The 8th Five Flavours Film Festival (Festiwal Filmowy Pięć Smaków) is an annual overview of cinema from East and South-East Asian. For eight years, the Festival has been presenting premiere screenings of the latest and most appealing productions from the Far East, as well as retrospectives of selected filmmakers and national cinematographies.
This year's program includes the following sections:
- New Asian Cinema - recent productions from South and South-East Asia; a competition section judged by People's Jury
- Focus: Queer Asia – the most intriguing films with LGBTQ themes from South and South-East Asia
- Wild Wild East – a fusion version of the classic Hollywood genre
- Horror cinema – a night film marathon made up of blood-flowing horrors and thrillers
BAHAY BATA (BABY FACTORY/FABRYKA DZIECI)
Screening:
17 Nov 2014 (Monday), 18:00, 15PLN
Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej (MSN)
ul. Emilii Plater 51,
Warsaw
director: Eduardo Roy Jr.
Cast: Diana Zubiri, Yul Servo, Sue Prado, Mailes Kanapi, Pewee O Hara, Jeoffrey Javier, Janna Tiangco
Language: Tagalog
subtitles: Polish and English
Synopsis:
Sarah is a nurse at a Public Maternity Hospital. The hospital is abuzz with pregnant mothers of all shapes and sizes in different stages of labor. The hospital is short on staff on Christmas Day so Sarah is forced to put in a double shift. Sarah observes the women coming and going in her ward, noting who is a first-timer and who is a veteran. Meanwhile, the wards are overcrowded : two women and their babies sharing single beds while those in labor are spilling unto the hallways. Sarah takes these all in stride, her heart and mind laboring over her own personal pains.
BWAKAW
18 Nov 2014 (Tuesday), 20:00, 15 PLNMuzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej (MSN)
ul. Emilii Plater 51,
Warsaw
Director: Jun Robles Lana
Cast: Eddie Garcia, Rez Cortez, Princess (pies)
Language: Tagalog
Subtitles: Polish and English
Synopsis:
An old gay man filled with regret lives a largely solitary life with a stray dog that he cares for. When the dog suddenly gets sick, he's made to reckon with feelings he hasn't had in a long time. And he slowly emerges from his shell, and takes a risk on love.
QUICK CHANGE/METAMORFOZA
Screenings:
17 Nov 2014 (Monday), 20:00, 15PLN
Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej (MSN)
ul. Emilii Plater 51,Warsaw
18 Nov 2014 (Tuesday), 18:00 - 17PLN
Cinema Muranow
ul. Gen. Andersa 5, 00-147, Warszawa
(reservations: 22 635 25 29)
Director: Eduardo Roy Jr.
Cast: Mimi Juareza, Jun-Jun Quitana, Miggs Cuaderno, Natashia Yumi
Language: Tagalog
Subtitles: Polish and English
Synopsis:
An Almodóvar-esque story about a beautician who performs illegal cosmetic treatment on the Philippine drag queens and transwomen. In the colorful world of beauty pageants where being pretty is not just an aesthetic ideal but also a very real way of earning a living along with social respect, a perfect face is worth any price. This vivid, yet touching story combines a criminal plot with insightful social observations. The tragicomic picture of the glittering world of transsexual women is also an apt comment on the absurdities of contemporary global culture and its obsessive interest in appearance.
From 22 October, tickets can be purchased online: http://www.piecsmakow.pl/lista.do
Comments