Movie Review: Shorts A - Sinag Maynila Film Festival 2016 Short Feature

Ilog Waga

Lola Elena, together with her granddaughter Angel, deceives hikers by pretending to be mythical creature in the forest, but she realizes she's not the only one who can deceive. Who might be the other one?

My Verdict:  3/5

Niño

Niño is a hitman in a syndicate of assassins. He is currently suffering a crisis of a conscience and is torn between his religious roots and the exacting demands of his chosen profession. An accidental event series as a catalyst for what unfolds next in our tale.

My Verdict:  2.5/5

 

Ang Kapinunan Kan Mga Alon Sa Danay

El and Ira found themselves reminiscing in the middle of the lake. In the midst of the place's tales and legends, they suppressed their own fate.

My Verdict:  4/5

Indio

Miguel, a newspaper contributor and a farmer writes a profound letter critical of the abuses made on the poor Filipino farmers and his countrymen, which angered the Spanish regime. When he was discovered, he had to pay the dreaded price of his conviction. What he had left behind sparked a revolution.

My Verdict:  3/5

Plus Sign

Ryan and Dean are two desperate theology students willing to do anyhting to prove their thesis. Fear of failing convinced them to believe that faking an exorcism is the way to ensure their grade. They hired Lucy, a struggling actress, to play their possessed victim. It was just a means to an end, why did it have to go wrong?

My Verdict:  3/5

Fructus Ventris (Fruit of Her Womb)

Lola Elena, together with her granddaughter Angel, deceives hikers by pretending to be mythical creature in the forest, but she realizes she's not the only one who can decieve. Who might be the other one?

My Verdict:  4/5

Hide Post

Because of his insomnia, a guy finds himself checking his social media account at early dawn. He tries to sip a cup of tea while checking his timeline to relax. But it seems like someone is lurking inside his room, but he ignores it. He then continues to surf the net and hide all the post about the unnecessary viral posts, including photos of disabled persons and gory images with a cursing tag if not shared. Until he sees an ad of a missing person named Estefania Lorenzo that continuously pops on his timeline. The ad seeks help on whoever sees her, but ignores and chose to hide it. Until the clock strikes at three in the morning and the missing woman haunts him.

My Verdict:  3/5

The Lead Actor of the Short Film: Fructus Ventris: (Fruit of Her Womb): Paul Cedrick Juan