YENG CONSTANTINO: Stars On One of The Ten Films By Cinema One Originals

 YENG CONSTANTINO: Stars On One of TheTen Films By Cinema One Originals

Yeng Constantino's fans are in for a big surprise of her role in Cinema One Originals film "Shift"

Rayver Cruz stars in “Saturday Night Chills”

The award winning Alex Vincent Medina portray the role of a Spanish friar, Don Hernandez "Angustia" . He also stars opposite Yeng Constantino in "Shift".

The Cinema One Originals festival presents new, gripping tales in ten full-length feature films as part of the Cinema One Originals Currents category with five intriguing films in the plus section. All of these are part of its celebration of a bigger and better 9th year of surging energy into the local film industry through the country's best independent films.

Cinema One Originals Currents, the festival’s P1M budget category, is comprised of the following ten films: 

1. “Angustia” by Kristian Cordero
2. “Ang Pagbabalat ng Ahas” by Timmy Harn
3. “Islands” by Whammy Alcarazen
4. “Bukas Na Lang Sapagkat Gabi Na” by Jet Leyco
5. “Iskalawags” by Keith Deligero
6. “Saturday Night Chills” by Ian Lorenos
7. “Philippino Story” by Benjamin Garcia
8. “Shift” by Siege Ledesma
9. “Bendor” by Ralston Jover
10. “Riddles of my Homecoming” by Arnel Mardoquio.

In “Angustia,” Kristian Cordero takes the audience back to 19th century Bicolandia, where a Spanish friar finds himself falling for a woman of indigenous origins. Paranoid due to his controversial emotions, he is taken to extremes that put life’s value at stake. “Angustia” stars Alex Medina, Jazmin Llana, Vic Loquias, Mitch Smith, and Maria Isabel Lopez.

“Ang Pagbabalat ng Ahas” by Timmy Harn is a comedy of a lower-middle class family that moves into an upper-middle class village. There, they notice that things are much different from where they used to be, and they even come to discover that a mysterious mad scientist keeps a living, breathing secret where he stays. “Ang Pagbabalat ng Ahas” stars Mervyn Brondial, Kay Brondial, Carl Sebastian Sanchez, Liza Lorena, Jaime Fabregas, Gio Alvarez, Ji-an Lachica, Sasi Casas, Rose Galvez, Miguel Reyes, Marija Vicente, Gino Javier, Rox Lee, and Charles Salazar.

Whammy Alcarazen’s “Islands,” an experimental work of science fiction, details how a spacecraft lands through the geographies of time and space, creating a background to intertwining stories, and exposing a particular form of gravity human beings covertly feel—the gravity of falling in love. “Islands” stars Luis Alandy, Benjamin Alves, Meryll Soriano, Alizon Andres, Donna Matibag, Daisy Matibag, Marita Zobel, Irma Adalawan, Jhizeli Deocareza, Peque Gallaga, Acey Aguilar, and Anna Luna.

A four-part narrative of three related occurrences during the time of Martial Law plays out in Jet Leyco’s “Bukas Na Lang Sapagkat Gabi Na”. Stemming from tragic accidents, the film reveals truths behind the controversial time in the lives of the Filipino people. “Bukas Na Lang Sapagkat Gabi Na” stars Raul Morit, Lemuel Silvestre, Maria Veronica Santiago, Hector Macaso, Jack Yabut, Dan de Guzman, Herald Gregory Chavez, Peewee O’Hara, Emlyn Olfindo Santos, Paolo Gomingo, Flor Salanga, Renerio Concepcion, Max Celada, Angelo Hulip, and Carlon Matobato.

The comedic “Iskalawags” by Keith Deligero tells an aching tale of friendship and youth as it goes into a coming-of-age story in a small town. In a film that shows its audience how it was to live the life of a teenager, “Iskalawags” depicts a journey towards self-discovery. “Iskalawags” stars Kerwin Otida, Reynaldo Formentera, Windel Otida, Johnreil Lunzaga, Micko Maurillo, Mark Lawrence Montalban, and Jeric Raval.

In Ian Lorenos’ film “Saturday Night Chills,” three long-time friends take on the odds as they explore the dark world of illegal sports gambling in the Philippines. “Saturday Night Chills” stars Rayver Cruz, Matteo Guidicelli, Joseph Marco, David Chua, and Miko Raval.

Benjamin Garcia presents a cautionary tale in this year’s festival with his film “Philippino Story”. In this drama, the details of male prostitution are tackled and its dangers are exposed. “Philippino Story” stars Mark Gil, Jun-jun Quintana, Nor Domingo, Kimmy Maclang, and Rolando Inocencio.

“Shift” by Siege Ledesma goes into the popular culture behind call centers in the country. In her film, he centers on the career of an idealistic, tomboyish slacker who is employed and mentored by a pragmatic, gay senior agent. From their work together, an unconventional relationship blossoms, challenging their most personal convictions. “Shift” stars Yeng Constantino, Felix Roco, Alex Medina, and Matt Valena.

In “Bendor” by Ralston Jover, the spotlight shines on an obscure 55-year old woman who experiences life’s absurdities at the crossroad of her journey through an old age. She lives a contemplative daily life as a candle vendor around the periphery of Quiapo Church. On the side, she sells illegal pills—Cytotec—abortifacients for desperate pregnant clients. “Bendor” stars Vivian Velez, Sue Prado, Evelyn Vargas, Anna Luna, Lester Llansang, Chanel Latorre, Nico Antonio, and Czarina Alcantara.

Arnel Mardoquio’s silent film “Riddles of my Homecoming” tells a tale surrounding the traditional belief of the Lumads and Moros of Mindanao—that when a person dies, his or her soul returns to that person’s homeland. “Riddles of my Homecoming” stars Fe “Gingging” Hyde, Jillian Khayle Barbarona, Jeff Sabayle, Christine Austero, Madz Garcia, and Perry Dizon.

The 9th Cinema One Originals Festival will be opening with a special screening of the restored classic “Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon?” on November 10, with the fifteen full-length feature films running from November 11 to 19 at Glorietta, Trinoma, and Robinson’s Galleria. Also watch out for Cinema One Originals Plus, the festival's P2M category which features five films this year. The Cinema One Originals Festival is brought to you by the country’s number one cable channel, Cinema One.In a Cinema One film, absolutely anything is possible.