I have an earlier post about some of the Indie Films to be shown in UP and I want to update it.
After confirming the schedules in UP for the month of August here are the list of Indie Films premiering in UP:
Torotot (Destierro)
movie synopsis: (from http://filmasia.blogspot.com)
Torotot explores the story of two couples, why and how their marriages crumble and how their infidelity and passions have brought them tragic endings.
Leo, a very straight yet very vain art director of ad agency loves his wife Marie (a veterinarian) so much that’s why he’s so upset that she’s too preoccupied with her pets. She spends more time with her dogs than attending to his needs. This neglect causes Leo to have a brief affair with his AE. He gets the girl pregnant but had the baby aborted.
Too bad, Marie learns about the affair and even confronts the girl only a few days the couple resolves to work on their rocky relationship again. Devastated, Marie meets up with her dog trainer and out of anger and sudden burst of passion, the two had an erotic tryst right on top of the vet’s table. Leo barges in and caught them in the act. Leo grabs a scalpel and slits their throats.
Rita and Gabby share different opinion regarding the tragic incident. Rita, Gabby’s wife happens to be Marie’s best friend and she knows about Leo’s hanky panky. Marie never kept secrets from her. While Gabby, the arrogant husband defends best pal, Leo because he also knew how Leo practically begs for Marie’s attention, more so to have sex with him.
Amidst all these, Gabby and Rita unknowingly share the same marital problem. While Gabby is sexually active in bed, he also suffers pre-mature ejaculation. He only cares for his satisfaction. Rita on the other hand, the very subservient, bored wife is in a continuous denial that their relationship is still okay. This is until she meets the very aggressive Gaston (the married meat vendor) and awakens her appetite for lust and forbidden passion.
Will Gabby also end up killing his wife just like his best friend Leo?
It will premiere at the UP Film Institute on August 9, 2008, Saturday at 7:30PM. By the way this is already the second playdate of the director’s cut for this film. The first play date was held last week at the Greenbelt 3. Torotot casts earned an invitation to this year’s 35th Brussels International Independent Film Festival (BIIFF) from November 4 to 9.
Regular showing will be shown exclusive in SM Cinemas but with cuts already. Here is the trailer of the film:
Latak (Residue)
(source: http://baklaako.com)
From the writer and director (Jowee Morel) of “Mga Paru-parong Rosas” and “When a Gay Man Loves” comes another compelling digital independent film, Latak.
Latak is a film about a young director, Andrew Locsin, and his discovery of the cruel betrayal of his lover and friends. His vice triggers a destructive entanglement of his dark past:
The film stars young and upcoming actors as well as a star-studded support cast. Newcomers Marc Jacob, Zach Urdaneta, Mercedes Cabral, Chanel Latorre and Pia Millado topbill this very promising film from Outline Digital Films. Also in the film are Tiya Pusit, Dan Alvaro, Chito Alcid and Boy Villasanta.
It will premiere at the UP Film Institute on August 21 2008, Thursday at 7PM. The trailer of this film can be viewed at:
Cris Pablo’s Quickie
Cris Pablo, the pioneer of commercial digital filmmaking in Philippine Cinema is back with his latest creation “Quickie” It stars the daring Andro Morgan and newcomer Topher Barreto will premiere at the UP Film Institute on August 23, 2008, Saturday at 7:30PM.
The Thank You Girls
The Thank You Girls will have its premiere night on August 28, 2008, Thursday at the UP Film Institute, 6:30 PM. Here is its official poster:
From the director’s blog: bebsisms.blogspot.com
It is a Visayan film with a gay lingo twist. Tired of losing in all the beauty competitions in Davao City, five dysfunctional gay beauty pageant veterans decide to travel north to Cagayan de Oro City, in the island of Mindanao, with a mission to conquer the grandest competition of beauty, personality and brains in the province. They believe that being city dwellers, gays in the province will never stand a chance against them.
And who says gay films are just sex films after all?
Jupiterboi says: I totally agree… it is about time to see a fun and enjoyable gay film for once… It started with “Kambyo” and thanks for “The Thank You Girls”… I think gay themed film will have a different perspective in the future.
I’ll leave you guys with the Teaser Trailer of The Thank You Girls:
I will try to watch these movies and hopefully we can support these films in theaters. I will keep you posted of the reviews for these films.
(‘o’) – jupiterboi out… 
