Sinag Maynila Documentaries:
June 27 Wed 5 p.m.

Heirloom
Halaga
Mahal
Tsuper
Voltaire

HALAGA
DIRECTED BY: Kristine Anne Escamillas
SYNOPSIS: This documentary focuses on two dogs whose roles with their respective owners’ lives transcend being “man’s best friends.”

AM-AMMA (HEIRLOOM)
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY: Dexter Macaraeg
SYNOPSIS: ‘AM-AMMA’ (Heirloom) focuses on Norma Agaid-Mina, a weaver of Tingguian textiles from Penarrubia, Abra all her life. This documentary holds ups to the light, the expressive fibers of Tingguian culture, as well as strength and resilience of the weavers who make this into a tapestry of life.

(MAHAL, 2017)
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY: Janine Patricia Santos
SYNOPSIS: (Mahal, 2017) is an auto-ethnographic experimental documentary composed of shot and donated footages about a millennial ilustrado and her life as a scholar from the ‘Third World’ being confronted with ‘First World’ experiences. It tackles issues of identity, displacement, the spectre of comparison, 2nd class citizenship, nationality and the privileged position of belonging in the academe, all disguised in the everyday struggles of sustaining a long distance relationship. Seen from the point of view of the one who writes to a lover left behind, (Mahal, 2017) serves as a reference to the daily battles of a scholar who is burdened with the choice of reconciling the need to find solutions to the social problems of her country and the desire to live a reactionary life with the person she loves.

tSUPER
Cineveritas | A.N.G Productions
SYNOPSIS: Tsuper is about the life story of a taxi driver, tatay Roderic Almeda who sells peanut butter inside his cab. His sick son and wife is his inspiration in working very hard. This documentary strengthen the saying that Filipinos are really hardworking and willing to do anything to have enough income for their family. Not just one but two work and duty at the same time. Problems are always present in our life but let’s see how tatay Roderic will face these conflicts.

VOLTAIRE
DIRECTED BY: Jaimee D. Bernardo
SYNOPSIS: Voltaire Velasco Perez, 56 years old, is known as a Dry Leaf Painting Artist from t he Philippines in t he global field of painting. Take a peek into his history and witness to the journey and struggles of a simple painter towards becoming a master of the arts.