Just like a gumshoe with an inkling hes obsessesing over, ive been thinking, rewatching the film, trying to get a hold of what aspects have taken a hold of me. Birdshot retinochoroidopathy, commonly referred to simply as birdshot, is a rare form of posterior uveitis which mainly affects the retina and choroid. From the onset, birdshot seems to be set in marcos martial law era. Jun 05, 2017 the film society of lincoln center and subway cinema announce the 16th new york asian film festival june 30 july 16, 2017 opening gala is the international premiere of thai high school thriller bad genius, centerpiece gala is the north american premiere of slowburning filipino thriller birdshot, and closing gala is the u. The film delivers a strong message on how poor asian nations would willingly sacrifice the lives of its people in their aim to establish a complete, if weak, national identity. In the 1990s, there was a rise of a political ideology in southeast and east asian countries. For the past three days ive been thinking about what part of birdshot leaves me so unsettled, restless with a feeling of dread hovering above. Cinemalaya foundation released the complete schedule of the fulllength features and shorts that will participate in the upcoming th cinemalaya independent film festival. Birdshot is philippines official entry to oscars 2018. The film hoarded awards including best picture at the 2017 gawad urian. Like the eagle that inspires the film, birdshot is a refined, seamless and graceful mysterythriller.
North americas leading festival of popular asian cinema will showcase 57 feature. As the local authorities begin a manhunt to track down the poacher of a national bird, their investigation leads them to an even more. Trending films pain and glory dolor y gloria 2019 american factory 2019 apollo 11 2019 a star is born atlantics. It contains recordings of all of the days talks, interviews with people with birdshot, health professionals, charities and low vision specialists who attended. In a statement, red thanked the film academy of the philippines, his birdshot family, and tba studios, saying, i hope tba studios continues to encourage young storytellers to create uncompromising films. Forced to hide in the forest to elude the police, she hears the call of an eagle. Local authorities look for her bringing consequences and shattering their quiet life. Mary joy apostol, manuel aquino and john arcilla synopsis. Of the 57 films being shown at this years new york asian film.
Dec 19, 2017 mikhael reds birdshot ends oscar journey and fails to make it to the shortlist of best foreign language film category for the 90th academy awards, heres the complete list of the shortlisted films that will advance to the next round of voting. Cowritten by mikhael and rae red, the mysterythriller revolves around a farm girl who mistakenly shoots and kills an endangered philippine. Birdshot uveitis society and fight for sight have cofunded a number of small grants for birdshot research. The film is set to land on philippine theaters in 2017. The shockingly young filipino director mikhail red born in 1991 follows up his awardwinning debut rekorder with birdshot, a ruralset dramatic thriller revolving around the killing of humans and endangered animals alike. Apr 04, 2019 birdshot uveitis society bus is delighted to bring you the talks from our birdshot day held on 17th november 2018. Either you see cinema verite or very contemplative filmmaking, birdshot director mikhail red told deadlines dominic patten after an awardsline screening of the film, reflecting on the filipino oscar entry this year, which is more stylistically heightened by comparison. Jul 26, 2017 director mikhail reds comingofage thriller birdshot is the opening film of the 2017 cinemalaya philippine independent film festival at the cultural center of the philippines tanghalang nicanor abelardo main theater. Birdshot has been chosen as the official entry from the philippines in the foreign language film category for the 2018 academy awards birdshot uses the political ideology of asian values to critique the idea of nation and national identity construction the asian values. Mythology class at the same time, fan favorite mythology class has also been confirmed to be in development. Aug 24, 2017 a biopic of the homoerotic artist touko laaksonen, who went by the name tom of finland, karukosis film won the fipresci award when it premiered at the 2017 goteborg film festival. Sep 28, 2016 birdshot is a mysterydrama film that tells the story of a young filipina farm girl who wanders into the boundaries of a philippine reservation forest. Starring mary joy apostol, arnold reyes, ku aquino, and john arcilla, its story revolves around a farm girl apostol in the countryside, who unwittingly kills a philippine eagle an endangered species locally known as the haribon, and two police officers reyes and arcilla assigned to track. Afghanistan, a letter to the president, roya sadat, director.
