ANG SAYAW NG DALAWANG KALIWANG PAA
(THE DANCE OF TWO LEFT FEET)
2011

Marlon hires Dennis to teach him how to dance to impress Karen, his literature professor, who moonlights as a choreographer and dance teacher. As he discovers how the body works, Marlon begins to understand the intersections between poetry and dance. Karen assures Marlon that he does understand her poetry. His mind is just unwilling to, unlike his body which already understands. This film features poetry of the top feminist writers in the country rendered in music and dance: Ophelia Dimalanta, Benilda Santos, Joi Barrios, Rebecca Añonuevo, Merlinda Bobis, and Ruth Elynia Mabanglo.

Dance, poetry and desire commingle in “The Dance of Two Left Feet,” an elegantly assembled drama about an unconventional love triangle that springs from a college student’s infatuation with his much older teacher. Filipino helmer Alvin Yapan confirms the promise of his 2009 debut, “The Rapture of Fe,” with this technically sophisticated exploration of romantic yearning that is both intellectually stimulating and emotionally engaging.

— Richard Kuipers, “Review: The Dance of Two Left Feet,” Variety, 27 November 2011.

Featuring: Paulo Avelino, Rocco Nacino, Jean Garcia

AN KUBO SA KAWAYANAN
(THE HOUSE BY THE BAMBOO GROVE)
2015

In Michelle’s world everything is interconnected. Her house, along with a river stone, a June beetle, and a can of sardines, would help her preserve the ecology of joy and peace she nurtures by the bamboo grove. In a place where everyone dreams of being somewhere else, Michelle finds herself inseparable from her home to the point of obsession. This film offers a highly unusual approach towards ecology, as the sentient depiction of the bamboo house, with all its creaks and cracks, acts as a window that perceives the vitality of the exterior world.