Personal Notes

In 2017, I promised myself that if I'm trapped in a place; bored or challenged by circumstances, I'd shoot a film in the absence of books or any form of activity. In short, ayoko ng walang ginagawa, haha! So, this "mobile-sintas" series of mine was created. These are little personal films shot and edited using whatever phone that's available for use - whether mine or someone else's. 'Sintas' is a Hiligaynon word which means 'film'. Hiligaynon is a language spoken by more than 9 million Filipinos in Visayas and Mindanao regions. Iloilo province has the largest population of Hiligaynon speakers.

This film is the fourth in my mobile-sintas series. The films under the mobile-sintas are usually not submitted to film festivals with the exception of the 'Ang May Akda' micro-trilogy, 'Patibsok' and 'Red Sky, Purple Lake' which toured more than 20+ international film festivals combined.

When I was walking around the Good Friday of 2017 (sometime in April), I had mixed emotions considering that my grandmother (from my Mother's side) passed away but I can't explain my urge to shoot and I just did. I took out my phone and shot images while I did my usual late afternoon walk. This time, it's not just an ordinary walk. The clouds are whispering to me again while the people around me couldn't care. I wish they would know how I feel but I can't explain it myself. This mobile-sintas can, in one way or another.