Balay Daku Excerpt 1-Stella and Julio

* 2002
* Color
* Narrative
* Digital 8
* TRT: 195 minutes



linao films in cooperation with Writers' Studio and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts present the first ever full length Ilonggo film ...


After several years of living in Metro Manila, Julio, the youngest son of the Gonzalez family, returns for vacation in his home of Bacolod City, Negros Occidental. Accompanying him is his Iloilo born and Metro Manila lived wife, Stella.

Upon their arrival in Bacolod, everything seems to be normal and routine. Julio reunites with his widowed mother Inday Carmen, his elder brother Boy, and his old friend Isabela. He introduces Stella to all of them.

As the days and weeks progress, things start to turn sour and frustrating as old and unresolved personal issues, that Julio left behind, start to creep back into their lives. Stella is left to adjust herself to this different environment and people, as they in turn try to adjust to her liberated ways.

Emotional undercurrents swirl. Strains on relationships between the family members slowly start to reveal themselves, and finally come to a boil.

This scene excerpt features Stella (Joy Veniegas) and Julio (Mandy Alimon).

It is presented here in Ilonggo with English subtitles.



STARRING: Joy Veniegas, Mandy Alimon, Glynn Medina, Riega Dioneo, Lindy Osmeña, Nadjah Lee Española * PRODUCTION MANAGERS: Tyrel Storm Gamboa and Riega Dioneo * ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Tyrel Storm Gamboa * CINEMATOGRAPHER: Bahaghari MFI * EDITORS: JP V. Carpio and Pepper Marcelo * EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Pepper Marcelo and Maitet V. Carpio * DIRECTOR: JP V. Carpio * WRITERS: Mae Astrid Tobias and JP V. Carpio



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For screening and DVD copy requests please e-mail linaofilms@gmail.com


Festival Screenings:

3rd Eksperimento Film and Video Festival, 26 February 1 March 2003

Ika-16 Gawad CCP Para sa Alternatibong Pelikula at Video, 14 February 2003

1st Baguio Independent and Alternative Film and Video Festival, September 2003

Pelikula at Lipunan Festival, Iloilo City, February 2004

.MOV International Digital Film Festival, Cebu City, March 2005

1st Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival, July 2005

3rd Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival, July 2007

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Balay
• Daku
• Big
• House
• first
• full
• length
• Ilonggo
• film
• movie
• Bacolod
• Negros
• Occidental
• sugarcane
• farming

[nelzz77]

ako naga-saludo sa mga kasubong ko nga mga ilonggo nga naga-tinguha nga matipigan kag mabayaw ang kultura sang mga ilonggo, ilabi na ang pagtipig sang aton kaugalingon nga hinambalan..tani madamo pa ang ma-prodyuser nga mga pelikula nga hiligaynon sa pagtib-ong sang aton lingwahi.. dapat mag-isa kita nga mga ilonggo kay suno sa survey sang National Statistics Office, ang ilonggo isa sa mga naga-amat-amat na nga nagakapatay nga linguahi..

[linaofilms]

Madamo guid na pagsalamat sa comment mo kag sa wake up call information mo na ga amat-amat patay ang linguahi Ilonggo ... Other films you might want to check out na in Ilongoo, When Timawa Meets Delgado by Ray Gibraltar, Namets by Jay Abello, Yangaw by Richard Somes ... Kag daw may isa pa from Iloilo pero nalipat ko sang title,

Salamat guid liwat.

[linaofilms]

For those of who you who don't speak Ilonggo, our eloquent poster's comment roughly translates to "You corny bacolodnon go home to bacolod" In keeping with the accuracy of the translation, I am also not punctuating like our poster. And corniness is an unfortunate symptom of being from Bacolod. And I guess we also don't have a monopoly on critical thought judging from that comment. =)

[butterkick]

Korny nga bacolodnon puli to sa bacolod