Pain Things Philippines 2007
Synopsis : Color-blind: frank stuggles to finish his documentary on the painter Benjie, whom he looks up to, he wants to become Benjie. Love is blind: he is seduced by Julia who lives with Benjie but Frank misses Jenny who just left him. Heart-wrenching. Mind-boggling. What is essential is visible.
Director : Jon Red
Screenwriter : Jon Red
Cinematographer : Ogi Sugatan
Editor : Manie Magbanua
Cast : Christian Vasquez, Che Ramos, Diana Malahay
Bio : Born in Manila, Jon Red studied painting at the Philippine Higshschool for the Arts and at the University of the Philippines. He attended a film workshop at the Mowelfund Film Institute. He wrote and directed his first short film “Es”,which won Jury Prize at the Mondiale dela Video in Brussels Belgium. He also directed the full-length digital “ASTIGmatism”, which won the Silver DV Award at the 28th Hong Kong International Film Festival (2004). “Pain Things” is his 7th full-length work.
Synopsis : Color-blind: frank stuggles to finish his documentary on the painter Benjie, whom he looks up to, he wants to become Benjie. Love is blind: he is seduced by Julia who lives with Benjie but Frank misses Jenny who just left him. Heart-wrenching. Mind-boggling. What is essential is visible.
Director : Jon Red
Screenwriter : Jon Red
Cinematographer : Ogi Sugatan
Editor : Manie Magbanua
Cast : Christian Vasquez, Che Ramos, Diana Malahay
Bio : Born in Manila, Jon Red studied painting at the Philippine Higshschool for the Arts and at the University of the Philippines. He attended a film workshop at the Mowelfund Film Institute. He wrote and directed his first short film “Es”,which won Jury Prize at the Mondiale dela Video in Brussels Belgium. He also directed the full-length digital “ASTIGmatism”, which won the Silver DV Award at the 28th Hong Kong International Film Festival (2004). “Pain Things” is his 7th full-length work.
http://www.cinemanila.org.ph/2007/04films-digitallokalcomptn.html
