The Short Films of Sigrid Andrea Bernardo at the FDCP Cinematheque this week

Last week, the FDCP Cinematheque screened one of the most recently talked about indie films "Ang Huling Cha-cha ni Anita" by director Sigrid Andrea Bernardo. This week, Bernardos beautiful short films will be screened at the FDCP Cinematheque as well (March 24 to April 1, 2015). The FDCP Cinematheque is located at the B&C Square Building, Solis Street, Iloilo City (near BPI and East West Bank). The Cinematheque is Iloilo's home of quality indie films and art films from the local and international cinema. [hit the jump to continue]

Babae (2005)
Set along the railroad in Manila, "Babae" tells the coming-of-age story about two women who were bound together by tragedy in their childhood. Originally, it was envisioned to be a documentary about the lives of different women.

Little (2009)
This is sequel to "Babae" is a story about femininity, love, and family. A delightful and heartwarming look at the coming of age story of a country boy and a blooming romance.

According to sources, “Little” was a reaction to a spate of gay films that emphasized the sex more than the love. The dramatic film captures a young man’s desire to escape rural life with his best friend, whom he loved despite his friend’s dissolute lifestyle, and ends with a death in the family.

Au Revoir Philip (2010)
Said to be Bernardo's most personal film, it is about a migrant who moves to France to find herself. It is also about the people she encountered and the journey she undertook. Its story deals with several kinds of love: love for country, love for art, love for another person. Partly shot in Paris and in Apchat—where “Little” represented the country in the One Country One Film Festival. “Au Revoir Philip” was compiled from footage from an aborted short film (involving three French kids she met in Apchat) and from footage she shot in and around France.

Paghihintay sa Bulong (2012)
This is a dark comedy involving a dysfunctional family waiting for their matriarch to die. The idea for the film arose from a coffee shop chat where all present talked about older relatives who were about to die. She then wrote the script in a day. The film was shot without any pre-production preparation, and this time, with support from Pixeleyes Multimedia, where she works at present. It won her the Best Screenplay (Short Film) prize at Cinemalaya, and eventually an honorable mention at the Exground Film Festival in Germany. In an interview with GMA Network, Bernardo said “I wanted to make a film that would make people feel guilty laughing at it.”
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