Free films at CCP Arthouse Cinema
THE Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Arthouse Cinema will be screening films for free every Thursday and Saturday of October. All screenings will be at the Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theater).
Screening under the Cinemulat program — which showcases films “that breathe life and context on important social, political and cultural events that discursively shaped the nation and molded the filmmakers, their art and spectators,” according to a release — is Pagbarug Tu’ Pagtuon (Right to Learn) by Arbi Barbarona on Oct. 5, 3 p.m. It will be followed by Pisay by Aureaus Solito. Both films celebrate the National Teachers’ Day.
If you missed some of the Cinemalaya films, this is a chance to catch them. The CCP Arthouse Cinema presents the 15@100 Cinemalaya Wave program, which acknowledges the contributions of Cinemalaya to the 100 years of Philippine Cinema.
On Oct. 10, 2 p.m., the Cinemalaya 2019 winning short feature films Wag Mo Akong Kausapin by Josef Gacutan, Kontrolado ni Girly ang Buhay N’ya by Gilb Baldoza, Sa Among Agwat by Don Senoc, Heist School by Julius Renomeron, Jr., and Disconnection Notice by Glenn Lowell Averia will be shown.
Cinemalaya’s full-length film John Denver Trending by Arden Rod Condez will also be shown. The Cinemalaya 2019 Best Film is about a teenage boy whose life suddenly turns upside down when a video of him brutally attacking a classmate goes viral.
Celebrating the LGBT History Month, the movie day on Oct. 17, starts with the screening of Cinemalaya 2005 Special Jury Prize winner, Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros by Auraeus Solito at 2 p.m., followed by Cinemalaya 2013 Best Screenplay winner Quick Change by Eduardo Roy, Jr.
Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros is a coming-of-age film about a gay teen who is torn between his love for a young cop and his loyalty to his family, while Quick Change explores the transgender community in Manila.
For the Pelicoolab: Gawad Alternatibo Specials on Oct. 26, director Rox Lee takes the spotlight. The Pelicoolab program draws inspiration from early, hard-to-find works of Gawad Alternatibo filmmakers and winners who made their mark in the Philippine cinema.
At 2 p.m., watch the films by Mr. Lee: Ekis, Tronong Ginto, Manila Scream, Juan Gapang, Words and Outtakes, Moron’s Hobbies, and Spit.
The day continues with the screening of the 31st Gawad Alternatibo animation winners: Noli by Rodnie Bolivar, Pot by Carl Papa, Bagabag by Haidee Salanguste, Work in Progress by Philex Angelo Merano, and 7:17 by Jennifer Aspiras.
All screenings are open to the public. For more information, call the CCP Film, Broadcast and New Media Division at 832-1125, local 1705 and 1712. Or visit the CCP Facebook accounts and website (www.culturalcenter.gov.ph).
