PADULONG SA PINUY-ANAN (GOING HOME)

This film is included in Cinemalaya 2014 " SHORTS A "

PADULONG SA PINUY-ANAN (GOING HOME)
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED FEDWILYN “EDEN” VILLARBA SABOLBORO
SHORT FEATURE CATEGORY

GENRE: Drama

SYNOPSIS:
Meet Tommy Whitmore. Divorced and with his only on setting out to start his own family, Tommy sets on a mission: to start a new life in the sunny and promising Philippines. However, when things do not go according to plan, Tommy’s life plummets straight down into ground. In a foreign country where he is left fragile and to his own defense, Tommy must make the toughest decision of his life: to go right back to where he belongs, or to risk it all and move forward with what little he has. With the help of kind strangers, Grace and her son Nilo, Tommy forges on his brave quest in trying to find where home is and discovering God again.

FILMMAKER PROFILE:
At 27, Fedwilyn “Eden” Villarba is a critically acclaimed independent film and theater actress and an award-winning short film director born and raised in Cebu, Philippines. Having received traditional college from the University of the Philippines-Cebu college and working as a radio broadcaster for a long time, Eden left corporate work to pursue her passion for film and the arts full-time. She went on to receive the prestigious Acting for the Camera Scholarship from International Academy of Film and Television. Having been involved in and film and theater as an actress of many years, she starred in over 15 independent short films; the internationally acclaimed independent film “Ang Damgo ni Eleuteria”; and has since ventured into producing, screenwriting, and directing. She has received the Best Director Award, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Award, and 2nd Best Picture for the 2012 Sinulog short film. “Lingkawas” – her first attempt at directing.

MAJOR CREDITS:

CAST:

"Tommy Whitmore" -Alex Murphy, "Nilo" Shun Andrei Bacalla, "James Whitmore" - Jayce Alexander Stewart, "Grace"- Eden Villarba-Sabolboro, "Det. Mendoza"-Francil Silva, "Thug #1"-Paul Halili, "Thug #2"- Nico Javier, "Taxi Driver #2"- Lendz Barinque, "Plaza Girl #1"-Shylyd De April Tuscano, "Plaza Girl #2" -Brittany Baldoza, "Taxi Driver #1 (Voiceover)"-Anthony Yu

PRODUCTION STAFF:
Executive Producer - Thaad Sabolboro, Producer - Mario Lendel "Lendz" Barinque, Director- Fedwilyn "Eden" Villarba-Sabolboro, Original Screenplay-Francil Silva, Asst. Director/Co-Producer- Shylyd De April Tuscano, Directors Of Photography- Francil Silva And Thaad Sabolboro, Editor- Thaad Sabolboro, Original Musical Score- Neil Struble and Nick Cunningham, Production Sound Mixer- Joyce Rances Lumapak, Production Design- Brittany Suelo Baldoza

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