Calling all cinephiles, your much-awaited time of the year has come! Our chance to show our local film makers some love and support has finally come back around in the form of Cinemalaya. This year, Cinemalaya will feature feature length films from other countries alongside homegrown short films which be shown at the CCP and Greenbelt 3. As with every year, the film festival promises a lot of great cinema. Time to set your schedules, here are 8 short films that we are looking forward to:

8. Pusong Bato

Cinta Dela Cruz, a middle-aged faded actress tries to relive her glorious days as a movie star in the 1970s by watching films at home every day.  One day during an earthquake, something breaks into her window and wakes her up from her Hollywood dream.

Schedule: Shorts “B”

3:30 PM August 8, Saturday
4:00 PM August 10, Monday
6:15 PM August 9, Sunday
6:15 PM August 12, Wednesday
1:30 PM August 14, Friday

7. Nenok

Nenok, a nine-year-old street kid in Malolos, Bulacan adopts the city’s historic Barasoain Church as a temporary home and his personal space for mischief to the distress and annoyance of Mang Johnny, the stern parish groundskeeper.

Schedule: Shorts “A”

6:15 PM August 8, Saturday
3:30 PM August 12, Wednesday
3:30 PM August 11, Tuesday
4:00 PM August 9, Sunday
1:30 PM August 13, Thursday

6. Sanctissima

Marisa lives alone in the dark with an even darker secret.

Schedule: Shorts “A”

6:15 PM August 8, Saturday
3:30 PM August 12, Wednesday
3:30 PM August 11, Tuesday
4:00 PM August 9, Sunday
1:30 PM August 13, Thursday

5. Papetir

During a performance, a ventriloquist suddenly finds himself talking with his past.  Will he continue the conversation or remain tight-lipped from a voice long kept?

Schedule: Shorts “B”

3:30 PM August 8, Saturday
4:00 PM August 10, Monday
6:15 PM August 9, Sunday
6:15 PM August 12, Wednesday
1:30 PM August 14, Friday

4. Wawa

A young boy’s journey as they take his father to his final resting place.

Schedule: Shorts “B”

3:30 PM August 8, Saturday
4:00 PM August 10, Monday
6:15 PM August 9, Sunday
6:15 PM August 12, Wednesday
1:30 PM August 14, Friday

3. Lisyun qng Geografia

Tib chances upon an old map that triggers him to retrace the places that are special to him and his high school best friend, Tric.

Schedule: Shorts “B”

3:30 PM August 8, Saturday
4:00 PM August 10, Monday
6:15 PM August 9, Sunday
6:15 PM August 12, Wednesday
1:30 PM August 14, Friday

2. Mater

When extreme devotion and unconditional love collide, a mother and her daughter find their escape out of the loophole that binds them together.

Schedule: Shorts “B”

3:30 PM August 8, Saturday
4:00 PM August 10, Monday
6:15 PM August 9, Sunday
6:15 PM August 12, Wednesday
1:30 PM August 14, Friday

1. Kyel

A troubled man finds his own cure in the vast darkness of his room.  Trying to persuade his lover to come back, he discovers a new form of therapy– his greatest ordeal, a terrible encounter he has to escape from.

Schedule: Shorts “A”

6:15 PM August 8, Saturday
3:30 PM August 12, Wednesday
3:30 PM August 11, Tuesday
4:00 PM August 9, Sunday
1:30 PM August 13, Thursday

Which films are you looking forward to seeing? Leave a comment below and let us know! Cinemalaya will run from August 7 until August 15. View the full schedule here. See you at the movies!