Primetime Mother
Southern Lantern Studios minutes | 2023 | Philippines | Narrative | 🔊 Filipino | English Sub. | Age Rating
Synopsis
Sinopsis
The audition process for an exploitative game show becomes the latest test of a long-suffering mother’s fortitude and tenacity in Sonny Calvento’s bold satire.
Schedule
Jadwal
SUN, 26 NOV 2023 | XXI STUDIO 4 | 19:30
Director's Biography
Biografi Sutradara
Sonny Calvento
Sonny Calvento is a director, writer and producer based in Manila, Philippines. At the age of 19, he worked as a drama writer for ABS-CBN - the largest broadcasting network in the Philippines.
His first short film “Excuse Me, Miss, Miss, Miss (2019)” became the first Filipino short film in Sundance Film Festival. It also premiered in Locarno Film Festival, Palm Springs ShortFest and Shanghai International Film Festival to name a few. The same film won the Audience Award in Locarno Shorts Week 2023.
Cast & Crew
Kru & Pemain
Production Company Southern Lantern Studios
Producer Arden Rod Condez, Sheron Dayoc, Weijie Lai
Main Cast Meryll Soriano – Minda Ferrer
Screenplay Sonny Calvento
Cinematographer Ian Alexander Guevara
Editor Carlo Francisco Manatad
Notable Achievement
Toronto International Film Festival – September 7 – 17 – Toronto, Canada – WORLD PREMIERE
Philadelphia Film Festival – Oct 19 – 29 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
AFI Fest by the American Film Institute – Oct 25 – Oct 29 – Los Angeles, California
San Diego Asian Film Festival – November 2 – 11 – San Diego, California
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur – November 7 – 12 – Winterthur, Switzerland
Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival – November 8 – 19 – Toronto, Canada
Chilliwack Independent Film Festival – November 17 – 19 – British Columbia, Canada
Red Sea International Film Festival – November 30 – Dec 9 – Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Singapore International Film Festival – November 30 – Dec 10 – Singapore, Singapore
Filmography
The Decaying (2017)
Excuse Me, Miss, Miss, Miss (2019)
Primetime Mother (2023)
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