INA-TAY ( MOTHER - FATHER )

This film is included in Cinemalaya 2014 " SHORTS B "

INA-TAY (MOTHER-FATHER)
DIRECTED BY CHLOE ANNE A. VELOSO
WRITTEN BY BADIDI LABRA
SHORT FEATURE CATEGORY

GENRE: Comedy Drama

SYNOPSIS:
A beautician named Elvis (also known as Elvira) finds out one day that he has fathered a bouncing baby boy and is left with the challenge of single parenthood. A lighthearted take on the Cebuano LGBT culture that fuses comedy and melodrama, to show that an independently-produced gay film doesn’t always have to be about discrimination and oppression.

FILMMAKER PROFILE:
Chloe Veloso was born in Tacloban City but is now based in Cebu City. She graduated BS Computer Science in University of the Philippines Cebu and is currently taking her M.A. in Cinema Studies in the University of San Carlos. Founder of Amateur Creative Thespians of UP (ACT-UP), Chloe was the Festival Director of Binisaya Film Festival 2013. “Ina-Tay” is among her award-winning short films, the others being “Ang Gugmang Ti-unay ni Daniella” (Daniella’s True Love) and “Dag-um” (Dark Skies).

MAJOR CREDITS:

CAST:
Badidi Labra as Angelo/Angela, Albert Chan Paran as Elvis/Elvira, Peewee Senining as Pepsi, Van Oscar as Strawberry, Carl Balderama and Vienna Fortalejo as The Immortal Gays, Peter Romanillos as Adonis, Jonna Mahinay as Shirley, Josh Karol Abiera as Melissa, Cham2x Sobrevilla as Young Angelo, Zeev Corpin as Baby Angelo

PRODUCTION STAFF:
Director-Chloe Veloso, Writer:-Badidi Labra, Production Company-Amateur Creative Thespians of UP (ACT-UP), Producers-Robert and Marilou Solidum, Diego and Yonkie Veloso, Erlinda Tan, Cinematographers-Chloe Veloso and Samantha Solidum, Editor-Samantha Solidum, Sound-John Diño, Script Continuity-Bin Espina, Pia Aguilos, Threyna Diaz, Dane Figuracion, Costume Designer-Peewee Senining, Makeup Artist-Rocelle Cadavos, Boom Operator-John Diño, Crew-Rapi Sescon, Bugz Saavedra, Regil Cadavos, Tom Jopson, Ivo Monterde, Thomas Solidum, Wessui Bacareza, Mia Bultron, John Mark Maglana, Jassy Tomol, Grace Orejudo, Joshua Aquino, Feonna Tejada, Bianca Macapagal, Shaira Escuzar, Bayani Acebedo, Oyo dela Paz, Creative Consultant-Diem Judilla

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