BUSONG (PALAWAN FATE)
BY
AURAEUS SOLITO
Synopsis:
Punay
was born with wounds in her feet so that she cannot step on the earth. Her
brother, Angkarang, carries her through a hammock, as he searches the changing
landscape of Palawan in hoping to find a healer who can cure Punay. Different
people help him carry his sister along the way- a woman looking for her
husband, a fisherman who lost his boat and a young man who is searching for
himself- and each one meets their fate.
Filmmaker’s Profile
Auraeus
Solito was recently chosen in Take 100, The Future of Film which presents an
emerging generation of the most talented filmmakers around the world.
This book published by Phaidon Press, New
York is an unparalleled survey featuring 100 of the most exceptional emerging
film directors from around the world selected by 10 internationally prominent
film festival directors. His first feature film "Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo
Oliveros (The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros)” won 15 international awards
including 3 awards at the Berlinale (The Teddy award, International Jury Prize
at the Kinderfest and Special Mention from the Children's Jury of the
Kinderfest). It is also the first Philippine film nominated for Best Foreign
film at the Independents' Spirit Awards in the US. It has been shown in more
than 50 film festivals around the world.“Tuli (Circumcision)”, his second
feature film won
Best Picture and Best
Director at the Digital Competition at the 2005 CineManila Film Festival ; won
the NETPAC Jury Prize at the the Berlinale, International Forum for New Cinema
and the Best International feature Film at Outfest in Los Angeles. He is the
first Filipino to make it to the premiere independent film festival in the
world, the SUNDANCE Film Festival in Park City, Utah, USA; two years in a row
for both “The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros” and “Tuli”. His films have been
screened in major festivals around the world including Berlin, Sundance,
Montreal, Pusan, Toronto and Rotterdam. He recently finished a screenplay
development program at the Binger Film Lab in Amsterdam where he wrote
“Deluge”.
Major Credits: Cast:
Alessandra
de Rossi, Dax Alejandro, Clifford Banagale
Production:
Cinematography-Louie Quirino, Editing-Chuck Gutierrez, Production
Design-Hai
Balbuena, Music and Sound-Diwa de Leon, Executive
Producer-Jong
de Castro, Screenplay-Kanakan-Balintagos and Henry Burgos, Script
Consultant-Armando
Y. Lao, Produced by-Auraeus Solito, Hai Balbuena, Baby Ruth
Villarama, Chuck Gutierrez and Alfred Vargas, Director-Auraeus Solito
No comments:
Post a Comment