UST Moving Concepts & UP SILIP Short Films

Cinekatipunan is happy to present the short films of
MOVING CONCEPTS (University of Santo Tomas College of
Fine Arts and Design) and UP SILIP (University of the
Philippines Diliman College of Mass Communication) on
December 02, 5:30-7:00 PM at Mag:net Cafe Katipunan.
This is the first of four December (Saturdays)
screenings at Cinekatipunan that focuses on UST
student filmmakers and features their interaction with
fellow campus-based filmmakers from UP Diliman's SILIP
and and Ateneo's Loyola Film Circle. UST College of
Fine Arts students Tracy Santuyo and Mark Langib will
emcee tonight's program. Visit www.magnet.com.ph for
the complete Cinekatipunan December schedule. Free
Admission.

FEATURED SHORTFILMS FROM UST AND UP

1) Nolan Rae S. Fabular and Tracy Beverly G. Santuyo:
LANGIB (UST/Narrative/ Digital/20 mins)

SYNOPSIS: This is a story about a girl haunted by a
dream which happened in the past following the death
of her mother. After 15 years out of the mental
institution, Sam, continually fights her capability to
see what lies ahead, aggravated by the vision of
seeing her stepmother lying in a morgue table, she
then breaks out from the trance and starts anew. But
to her dismay, a suspicious guy returned after a long
absence and threatens her. By the unexpected moment,
her query about the unsolved mystery of her mother’s
death becomes clearer now, but this time she sees
everything in a gray perspective.

Nolan Rae S. Fabular is 21 years old student form the
University of Sto. Tomas. Bachelor of Fine Arts and
Design, major in Advertising.

Tracy Beverly G. Santuyo is 21 years old. A student
and freelance artist from the University of Sto.
Tomas. Bachelor of Fine Arts and Design, major in
Advertising.

2) Michael L. Custoya: CUIDA (UST/Narrative/ Digital/15
mins)

SYNOPSIS: When love has found you, will you fight for
it or tear it apart? "Cuida" is about three friends
who have known each other since childhood: Ryan, the
perfect boy next door; Bubot, the girl to die for; and
Henry, the third leg that completes a complicated love
triangle. One would give everything, the other is
everything, and the last one has to choose between the
two. Who will stay, who should go?

Michael Custoya is a senior Advertising student from
the University of Santo Tomas College of Fine Arts and
Design. He joined Teatro Tomasino as an actor and
technical director for two separate productions.
Michael, a skilled visual artist, also has the passion
for writing and hopes to come up with his own
full-length film someday. His broad set of experiences
in various exposures helped him come up with "Cuida".

3) Janina Myka S. Mercado: PISO NI GIDO
(UST/Narrative/ Digital/16 mins)

SYNOPSIS: “Piso ni Gido” is a funny short feature that
depicts a very simple yet a very likely story of
everyone in us. Reflections of every childhood
memories and experiences which doesn’t fail to show a
moral lesson that we have learned from those moments.
“Piso ni Gido” delves into the choices a young boy
makes with the help of his precious one peso coin.

Janina Mercado is a 21-year -old senior student in
University of Santo Tomas major in Advertising Arts.
She is expected to graduate on March 2007. She
explores herself thru art direction, digital art,
painting, and creative designing. Janina is being
known as a very jolly yet deep thinking person. She
makes simple things complicated yet perfect. Once
assigned for a project, she tends to fall into deep
thinking, and rounds up to a colorful idea and unique
concept. When dealing with a problem, she does things
the scientific way . . . she gathers information,
formulates the problem and goes on with her project
smoothly and interestingly ends up with a whopping and
unexpected achievement. A sample of this is her first
ever self-directed short-film (with the help of her
best and hardworking groupmates) "Piso ni Gido". The
film won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay,
and Best Musical Scoring in 2005 Moving Concept; Best
Picture, Best Production Design, Best Screenplay, Best
Actor, Best Original Score and Best Director in 2005
PWU Art Film Festival.

4) Monica Lea Timbas: CHICKS NI GOD
(UST/Narrative/ Digital/10 mins)

SYNOPSIS: The film is a metaphorical depiction of
man’s relationship with God. Here we compared man to
wind- up toys. Toys are different from one another.
They have their character and attitude. The dirty
chicks symbolized men as sinners. Like men, they have
their free will. So, they took the roads that led them
towards their own downfall. We sometimes tend to be
like these wind-up toys. As soon as we get our freedom
we forget to look back to the One who has winded our
keys and gave us life. With such kind of attitude, it
would be hard for us to succeed. Despite all our wrong
doings and wrong decisions, God is still very much
willing to accept us just like what happened in the
latter part. The man, in the end, gathered all the
chicks fixed them and gave them new life.

Monica Lea Timbas is a graduate of Fine Arts and
Design major in Advertising Arts from the University
of Santo Tomas. She is currently working as a creative
designer in FinePoint Design, a design agency located
at Greenhills, San Juan. She enjoys watching movies
and is fascinated by how everything works behind the
camera. Someday, she dreams of making an art that will
inspire people. ;)

5) Karl Fredrick Castro: FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
(UP/2005/Digital/ 8:49 mins)

A family estranged by geographical distance, captured
in flash photography.

6) Val Jayson Dimayuga: LAWTON (UP/2005/Digital/ 3:08
mins)

A story of one lost soul in the urban city of Manila.

7) Val Jayson Dimayuga: LOS ARBOLES BAILAN EN NOMBRE
MIO (UP/2005/Digital/ 5:45 mins)

A man is helpless in expressing his feelings.
Realizing his incapacity, he finds a reassurance from
his natural surrounding.

8). Val Jayson Dimayuga: BAD RECEPTION
(UP/2005/Digital/ 3:23 mins)

There needs to be a struggle from silence.

9) Christian Tablazon: LUNGGATI (UP/2005/Digital/ 6:50
mins)

An ordinary day; an extraordinary desire.

10) Christian Tablazon: PAGKATAPOS NG HAPUNAN
(UP/2005/Digital/ 7:34 mins)

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