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FILMOGRAPHY
Selected filmography by filmmaker Elvert Bañares. Teachers who would be interested in screening any of these films to their classes, kindly send us a note so we can arrange the use of films for classroom education
Bầu trời đỏ, hồ tím (Red Sky, Purple Lake)
A young man reads a poem, reminiscing his afternoons by the Hoàn Kiếm Lake in Hanoi, recollecting her Mother's story of a huge star above their house which he never saw and his vision of a blue bird that shed dry tears.
Ang Kalayo sa Gintung-an
Elhanan, one of the slaves of the kingdom of Dumalángto, is among the rare who can see in a land where everyone is blind. Seeing the spread of darkness, famine and injustice, he awaits the right moment to challenge the One-Eyed King and his dominion.
Patibsok
A "neon-noir" thriller microfilm about a reclusive investigator who attempts to solve a murder and catch an elusive killer.
Kuris/Babayi
Welcome to an age when the triumphant brevity of women and the significance of their voices go through topsy-turvy paths of double standards. A microfilm inspired by the creation of the poster designs for Kuris Theater Festival with the theme “Women on Women”.
Sa Paglupad Ka Banog
A father and son of the Panay Bukidnon indigenous people sit quietly in a bonfire when the latter looked sad, prompting the father to tell a portion of the Suguidanon Epic that narrates about hope and bravery, leading to a celebration when the indigenous peoples do the hawk dance.
Ang May Akda: Ikatlong Yugto
The author goes out of his comfort zones to fight his creative demons only to see his doppelganger again. In denial of this surreal phenomenon, he tries to kill his dead ringer by rewriting his fate. (This is the third and last part of The Author mobile films trilogy.)
Tito Rudy
Musika Bago Lumubog ang Buwan sa Paoay
A short portrait film on meeting Ms. Anita Duldulao, one of the only handful living harp players of her generation in Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Filipino filmmaker Elvert Bañares was resource person of a video documentation workshop and one of its goals was to document the transfer of an old harp to Ms. Duldulao and have her play music with it. The brief encounter was turned into a portraiture film from an observer's point of view, creating a lasting memory in what could be a musician's rare encounter with a harp.
Ang May Akda: Ikalawang Yugto
Avoiding cliches (and unwriting scenes from his novel for him not to see another doppelganger like in chapter one), the author battles his creative demons in his desire to surprise his readers.
Musika ng Habi
Ang mga Damgo Wala Gintuga sang mga Kahanginan
A plague afflicts his town and an adult Jarden narrates his memories of the past when he and his playmates were still children, sharing their dreams with one another. Until one windy afternoon changed their lives forever and he remembered what his grandmother told him about the secrets of the sea.
Hapunan sa Hatinggabi
Echoing the atmosphere of paranoia for migrant workers living in a different country, "No Flowers in the Afternoon" visualizes their everyday fear of events that beset them. A man who walks home from a day of tiring office work in Köln seems to be followed by something supernatural. But what is it?
Tata
Mommy and her youngest son, Toto, are reminded by Daddy to visit their dead eldest son, Tata, at the cemetery during All Soul's Day (a day wherein Filipinos visit their dead loved ones).
Pamati-i Bala ang Akon Ihutik nga mga Binalaybay
How the environment and its neglected spaces play a vital role in molding the personal spaces of the characters is vital to the understanding of time-spanning relationship presented in this film poetry. An interpretation of the Hiligaynon-language poem “The Ilongga Who Rode a Motorcycle Taxi”.
Ang May Akda
While writing his new book, an author tries to find his voice while hearing others as a result. Fact or fiction?
Ang mga maanindot nga dili makita, mga dinalan nga gilubong sa imahinasyon
A boy reflects on the beauty that is within and the contemplates on how to use his imagination in communicating with his surroundings. This is the sixth of the "mobile-sintas" (smartphone films) series by filmmaker Elvert Bañares.
Kung Tuyhon Ka, Indi Gid Magbugtaw
Little girl Rosa claims to see folkloric supernatural beings whenever she wakes up from sleep. The trauma forces her to be awake all the time, resulting to lack of sleep that affects her schooling. With an insensitive widower father, Rosa only has her tutor, Irene, to help her conquer her fears.
Bulong mula sa mga ulap ngayong Biyernes Santo
A visual poetry of one's thoughts and reflections on a Good Friday. This is the fourth of the "mobile-sintas" (smartphone films) of filmmaker Elvert Bañares.
Dali Di, Hampang Ta
The transit towards social justice is slow-moving, if not stagnant; the recurrences vs. disappearances; and the effects of isolation vs. shared suffering. The film explores the paradox and ironies that surround the memory loss of Filipinos and the blind faith that goes with it.
One
The elements of nature interact with each other through a human medium by way of dance drama. Despite the interplay and the occasional disorder, the elements must be aligned and united. Ultimately, they all become one. Official music video of "One" by Geej Langlois from the album of the same title.
Impas
A grouchy middle-aged woman, joined by her nephew and niece, is to visit an old friend with whom she has to settle debt with, but was brought to an unfamiliar place by a driver who needs to settle a debt of his own.
Buklog of the Subanen
Kuwerdas sa Pagkakaisa
Leave A Light On
Quaresma
The explorations of personal spaces and the passing of time are subjected to a visual meditation. During the holy week, the lives of two men are slowly intertwining as each of their spaces gets entangled, leading to a climactic Black Saturday and an Easter that gives new meaning to resurrection.
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