PISARA.me: Cinemanila 2012: Digital Lokal

The entries for this year's Cinemanila have been announced, and they're a diverse lot. Here are the entries for Digital Lokal.

Colossal by Whammy Alcazaren

Colossal explores the complexities of grief and the process of grieving as understood through the myth of a Man as he ventures through shifting landscapes ruminating, “… Of men who do not die, of spirits caught in the hollows of trees, of love sheltered in the embrace of truth.”

Cast: ACEY AGUILAR, MERCEDES CABRAL and LAV DIAZ

The Obscured Histories and Silent Longings of Daguluan’s Children by Teng Mangansakan

Like the seasonal drying and the flooding of the river, the constant rhythm of arrival, departure and waiting characterizes the lives of the people of a remote fishing village in Southern Philippines amidst the foreboding of an armed conflict.

Cast: JELIETA MARIVELES, JUNE SANCHEZ, REYMARK BENDISULA, ROY CABONILAS, REY CABONILAS, JOEL GEOLAMEN, JOHN BARREDO, ELREEN BENDISULA, MARWILA SUPETRAN, HONEY GRACE ANOVA

Ang Paglalakbay ng mga Bituin sa Gabing Madilim by Arnel Mardoquio

Set in Mindanao, Philippines, it tells of a boy’s (Faidal) journey to safety after his parents are killed in a gun battle. On his way, overwhelming discoveries are made in his journey.

Cast: FE VIRTUDAZO-HYDE, GLORYPEARL DY, IRISH KARL MONSANTO, ROGER GONZALES, PERRY DIZON and KRISTY LIM

Supremo by Richard Somes

Manila, year 1896. The cry for independence from the tyranny of Spain peals louder than ever. Andres Bonifacio, leader of the rebel movement the Katipunan, leads his men to war. Though ill-equipped and untried in the field of battle, the Katipuneros launch an offensive against a vastly superior Spanish military.

What follows is a series of events that will test the nation’s brave sons, and an aftermath that will separate the genuine patriots from mere participants.

Cast: ALFRED VARGAS, MON CONFIADO, NICCO MANALO, ALEX VINCENT MEDINA, EDMON ROMAWAC, SHIELBERT MANUEL, LEHNER MENDOZA, MANU RESPALL, JEFF FERNANDEZ, BANJO ROMERO, ALEX CABODIL, NICA NAVAL and HERMIE CONCEPCION

Taglish by Gym Lumbera