MANILA IS FULL OF MEN NAMED BOY
20 mins | Digital | Black and White | 1.85 : 1 | 2018
20 mins | Digital | Black and White | 1.85 : 1 | 2018
SYNOPSIS
Manila, July 7, 2009. As Michael Jackson’s televised funeral plays throughout The Philippines despite terrorist attacks in the south, an estranged son purchases a child who can drink and smoke to impress his father.
Manila, July 7, 2009. As Michael Jackson’s televised funeral plays throughout The Philippines despite terrorist attacks in the south, an estranged son purchases a child who can drink and smoke to impress his father.
OFFICIAL SELECTION
75th Venice Film Festival (World Premiere)
32nd South by Southwest Film Festival
28th Busan International Film Festival
48th Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
14th Cinema One Originals Film Festival
22nd Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
24th Geneva International Film Festival
16th Zagreb Film Festival
29th Singapore International Film Festival
16th London Short Film Festival
12th Kustendorf Film and Music Festival
14th Prague Short Film Festival
41st Festival du Court Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand
8th Sun Valley Film Festival
11th Short Waves Festival
19th Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival
20th Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival
43rd Atlanta Film Festival
31st FilmFest Dresden
13th Dallas International Film Festival
35th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
8th Montclair Film Festival
37th Center for Asian American Media Film Festival
32nd Columbia University Film Festival
1st Davey Fest
12th Festival Zukunftsvisionen
9th Snake Alley Festival of Film
25th Palm Springs International Shortfest
22nd Guanajuato International Film Festival
14th Traverse City Film Festival
5th Still Voices Short Film Festival
20th San Diego Asian Film Festival
30th New Orleans Film Festival
27th Hamptons International Film Festival
40th Denver Film Festival
33rd Leeds International Film Festival
75th Venice Film Festival (World Premiere)
32nd South by Southwest Film Festival
28th Busan International Film Festival
48th Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
14th Cinema One Originals Film Festival
22nd Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
24th Geneva International Film Festival
16th Zagreb Film Festival
29th Singapore International Film Festival
16th London Short Film Festival
12th Kustendorf Film and Music Festival
14th Prague Short Film Festival
41st Festival du Court Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand
8th Sun Valley Film Festival
11th Short Waves Festival
19th Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival
20th Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival
43rd Atlanta Film Festival
31st FilmFest Dresden
13th Dallas International Film Festival
35th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
8th Montclair Film Festival
37th Center for Asian American Media Film Festival
32nd Columbia University Film Festival
1st Davey Fest
12th Festival Zukunftsvisionen
9th Snake Alley Festival of Film
25th Palm Springs International Shortfest
22nd Guanajuato International Film Festival
14th Traverse City Film Festival
5th Still Voices Short Film Festival
20th San Diego Asian Film Festival
30th New Orleans Film Festival
27th Hamptons International Film Festival
40th Denver Film Festival
33rd Leeds International Film Festival
AWARDS
25th Palm Springs International Shortfest, Winner Best U.S. Short Film
14th Cinema One Originals Film Festival, Winner Best Short Film
20th Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival, Jury Honorable Mention
31st FilmFest Dresden, Winner Golden Horseman Award for Short Fiction Film, International Competition
35th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Winner Golden Reel Award for Best Narrative Short
32nd Columbia University Film Festival, Audience Award, Student Jury Selection, & Jury Honorable Mention
25th Palm Springs International Shortfest, Winner Best U.S. Short Film
14th Cinema One Originals Film Festival, Winner Best Short Film
20th Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival, Jury Honorable Mention
31st FilmFest Dresden, Winner Golden Horseman Award for Short Fiction Film, International Competition
