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Freeman Cebu Entertainment

"REquieme!"

The Freeman

CEBU, Philippines - Cine Handurawan and Little Boy Productions will be hosting the Cebu Premiere of “REquieme!,” Loy Arcenas’ second full-length feature film. This will be held at 4:00 p.m. today, March 16 at the CAFA Theater, University of San Carlos - Talamban Campus.

Starring Shamaine Centenera-Buencamino, Rez Cortez, Lilia Cuntapay, Garry Lim, and Tara Cabaero, “REquieme!” is a comedy about an international murder sensation set in barangay Sta. Maria. Swanie, Sta. Maria’s barangay chair and a distant relative of the killer, tries to gain political points by staging a wake for the criminal-turned-celebrity.

Meanwhile in faraway Manila, Joanna, Swanie’s runaway son, navigates his way through labyrinthine bureaucracy, to give a neighbor a proper burial. With these two unrelated deaths, estranged mother and son each bury the dead long shelved in their hearts.

Amidst these unspoken family burials, the neighborhoods’ penchant for funeral fiestas, gossip and secrets, bizarre social events and the sheer mix of scandal and inebriation complete the picture of dying the Pinoy way.

“REquieme!” is Mr. Arcenas’ second film. His first film, “Niño”, was premiered in last year’s Cinemalaya festival where it received the Special Jury Prize. It was co-winner for the Best Film Award in last year’s New Currents section of the Busan International Film Festival.

Based in New York, Loy Arcenas has an established career as a theatrical set designer as well as director. He has designed sets for Broadway shows that have included “Once On This Island”, “Prelude To A Kiss”, “Love! Valour! Compassion!”, “Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life”. He has also designed the sets for the off-Broadway and major American regional theater companies of the United States.

For invitations to the Cebu premiere, please contact Little Boy Productions at 254-9320 or email [email protected] (FREEMAN)

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