Screening
Cinemes Girona
05-11-2025 / 12:00 h.
Film Information
Year: 2024
Duration: 97
Language: VOSE
Genre: Drama, LGBT
Synopsis
In the summer of 2001, in a small town in the Philippines, 16-year-old Andoy searches for his long-lost father in the most unlikely of places: VHS tapes. Together with his best friend and fellow movie nerd Pido, he explores life on film. When two movie-like characters appear, his reality begins to falter. In a gay awakening, Andoy connects with the local queer community to find new friends, love, and acceptance. In every movie he watches, Andoy creates narratives that could help him find answers to the questions that have always bothered him: Who is he and who is his father?
Director
Ryan Machado is a Filipino filmmaker, playwright, writer and editor born and raised in Romblon, the Philippines. He discovered his passion for storytelling at a young age through radio plays and film, a path that eventually led him to attend summer film camps and directing workshops, launching his career in cinema. He has directed several short films, including Engkwento (2016) and Swiss Side (2017). In 2023, he made his feature-length debut with Huling Palabas, which premiered in the Generation section of the 2024 Berlinale. Outside of film, he is an accomplished playwright. In 2022, he received a Carlos Palanca Award for his one-act play Huling Haraya nina Ischia at Emeteria. He currently teaches language, drama, and creative writing at the University of the Philippines while pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing at De La Salle University. Love and Videotapes (2024), his latest film, was featured in the Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival (JAFF) 2024.
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