The UP Film Institute together with the Viva Entertainment and Reality Media hosted the exclusive premiere screening of Erik Matti’s Buy Bust on July 25 The film is Matti latest opus after Sekluyson (2016) Honor Thy Father (2015) The film had its international premiere at the New York Asian Film Festival in June.

The full-house audience was welcomed by director Erik. The internationally acclaimed filmmaker expressed his wish to show the film to a wide selection of audience.

He further stated  “More and more people are having a difficult time going to the theater, they’d rather stream content, they’d rather download, they’d rather concentrate on social media, they’d rather decide on it individually rather then be forced to specifically go to the theaters, go out of their way and experience it in the cinemas. Ito we are hoping people will say ‘Watch it on the big screen’, because that’s how we wanted it to be seen.”

Audience eagerly line up outside Cine  Adarna hours before the screening of the film.

    

Director Erik Matti introduces the film prior to the screening.

  

Director Erik Matti together with cast and crew of the film during the Q&A after the film.
Buy Bust will be screened nationwide on August 1 and will be the opening film at this year’s Cinemalaya on August 3.
Once again congratulations to Erik Matti and the whole team of Buy Bust. _________________________________________________________
Check the gallery to see the photos during the screening.