35th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Winner Golden Reel Award for Best Narrative Short
32nd Columbia University Film Festival, Audience Award, Student Jury Selection, & Jury Honorable Mention
NOMINATIONS
75th Venice Film Festival Orrizonti Award for Best Short Film
67th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Nomination for Best Short Film
42nd Gawad Urian Nomination for Best Short Film
29th Singapore International Film Festival, Silver Screen Award Best Southeast Asian Short Film
48th Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Loup Argenté Best Short Film
32nd South by Southwest Film Festival, Grand Jury Award
27th Hamptons International Film Festival, Golden Starfish Award Narrative Short
13th Dallas International Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize Narrative Short
41st Festival du Court Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand, Grand Prix International Competition
43rd Atlanta Film Festival, Grand Jury Award Narrative Short
75th Venice Film Festival Orrizonti Award for Best Short Film
67th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Nomination for Best Short Film
42nd Gawad Urian Nomination for Best Short Film
29th Singapore International Film Festival, Silver Screen Award Best Southeast Asian Short Film
48th Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Loup Argenté Best Short Film
32nd South by Southwest Film Festival, Grand Jury Award
27th Hamptons International Film Festival, Golden Starfish Award Narrative Short
13th Dallas International Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize Narrative Short
41st Festival du Court Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand, Grand Prix International Competition
43rd Atlanta Film Festival, Grand Jury Award Narrative Short
PRESS
Short of the Week
Cinema mon Amour: In Conversation with Andrew Stephen Lee
SGIFF: What Filmmakers Have to Consider (and Feel) When Exploring Representation and Identity in Film
SGIFF: The Longest Way Round is the Shortest Way Home: The Blurred Lines of Identity
SGIFF: Queer Takes on Southeast Asian Short Films
SINdie: A Portrait of Masculinity in Manila is Full of Men Named Boy
TestKammer: Manila is Full of Men Named Boy
Short of the Week
Cinema mon Amour: In Conversation with Andrew Stephen Lee
SGIFF: What Filmmakers Have to Consider (and Feel) When Exploring Representation and Identity in Film
SGIFF: The Longest Way Round is the Shortest Way Home: The Blurred Lines of Identity
SGIFF: Queer Takes on Southeast Asian Short Films
SINdie: A Portrait of Masculinity in Manila is Full of Men Named Boy
TestKammer: Manila is Full of Men Named Boy
CAST
Jon Norman Schneider as "Boy"
Rafael Roco Jr. as "Rodrigo"
Reynald Raissel Santos as "Bing Bong"
Lou Veloso as "Saldi"
Michael SJ Uy as "Rodel"
Nel Estuya as "Carlo"
Adrian Castanares Jr. as "Big Boy"
Drestel Galang as "Photographer"
Jon Norman Schneider as "Boy"
Rafael Roco Jr. as "Rodrigo"
Reynald Raissel Santos as "Bing Bong"
Lou Veloso as "Saldi"
Michael SJ Uy as "Rodel"
Nel Estuya as "Carlo"
Adrian Castanares Jr. as "Big Boy"
Drestel Galang as "Photographer"
CREW
Director: Andrew Stephen Lee
Writers: Andrew Stephen Lee, Neda Jebelli, and Emre Gulcan
Producer: Caleb Negassa
Executive Producer: Valerie Martinez
Co-Producers: Carlo Francisco Manatad and Mica Coburn
Director of Photography: Andrew Christen Crighton
Production Designer: Steff Dereja
Editor: Andrew Stephen Lee
Sound Designer: Julian Evans
Line Producer: Persian Apple Jalandoni Maglinte
First Assistant Director: Mikee Dela Cruz
Composer: Zeke Khaseli
Director: Andrew Stephen Lee
Writers: Andrew Stephen Lee, Neda Jebelli, and Emre Gulcan
Producer: Caleb Negassa
Executive Producer: Valerie Martinez
Co-Producers: Carlo Francisco Manatad and Mica Coburn
Director of Photography: Andrew Christen Crighton
Production Designer: Steff Dereja
Editor: Andrew Stephen Lee
Sound Designer: Julian Evans
Line Producer: Persian Apple Jalandoni Maglinte
First Assistant Director: Mikee Dela Cruz
Composer: Zeke Khaseli
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Ooh Yooh, Indieflip, Studio Cuento, and Hetch Hetchy
Ooh Yooh, Indieflip, Studio Cuento, and Hetch Hetchy
SUPPORT
Cinerent Manila
Cinerent Manila
