Lakbayan (Journey)
June 4|Monday|7:30 PM
June 8|Saturday|2:00 PM
June 10|Monday|2:00 PM
The “journey” comes full circle.
After a fruitful international run, Lakbayan, the collaborative opus by reknowned Filipino auteurs Brillante Mendoza, Lav Diaz, and Kidlat Tahimik,
Synopsis: tells three tales of Filipino journey. An unemployed cameraman joins a protest march of farmers asking the government to help them reclaim their ancestral land stolen by the powerful in {Desfocado}. It is also the powerful that controls an island where a young miner contests the problems and the status quo in {Hugaw}. A mosaic artist is empowered as he arrives at his destination while traveling from island to island in {Kabunyan’s Journey}.
Written by Conan Altatis and directed by Mendoza, stars Joem Bascon, Soliman Cruz, Fe Ging Ging Hyde, Perry Dizon, Japo Parcero and Vince Rillon; Hugaw by Diaz stars Nanding Josef, Bart Guingona and Don Melvin Boongaling; and Lakaran ni Kabunyan by Tahimik stars his son Kabunyan de Guia.
Watch trailer here: