Following Sineng Pambansa’s basic mission to support and produce high quality films made by Filipino filmmakers to bring to the wider Filipino public, the Horror plus Film Festival will feature four films directed by master Filipino directors that are horror—and more. All the films feature Filipino folklore as well as a unique mix of various film genres with traditional horror.
The films participating in the festival include “T’yanak” by co-directors Peque Gallaga and Lore Reyes, “Hukluban” by director Gil M. Portes, “Bacao” by director Edgardo "Boy" Vinarao, and “Sigaw sa Hatinggabi” by director Romy V. Suzara.
“T’yanak” is the story of Julie’s (Judy Ann Santos) adopted baby who transforms into a monster and terrorizes their quiet town of Putting Bato with a series of brutal murders, including the wife of townsman (Sid Lucero) who gets wrongly imprisoned for T’yanak’s crime. Among T’yanak’s targets are Julie’s brother (Tom Rodriquez) and his fiancee (Solenn Heussaff). Julie, who has suffered miscarriage after miscarriage in her efforts to have her own child, is unwilling to turn over her adopted baby to the authorities despite the many murders it has committed.
“Hukluban” is the story of Mira, a young and beautiful but enigmatic woman with the vibe of an old soul. She bears a secret curse, romancing three men in different eras in search of true love that may break the spell that binds her.
Direk Gil, on the story, “this love is an unfulfilled love, an unrequited love, because of her condition. How do you marry a girl who is so beautiful and young in the night time, but the moment the sun rises becomes an old woman, a crone. This is the story.”
“Bacao” is about the torment of a young wife, Mayet, struggling to become pregnant. Mayet, played by Michelle Madrigal, is an enchanting and desired young woman from a remote village of Isabela who experiences a sexual awakening upon her marriage to Abel (Arnold Reyes). As their village is in the midst of a corn bountiful harvest, their sensual partnership also flourishes, though it is paradoxically fruitless. Mayet’s anxiety and paranoia grows as pregnancy evades her. To what extent will Mayet go to fulfill her desire of having a child?
“Sigaw sa Hatinggabi” is about an investigation into possible murder of a battered wife whose husband is well known. It is not clear whether the woman was murdered or committed suicide. The film is told in a “Big Brother” style, as a documentary TV production crew records the efforts of a paranormal investigation group to find who killed the woman. With the leadership of a celebrity medium, the group suspects that the murder was committed by the ghost of a serial killer who died more than two decades ago. As the investigation continues, the celebrity medium keeps a secret that may endanger everyone trying to solve the mystery murder.
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