For too long, short films have remained the forgotten art form; a consistently underrated medium that has never been given the exposure it demands. Even with the emerging popularity of independent films in the Philippines, short films are still seen as “front acts” for full-length features or “sidebars” at local film festivals. The Katorse Writers’ Group, a group of young writer-filmmakers who were part of Ricky Lee’s 14th Scriptwriting Workshop, addresses this problem by coming up with a full program of short films to be screened at Robinson’s Galleria Indie Sine. On June 11-17, KATORSE SHORTS will showcase 7 short films with themes ranging from the romantic to the absurd to the tragic - a program that is meant to bring to the consciousness of Filipino audiences the short film as a form that can hold its own. Katorseshorts line-up: Ang Kapalaran ni Virgin Mario by Ogi Sugatan Ambulancia by Richard Legaspi Manyika by John Wong Puwang by Anna Isabelle Matutina Dead Letter by Grace Orbon Lababo by Seymour Barros-Sanchez Walong Linggo by Anna Isabelle Matutina For more info: email a_isabelle78@yahoo.com Distributed by Tubemogul.
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