Kung Tuyhon Ka, Indi Gid Magbugtaw
(If You Feel Sleepy, Never Wake Up)
Personal Notes
I have written personal notes about this film but I'll have to delay sharing them here so you can enjoy the film this Halloween 2023. Put off the lights, plug in your headphones. Enjoy and send me your thoughts.
Elvert JV
synopsis
Little girl Rosa claims to see a "tamawo" (Hiligaynon term for "dark supernatural beings" in Ilonggo folklore) whenever she wakes up from sleep. The trauma forces her to be awake all the time. As a result, she lacks sleep and affects her schooling and tutoring activities. With an insensitive widower father, Rosa only has her tutor, teacher Irene, to help her conquer her fears caused by both real and the supernatural.
Year of release: 2017
TRT: 10min, 23sec
Short Fiction,, Horror
Shot, edited, designed and directed by: Elvert Bañares
Associate Producers: Dr. Robert Galidez, Kurt Sajor
Cast (Introducing): Elsie Flores Gancia, Aliza Ron Labistre
Steve Michael Tagat, Riena Christal Shin, Shanen Anica Feranco, Paul Alken Quilla
Jun Carlos Gumacal, Ariel Gabriel Lachica, Nicole Meer
Jannah Kristen Villacorte, Trixie Mae Yee, Kent Edrick Jaravilla
Production Manager: Erecson Villar
LIne Producer: Manager: Irish Alisen
Production Coordinators: John Julian Muniz
Camera Assists & Sound Recording: Reyjim Fernandez
Make-up: Mitch Fresnilla
Stills: Eric Barbosa & Christian Lozañes
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
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Silver Tier, Best Films, The Horror Movie Awards 2020
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Nominee, Best International Short Film, MMP Online Film Festival, Antwerp, Belgium
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Nominee, Best Director, International Shorts, ALTFF Fall 2018, Toronto, Canada
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SELECTIONS
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Pelicula de Competicion Cortometrajes, Panama Horror Film Fest, Panama
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Official Selection, Cefalu Film Festival 2019, Palermo, Italy
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Seleccion Oficial, 2019 Festival International de Cortos de Terror La Cripta, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Official Selection, Lift-Off Global Network, Sessions 2019, UK
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Official Selection, African International Horror Film Festival 2021
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Official Selection, 15 Second Horror Film Challenge, USA, 2020