AFTER LAURICE Guillen’s “Maskara” officially opened Cinemalaya last night, the screenings of all the entries start today and we’ll be at the CCP today to watch some of them. Those who are tired of mainstream films should not miss this event. This is our sked: 12:45 noon - “Bahay Bata (Baby Factory)” directed by Ed Roy with Diana Zubiri as a nurse in an overcrowded public maternity hospital who sees moms of all ages delivering babies nonstop. 3:30 PM – “Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank” by Marlon Rivera with Eugene Domingo playing herself in a satire on indie filmmaking with 5 movies within a movie. 6:15 PM – “Cuchera” by Joseph Laban with Maria Isabel Lopez as drug mule running her own transhipment operation between Manila and China, based on the true story of a real life drug mule caught in China. 9 PM – “Bisperas” by Jeffrey Jeturian about a family on the verge of a breakdown with Tirso Cruz III, Raquel Villavicencio, Jennifer Sevilla, Julia Clarete and Edgar Allan Guzman.
So far, we’ve seen Joel Lamangan’s “Patikul” with Allen Dizon, Glaiza de Castro, Marvin Agustin and it’s very highly recommended. In the following days, we also intend to watch “Isda” with Cherry Pie Picache and Bembol Roco, “Ligo Na U, Lapit na Me” with Edgar Allan Guzman and Mercedes Cabral, “Busong” with Alex de Rossi, “Sayaw ng Dalawang Kaliwang Paa” with Jean Garcia and Rocco Nacino, and “Teoriya” with Alfred Vargas.
