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Dayo (feature) with Putot (short)

Visual Arts Theater (Theater 1)
New York, NY

DAYO (feature)

Directed by Robert Quilao (2008, 90 minutes, Tagalog with English subtitles)

Cast: Nash Aguas, Katrina Legaspi, Laurice Guillen, Peque Gellaga, Nova Villa

Screening Sunday, June 14, 2:00 p.m., Visual Arts Theater 1

In Dayo, the first all-digital Filipino animated film, eleven-year-old Bubuy (voiced by Nash Aguas) bears a big person's responsibility on his shoulders: to save his abducted grandparents. He sets out for Elementalia, a strange, magical world inhabited by creatures from Philippine mythology. Along the way, he meets Anna Manananggirl (voiced by Katrina Legaspi), a teen winged creature who decides to help Bubuy in his quest.

PUTOT (short):

Written and Directed by: Jeck Cogama
Starring: Carl Patrick Taylan, Karen Grace Pilapil, Nor Domingo, Meryll Soriano

Putot, a young boy, lives in a squatter colony by the sea. He takes care of his mentally-ill father and ekes out a living selling mussels. He meets Mayang, a mysterious young girl with secrets of her own.

Awards: Best Short Film - Gawad URIAN Film Fest, Best Director (Short Feature) - Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival 2006, Official Selection - 2nd Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, 26th Hawaii International Film Festival, 29th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (in competition), Ismailia International Film Festival (in competition), Mumbai Third Eye Asian Film Festival (in competition)

Kid Friendly: No

Dog Friendly: No

Non-Smoking: No

Wheelchair Accessible: No

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