HIFF.ORG HALEKULANI GOLDEN ORCHID AWARD: NARRATIVE FEATURE NOMINEES
NOMINATED FEATURE DIRECTOR AND CAST IN ATTENDANCE
NOMINATED FEATURE DIRECTOR AND CAST IN ATTENDANCE
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PINOY SUNDAY UNITED STATES PREMIERE
saTURDay, OCTObER 23 | 8:00 Pm | REgal DOlE sUnDay, OCTObER 24 | 8:00 Pm | REgal DOlE TaIWan, PhIlIPPInEs 2009 | TagalOg W/ EnglIsh sUbTITlEs | 84 m
DIRECTOR: Wi Ding Ho sCREEnWRITER: Ajay Balakrishnan, Wi Ding Ho PRODUCERs: Natacha Devillers, Wi Ding Ho CInEmaTOgRaPhER: Jake Pollock CasT: Bayani Agbayani, Epy Quizon, Alessandra De Rossi, Meryll Soriano
Nomadic in spirit, PINOY SUNDAY is an atypical road movie that shows Taipei from the point of view of immigrant workers. The film follows the absurd adventures of Manuel and Dado, two Filipino workers in a bicycle factory, during a day-long-journey of self-discovery. One day the two friends stumble upon an abandoned red leather couch, which comes to represent the embodiment of comfort and luxury for their under-furnished apartment. Embarking on a journey through parts of the city totally unknown to them, Manuel and Dado will carry the heavy couch far from the factory into remote urban landscapes, populated by locals who only speak Mandarin.
The film is a fine tale of adventure even though discrimination, hardship and injustice are visible beneath its cheerful veneer. Pristine photography and carefully composed images make PINOY SUNDAY a surprisingly accomplished debut feature for Wi Ding Ho, and a shining gem of Asian cinema. —TIFF
SEESAW INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE fRIDay, OCTObER 15 | 8:00 Pm | REgal DOlE
jaPan 2010 | jaPanEsE W/ EnglIsh sUbTITlEs | 70 m DIRECTOR: Keihiro Kanyama sCREEnWRITER: Keihiro Kanyama PRODUCERs: Keihiro
Kanyama, Mizuki Nishida CInEmaTOgRaPhER: Mizuki Nishida CasT: Keihiro Kanyama, Murakami Maki, Keigo Oka
Director Keihiro Kanyama makes his feature-length debut with SEESAW, an intimate portrait of a young couple living together in urban Japan. When their close friends Keiko (Sora) and Takumi (Keigo Oka) decide to get married, Makoto (Maki Murakami) and Shinji (Keihiro Kanyama) begin to reconsider their relationship together. While Shinji is eager to settle down, Makoto would like to focus on her career rather than marriage. However, Makoto begins to reassess the relationship when she suddenly believes that she may be pregnant.
Keihiro Kanyama shines in his performance as Shinji, while also playing the role of both director and writer. The film also features Maki Murakami in her first starring role and singer/songwriter SoRA’s acting debut as Keiko. A tale of love and loss, SEESAW uses this simple playground toy as a metaphor for the balancing act of life. —Anna Page
MANILA SKIES / THE FOURTH PORTRAIT
THE TIGER FACTORY / RED DRAGONFLIES
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