Aninag Screens in the US

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'Aninag' screens in the US
Date: 6/27/2005 8:20:49 AM
"Aninag" ("Light’s Play"), 15 mins., 35mm
Fantasy/Children

Indiemand: The 1st Pi Omicron Independent Film Festival; Pelikula at Lipunan Film and Video Festival 2005; New York International Independent Film and Video Festival 2005; Cinema Purgatoryo 2005; New York Filipino Film Festival 2005

Isabel journeys in a dreamworld with her new mystical friends "Saya" (Happiness) and "Pag-asa" (Hope) in an attempt to overcome her isolation due to her blindness.

Isabel, a blind girl who journeys in a dream world formed through the emotions she feels, shortly plays with her new mystical friends “Saya” (Happiness) and “Pag-asa” (Hope). But soon, she is succumbed by her negative thoughts of becoming alone. Her life becomes endangered. And the question is: “how would she overcome her fear, helplessness and depression in this struggling situation?”

“Aninag” (“Light’s Play”) is a film grant from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). Most of the film stocks of the film came from Kodak Philippines through the filmmaker’s prize as Kodak Film Awardee 2003 of the UP Film Institute. With the help of the production houses Filmex through a number of short ends and lending of equipment, and Production Village through a number of short ends, the film was greatly blessed with a number of kind-hearted institutions and artists who were willing to help out with this kind of independent film productions.

The dream sequence of the film was inspired by the storybook “Ang Ika-Sampung Taong Kaarawan ni Prinsesa Mayumi” (“Princess Mayumi’s 10th Birthday”) which the filmmaker originally wrote for the film.

The children who acted for the film were from the Advocacy Program of the Museo Pambata. The staff was proud of these 3 kids who did a great job as first time actresses and actor for a 35mm film.

Through the help of the Department of Environment and National Resources (Province of Rizal, Philippines), the City Hall of Antipolo and Municipal Hall of Rodriguez, Rizal, the bulk of the film (dream sequence) was shot at the historical site of the Wawa Gorge in San Rafael, Rodriguez (formerly Montalban), Rizal, Philippines, where the legend of Bernardo Carpio originated.

The Cast
Patricia de Silva - Isabel
Karla Pambid - Mom
Joel Torre - Dad
David Trinidad Jr. - Pag-asa
Rency Van Dorpe - Saya
Charisse Mara Luluquisin - Fairy dancer
Iroy Abesamis - Fear-fed shadowman

The Staff
Rianne Hill Soriano - Screenplay and Direction
Wowie Hao - Director of Photography
Chrisel Galeno - Production Designer (Day 1 to 3)
Joy Puntawe - Production Designer (Day 1)
French Lacuesta and Joy Puntawe - Asst. Directors
Ron Dale - Editor
Philip Arvin Jarilla - Musical Scorer
Jason Galindez and Noel Bruan - Audio Engineers
Alda David, Rianne Hill Soriano and Mayleen Enorme-Meñez - Production Managers
Iroy Abesamis - Choreographer
AG Saño, Rianne Hill Soriano and Philip Arvin Jarilla - Storyboard Artists
Rianne Hill Soriano - Original children's storybook made for the film
Al Rio and Ojay Desuasido - Storybook Artists

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The filmmaker would like to thank the NCCA, Filmex, LVN, Provill, Optima, Museo Pambata, Kodak Phils., Kontragapi, UP Film Institute, First Call, Sun for All Children, GiantSponge, City Hall of Antipolo, DENR (Rizal), Municipality of Rodriguez and the people of Wawa Gorge and all those who helped us in this production.