The Cultural Center of the Philippines presents ‘Women and the Camera’
To celebrate the National Women’s Month, the CCP Film, Broadcast, and New Media Division (CCP FBNMD) will have a special film screening that highlights the different facets, strengths, and braveries of Filipino women.
Tagged “Women and the Camera,” the featured films are full-length film Ronda (Patrol) by Nick Olanka and short feature Gutab by Mary Andrea Palmares, on view every day starting at 3 p.m. until March 18 on the CCP Vimeo Channel.
Ronda follows the story of a policewoman, named Paloma, who is torn between the realities of her job and being a mother to a teenage son. Despite her son Leo missing for two days, she continues to patrol around the city every night.
The movie presents a slice of her life as she deals with her regulars—crooks that roam the night and crooks that litter within the police force, characters that test her values and validate her ideals as an enforcer of the law, as a mother, and ultimately as a human being.
The featured films are full-length film Ronda (Patrol) by Nick Olanka and short feature Gutab by Mary Andrea Palmares, available for viewing until March 18.
Meanwhile, Gutab centers on two young women, Jo-an and Sabel, who live two different lives in a small provincial town.
Known for winning different local beauty pageants, Jo-an is the epitome of an innocent and beautiful young woman. On the other hand, Sabel is a mat weaver’s daughter who dreams to be free from certain societal constraints. Their last encounter together before Sabel leaves home urges Jo-an to make a life-changing decision.
Members of the CCP Film Society will enjoy the exclusive screening of Babae by Sigrid Andrea Bernardo. The coming-of-age short feature tells about the two women who grow up together in a slum community beside the railroad tracks and become best friends during childhood. They share their dreams during teenage years, and eventually start their own family during adulthood when a child accidentally enters their lives. Real stories of two women are added to give color to this black-and-white film.
Watch Ronda and Babae at vimeo.com/showcase/ccparthousecinema, available worldwide. Info on how to access the CCP Film Society Exclusives for the month of May will be emailed to the members.
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