Cinemalaya entries in UP Cine Adarna

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Fellow tsikoteers! Come over to UP Diliman and watch the cinemalaya entries and winners.

Tuesday August 8, 2006 5:00pm - "Tulad ng Dati"

Best Film
Best Editing – Mikael Pestano (Tulad ng Dati)
Best Sound – Ronald de Asis (Tulad ng Dati)

Synopsis:
TULAD NG DATI follows the current exploits of the
Filipino rock band, The Dawn, composed of Teddy
Diaz, JB Leonor, Caloy Balcells and Jett Pangan.
During the second half of the 1980s, the band had
risen to become the most influential musical rock
group of the time. At the height of their popularity,
their leader, Teddy Diaz is murdered. The remaining
members decide to continue on with the music but
eventually disband in 1996. In 2003, The Dawn
reunited.
Tulad ng Dati starts in 2006. It revolves around the
character of Jett Pangan who is nearing his forties.
Jett has lost his passion for music and life and
entertains thoughts of retiring from the band. On a
fateful night, Jett is assaulted by a burglar and
goes into a coma. He wakes up with no memory of
his life after 1988. He remembers that he is 20
years old and is at the peak of his career with
The Dawn. Not satisfied with how things turned out
with his life, he tries to change everything back to
the way it used to be.
The path he takes while finding his place in this
strange new world proves itself to be a tough,
emotional, and sometimes hilarious journey—
accompanied by the celebrated music of The
Dawn, both past and present.


Tuesday August 8, 2006 - "Donsol"
Best Performance of an Actress – Angel Aquino (Donsol)
Best Cinematography – Eli Balce (Donsol)

Synopsis:
Love is an ocean of emotions.

Whalesharks, magnificent
creatures of the deep, visit once a
year the turquoise waters of Donsol.

Daniel, the young guide who swims
with the whalesharks, finds himself
drawn to Teresa, a woman as beautiful
and mysterious as the visitors of the
sea. Burdened by past heartaches and
uncertain of the future, the two find
sanctuary in each other as love
surfaces anew.

As the tide rises and recedes in
a cycle of loss and renewal, Donsol
provides the breathtaking backdrop
to a story of heartbreak, and the
healing power of love.


Thursday August 10, 2006 - "Ang Huling Araw ng Linggo"

Synopsis:

ANG HULING ARAW NG LINGGO is a story
of seven individuals told in an
interweaving manner. The film centers
on the everday life and tribulations
of the character. Each character is
given a day to depict his or her
life, disposition and resolution to
his or her problems. Domeng is
waiting inside the church; Linda is
in tears while reading a letter;
Aling Maritess is kissing a young
man’s chest, Kulas is exchanging
blows with his manager, Julie is
following a man entering a house,
Brian is breaking into a safe and
Sally is approaching Domeng with a
gun in her hand inside the church.
The film begins and ends with the
same scene, showing life as a cycle
of random event in which decisions
made are as important as the choices
not taken.

Filmaker Profile:
NICK JOSEPH OLANKA is a graduating
student of Film and Audio Visual
Communication from the UP College of
Mass Communication in Diliman. He has
taken workshops in cinematography,
photography and theater. For the UP
Repertory Company, he directed Haplos
ng Dahas, Sa Ngalan ng Ama, Sino Ba
Kayo, New Yorker in Tondo, Parokyano
and Ang Paglilitis Ni Mang Serapio.

In film and video, he was director,
writer and producer of Lunes ng
Hapis, Happy Birthday Millie and
Drive. He worked as production
assistant for FILMEX under his summer
internship program in 2004. His short
film Lunes ng Hapis won the 2005
Kodak Film School Competition and is
the Philippine entry for the
Asia-Pacific Kodak Film School
Competition.


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