PM/FTM
August 9/Sa: 10:00AM/MKP,6:30PM/TNM1
August 10/Su - 12:45PM/THB
August 10/Su: 1:30PM/GATC

K’NA, THE DREAMWEAVER by Ida Anita Q. Del Mundo

SYNOPSIS: When Kana, a young T'boli woman, becomes a dreamweaver, she has the chance to weave together her village's warring clans.  But, will she give up true love to do so?

CAST: Mara Lopez, Ramon Khino (RK) Bagatsing, Alex Vincent Medina, Anthony (Nonie) Buencamino, Rafael (Bembol) Roco, Jr., Erlinda Villalobos

WHEN AND WHERE TO WATCH
August 8/Fr: 6:30PM/GB35,9:00PM/MKP
August 9/Sa: 12:45PM/TAT,4:00PM/TNM4
August 10/Su - 12:45PM/MKP
August 10/Su: 4:00PM/GATC

MARIQUINA by Milo Sogueco

SYNOPSIS:  Unlike the former Philippine First Lady, the Imelda in this film is indifferent towards shoes.  To her, they are fraught with the bittersweet nostalgia of childhood, one that was marred by a difficult relationship with her shoe-maker father, Romeo.  Growing up, all of hers were handmade by him.  Now a mature woman, she takes a pivotal call from the morgue, spurring her search for the perfect pair of shoes for her dead father. The deeper she searches for the perfect shoes, the more she finds herself.

CAST: Mylene Dizon, Ricky Davao, Che Ramos, Barbie Forteza, Kenneth Cruz

WHEN AND WHERE TO WATCH
August 8/Fr: 12:45PM/TNA,4:00PM/GB35,6:30PM/TNM1
August 9/Sa: 10:00AM/THB,11:00AM/FTM
August 10/Su: 1:30PM/TNM4
August 10/Su - 3:30PM/TMC

Gino Santos’ #Y, Real Florido’s 1st ko si 3rd, Francis Xavier Pasion’s Bwaya, Roderick Cabrido’s Children’s Show, Giancarlo Abrahan V’s Dagitab, Ida Del Mundo’s K’Na the Dreamweaver, Milo Sogueco’s Mariquina, Nick Olanca’s Ronda, GB Sampedro’s S6parados, and Denise O’Hara’s Sundalong Kanin--the 10 New Breed entries in this year's Cinemalaya.

RONDA by Nick Olanka

SYNOPSIS: A policewoman who patrols Manila during the night arrests her teenage son for killing his lover.

CAST: Ai-ai de las Alas, Carlos Morales, Angeli Bayani, Menggie Cobarrubias, Julian Trono, Cesar Montano, Carlo Aquino, Bernardo Bernardo, Lao Rodriguez,  Perla Bautista, DM Sevilla, Kiko Matos, Moi Marcampo.

WHEN AND WHERE TO WATCH
August 8/Fr: 1:30PM/GATC, 3:30PM/THB
August 9/Sa: 6:15PM/MKP, 6:30PM/FTM
August 10/Su - 10:00AM/TMC
August 10/Su: 4:00PM/GB35

S6PARADOS by GB Sampedro

SYNOPSIS: This is the bittersweet saga of six men who have separated from their wives. Inspired by true stories, their parallel and overlapping tales offer six different portraits of the failure of monogamy in a society where divorce is supposedly not an option. Ironically, fate and circumstance bring them together at a church wedding, where one of them takes a second chance at marital bliss.

CAST: Victor Neri, Ricky Davao, Jason Abalos, Anjo Yllana, Erik Santos, Alfred Vargas, Ritz Azul, Angel Jacob, Melissa Mendez, Althea Vega, Sharmaine Arnaiz, Iwa Moto, Diana Zubiri, Sue Prado, Menggie Cobarrubias, Cris Pastor, K-La Rivera, Rhea Lim, Jace Flores, Patricia Javier, Katrina Halili,  Joel Lamangan

WHEN AND WHERE TO WATCH

August 8/Fr: 12:45PM/MKP,1:30PM/TNM4
August 9/Sa: 3:30PM/TAT,3:30PM/THB,4:00PM/TNM1

SUNDALONG KANIN by Denise O’Hara

SYNOPSIS: Set during the Japanese Occupation, four friends (Nitoy, Benny, Carding, and Badong) aspire nothing more than to become soldiers fighting the Japanese... until they are confronted by the realities of war that threaten to destroy their families and their friendship.

CAST: Nathaniel Brit, Ian de Leon, Marc Abaya, Gardo Verzosa, Via Veloso, Enzo Pineda, Paolo O’Hara, Che Ramos, Diana Alferez, Dante Balois, Elijah Canlas, Angelo Martinez

WHEN AND WHERE TO WATCH
August 8/Fr: 12:45PM/THB,9:00PM/GATC
August 9/Sa: 1:30PM/FTM
August 10/Su - 10:00AM (TAT)
August 10/Su: 4:00PM/TNM4

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