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Strong social critique barbed with black humor distinguishes Philippine drama Pedicab, directed by Paolo Villaluna, who made the gay prison drama The Inmate, and co-written with producer Ellen Ramos. An ironic, cigarette-smoking Jesus Christ, invisible to everyone but a blind woman, accompanies Mang Pepe and his ragtag family of Manila slum dwellers on their arduous journey by cycle rickshaw back to the countryside they had left years earlier. Though it oozes empathy and compassion for society’s lowest dregs, the film is something of a mixed bag to watch: the narrative drags on a bit numbingly for two hours before the...

Yay! "Walang Hanggang Paalam," a film from the Philippines, my home country, won the Best World Showcase at the inaugural Soho International Film Festival! The festival "encourages new and seasoned filmmakers to create innovative and thought-provoking pieces."

Directed by Paulo Villaluna and Ellen Ramos, The gay-themed independent film has layers of love, betrayal, and forgiveness. The film stars Jacky Woo, Jake Roxas, Joem Bascon, and Lovi Poe.

Congratulations to everyone! For more on the Soho International Film Festival, click here to visit their official website.

Here's the rest of the press release announcing other winners:

"A Kiss of Chaos" nabbed the Best Showcase Feature Film Award for U.S. Director Ricardo Sean Thompson, with "The Godmother" taking Best Showcase Short Film Award for Director Lior Chefetz. The Best Documentary Award went to the gripping expose, "Burma: An Indictment" by Jeremy Taylor.

Director Fred Carpenter's "Just Like Joe" won the feature film audience award,...

Torino Glbt Film Festival 2009: Feature Lineup Feature Films In Competition Rückenwind (Light Gradient) by Jan Krüger (Germany, 2009) friday 24 april, 18.30 – saturday 25 april, 14.30 El patio de mi cárcel (My Prison Yard) by Belén Macías (Spain, 2008) friday 24 april, 22.45 – saturday 25 april, 11.30 Gu huo (Fire in Silence) by Shen Weiwei (China, 2008) saturday 25 april, 18 – sunday 26 april, 14.15 Leonera (Lion’s Den) by Pablo Trapero (Argentina/South Korea/Brazil, 2008) saturday 25 april, 20 – monday 27 april, 11 Selda (The Inmate) by Ellen Ramos, Paolo Villaluna (Philippines, 2008) saturday 25 april, 22.15 – sunday 26 april, 11 A Festa da Menina Morta (The Dead Girl’s Feast) by Matheus Nachtergaele (Brazil, 2008) sunday 26 april, 18.15 – monday 27 april, 15.45 Serbis (Service) by Brillante [...]...