| Director: | Andrew Stephen Lee |
|---|---|
| Production: | OHH YOOH (Caleb Negassa), IndieFlip (Valerie Castillo Martinez), Studio Cuento (Persian Apple Jalandroni Maglinte) |
| Running Time: | 20’ |
| Language: | Tagalog, English |
| Country: | Philippines, USA |
| Main Cast: | Jon Norman Schneider, Rafael Roco Jr, Reynald Raissel Santos, Lou Veloso, Michael SJ Uy, Nel Estuya, Drestel Galang |
| Screenplay: | Andrew Stephen Lee, Neda Jebelli, Emre Gulcan |
| Cinematographer: | Andrew Christen Crighton |
| Editor: | Andrew Stephen Lee |
| Production Designer: | Steff Dereja |
| Costume Designer: | Jeneed Dela Cruz |
| Music: | Zeke Khaseli |
| Sound: | Julian Evans |
| Notes: | 14+ |
Cinema
Manila Is Full of Men Named Boy
Orizzonti
Synopsis
Manila, July 7, 2009. As Michael Jackson’s televised funeral plays throughout the Philippines despite terrorist attacks in the south, an estranged son purchases a child who can drink and smoke to impress his father. However, when the patriarch and his friends embrace the new child as one of their own, the question must be asked: what determines who is more valuable of attention?
Director’s Statement
Presently, it seems the absurd has become commonplace. Has this changed the way we see each other? Attempting to answer this question, I wanted to explore: what makes someone more valuable than another person? Where did this come from and where can we find this? And when the absurd has normalized into reality, is it possible for us to notice the strangeness of what is actually happening?
Producers/Distributors
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PRODUCTION 1: OOH YOOH
504 1/2 Belmont Avenue
90026, Los Angeles – USA
Tel. +12404236398
cnegassa3@gmail.com
PRODUCTION 2: IndieFlip
537 W 133rd Street #28
10027, New York – USA
Tel. +17185783015
vmartinez21@gmail.com
www.indieflipmedia.com/
PRODUCTION 3: studio cuento
Unit 302 RESIDENZAS Condominium
#12 General Atienza Street, Brgy. San Antonio Village
1605 - Pasig City, Philippines
Tel: +63 2 514 1609
Mobile: +63 916 529 1716
studiocuento@gmail.com
persianmaglinte@gmail.com
www.cuentostudios.com/
facebook.com/studiocuento
instagram.com/studiocuento
WORLD SALES: FLOURISHING FILMS
Themba Bhebhe, themba@flourishingfilms.com, +1 323 403 9682 / +33 6 61 50 45 19
Efuru Flowers, Efuru@flourshingfilms.com, +1 323 365 8132
Caleb Negassa, Caleb@flourshingfilms.com – in Venice.
PRESS OFFICE: Mounia Wissinger - CHALLENGE ACCEPTED
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