Filipino films in Bíó Paradís
For the first time in Iceland, two award‐winning Filipino films will be screened in Bíó Paradís Wednesday June 12th, 2013 at 20:00.
Tvær filipískar verðlaunamyndir verða sýndar í Bíó Paradís miðvikudaginn 12. júní kl 20:00.
Presented by Filipino organizations in Iceland, the screenings hope to open a window in to the Filipino soul and create a better communication platform between Icelanders and Filipinos.
Ang Damgo Ni Eleuteria / Eleuteria´s Dream (90 minutes)
Using the one‐shot format found in many indie films, Ang Damgo ni Eleuteria traces the journey of island girl Eleuteria or Terya. Directed by Remton Siega Zuasola, the film is limited to the two hours before Terya´s departure from the island on her way to the airport to fly to Germany where she has been committed to marry an unknown German guy. The film deliberately unravels the dreams, frustrations and ambitions that island folk have hung around Terya´s shoulders. Producer Beverly Tanedo will be present at the screening of the film. Beverly has also been involved in award‐winning films and documentaries including the Icelandic production “ The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela” which won the Teddy for Best Picture at the 2008 Berlinale Film Festival.
Sagan fjallar um stúlkuna Eleuteria eða Terya, sem undirbýr ferðalag sitt til Þýskalands til að giftast óþekktum þýskum manni. Í myndinni eru þeir draumar og erfiðleikar sem fólk frá eyjunum glímir oft á tíðum við, reifaðir þar sem tímaramminn eru þeir tveir tímar sem líða áður en ferðalagið Teruy hefst. Myndin er gerð í anda “one – shot” aðferðafræðinnar (eins skots aðferðafræðinnar), sem tíðkast í mörgum listrænum kvikmyndum.
Amihan
/
Northeast
Monsoon
(
6
minutes
)
Using
evocative
imagery
and
earnest
voiceovers,
Amihan (loosely
translated
into
English
as
Northeast
Monsoon,
a
season
characterized
by
moderate
temperatures,
little
or
no
rainfall,
and
a
prevailing
wind
from
the
east)
is
a
movie
about
residents
of
Bantayan
Island.
A
tourist
island
in
central
Philippines,
Bantayan
locals
become
a
bit
confused
since
the
monsoon
was
supposed
to
end a
month
earlier.
The
film
moves around
the
plight
of
fishermen
who
must
adjust
to
weather
and
seasonal
changes. Amihan
was
written
and
directed
by
award‐winning
filmmaker
Joanna
Arong.
Recently,
Joanna´s
film
“The
Sigbin
Chronicles”
was
selected
for
the
Fabriques
de
Cinemas
du
Monde.
She
has
directed
and
won
awards
for
several
documentaries
in
Asia,
Africa
and
Europe.
Stórbrotið myndmál og einlæg sögumannsrödd leiðir okkur að íbúum Bantayan eyja, þar sem ferðamennska er ein helsta atvinnugrein heimaskeggja. Moonson regnið frá norðaustri skall á mánuði fyrr en venjan er og fylgjumst með íbúum aðlaga sig að veðrinu.
Participating
organizations
include
the
Filipino
Icelandic
Association
(FIA),
Filippseykst
Móðurmálsfélag,
Philppines‐Iceland
Association
(Phil‐Ice
in
Keflavik)
and www.pinoysiniceland.is
Tickets
are
available
on
www.midi.is and in Bíó Paradís ticket sales, 1400 kr.