Ang Huling Cha-cha ni Anita at the Cinematheque this week

This week at the FDCP Cinematheque, the award-winning film "Ang Huling Cha-cha ni Anita" will be screened from October 21 to 26, 2014, with screening skeds on 3:30 and 5:30 PM, and on the weekend, screening sked is on 1:30 and 3:30 PM, with admission only at P100. The FDCP Cinematheque is located at the B&C Square Bldg., Solis St., Iloilo City (near BPI Iznart). [hit the jump to continue]

"Ang Huling Cha-cha ni Anita"is a feature length Filipino film about the magic of first love through the eyes of a child, and how a little cha-cha can make a dream come true. In this fantastical tale, twelve-year-old Anita falls in love with the new woman in town. Amidst whispers speculating the intentions of this mysterious and beautiful new arrival, a girlhood crush blossoms during yearly traditional fertility dance in Obando, Bulacan, Philippines. This film is the debut feature of writer and director Sigrid Andrea P. Bernardo, and it won Best Picture at the 2013 CineFilipino Film Festival, and the Volunteer’s Choice Award at the 38th Frameline San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival. It has scored big attention internationally as it toured several LGBT film festivals, it screened at the Taiwan International Queer Film Festival, Kagawa Rainbow Film Festival in Takamatsu, Kagawa, and also was screened at the Tokyo International Lesbian and Gay Festival. The film stars Angel Aquino, Teri Malvar, Jay Bordon, and Marcus Madrigal.

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