PH thriller film to premiere in Tribeca
Posted at 03/21/2012
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| Arnold Reyes plays the lead role of Marlon Villar in the film "Graceland," which will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival next month. Photo from the Tribeca Film Festival website |
MANILA, Philippines – Aside from a documentary on Journey frontman Arnel Pineda, another Filipino-made film will have its premiere at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival in New York City next month.
The thriller “Graceland,” which touches on kidnapping and prostitution in the Philippines, will be screened at AMC Loews Village 7-1 on April 20, and at Clearview Cinemas Chelsea 4 and 8 on April 21 and 28, respectively.
The film’s director, Ron Morales, described “Graceland” as “another addition to the new wave of Filipino cinema that is coming out of my homeland.”
He said he received funding from Kickstarter for the film.
“It’s a Filipino film with Filipino actors. I think it shows the best and worst of the Philippines. It’s something people need to see,” Morales said in an interview posted on Tribeca’s website.
“I also hope that this story stays with the viewers long enough to discuss its subject matter with friends, family, strangers and/or hop on the Internet and research what is happening in the Philippines,” he added.
Morales graduated from Parsons with a photography degree, and from the NYU Film School.
At age 29, he directed his award-winning debut feature, “Santa Mesa,” starring Melissa Leo. He has also created a number of short films, commercials, and promotional and music videos.
Asked to give advice to aspiring filmmakers, Morales said: “The best thing I can suggest is to do what we did – which was write, write and take a DSL, two or three good actors, and get out there and workshop a scene.
That’s what I did.”
“All kinds of magic can happen on film (or video nowadays) in the editing room.”
“Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey” by Filipino filmmaker Ramona Diaz will also be screened at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.
It is a documentary on how life has changed for Pineda after he was chosen to become the lead singer of Journey, an American rock band.
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