Birdshot is a 2016 philippine comingofage thriller film written, directed and edited by mikhail red. They are reportedly aiming for a march 2017 release in local cinemas birdshot isnt the only film that was recognized at the festival. She follows its call to a place where a grim secret unravels. Aug 07, 2017 birdshot 2017 official trailer directed by. Cowritten by rae red, the film was a philippinesqatar coproduction, and screened at the 2017 osaka asian film festival. Birdshot birdshot is a comingofage thriller that tells the story of a young farm girl who wanders off into a philippine forest reserve. Cinemalaya 2017 organizers said the film, which will formally start on august 4, will be screened at 7 pm. Top critic birdshot is a very entertaining film, which could have been a masterpiece of the mainstream if not for some faults on the.
Other films to watch out for include muchawaited crime thriller smaller and smaller circles. Birdshot is a comingofage thriller that tells the story of a young farm girl who wanders off into a philippine forest reserve. The film society of lincoln center and subway cinema announced today the complete lineup for the 16th new york asian film festival nyaff, which. The film society of lincoln center and subway cinema announce. All occurring within the course of a day, it establishes naivete and innocence as the base values of. Director mikhail reds comingofage thriller birdshot is the opening film of the 2017 cinemalaya philippine independent film festival at the cultural center of the philippines tanghalang nicanor abelardo main theater. The film is directed by mikhael red, and stars mary joy apostol, arnold reyes, and john arcilla. New york, ny june 5, 2017 the film society of lincoln center and subway cinema announced today the complete lineup for the 16th new york asian film festival nyaff, which will take place from june 30 to july at the film society and july 14 to 16 at the sva theatre. A teasertrailer for mikhail reds upcoming mystery drama birdshot has been released. Stars of the 8 film entries, riding on their respective floats, waved to the fans amidst sprinkles of rain showers. He wrote and directed his first short film at 15 and immediately earned recognition in local and international film festivals. The 16th new york asian film festival will take place from june 30 to 16 andwill showcase 57 feature films, including 3 international premieres. The second list shows films with the most awards won from the four major film awards and a.
Even though it failed to make it at the oscars, i consider birdshot as one of the best filipino films i have seen in recent years. Starring mary joy apostol, arnold reyes, ku aquino, and john arcilla, its story revolves around a farm girl apostol in the countryside, who unwittingly kills a philippine eagle an endangered species locally known as the haribon, and two police officers reyes and arcilla. It follows the story of a farm girl who unwittingly shot down the endangered philippine eagle. New york asian film festival 2017 main competition slate. Birdshot while venturing deep in the mountains, fifteenyearold maya unknowingly kills an endangered philippine eagle, leading the authorities to start a manhunt to find the eagle killer. Among those who attended the parade were beauty queens. Aug 19, 2017 birdshot is a film whose story precipitates from a young girls encounter with a haribon, and its consequences that play upon roles of predators and prey, of kings and pawns. This entry was posted in new releases and tagged birdshot, cinema, cinema365, cj entertainment, criminal investigation, endangered species, filipino cinema, films, gunfight, hunting dog, interrogations, manuel aquino, mary joy apostol, movies, new york asian film festival, new york asian film festival 2017, philippines eagle, police brutality. Jun 17, 2011 the birdshot day dvd has finally arrived. Opening gala is the international premiere of thai high school thriller bad genius, centerpiece gala is the north american premiere of slowburning filipino thriller birdshot, and closing gala is the u. Shot begins as sound mixer mark newman wyle, is pumping up the volume on a bloody shootout scene in an action film.
Jun 05, 2017 the film society of lincoln center and subway cinema announced today the complete lineup for the 16th new york asian film festival nyaff, which will take place from june 30 to july at the film society and july 14 to 16 at the sva theatre. Mar 26, 2018 thus begins one of the best films of 2017. Birdshot is the first filipino film released nationwide by netflix. In the philippines, you have very lowbudget films, so most films tend to be a certain style. T he film was beautifully shot in lush countryside surrounding a sanctuary for philippine eagle. Birdshot uses its first act to build the groundwork for its characters. I caught up with birdshot on a rainy evening, a day after the nation breezed through with ninoy aquino day. The 2017 edition of the longrunning film festival in the philippines will continue to discover. Famas awards, gawad urian awards, luna awards and star awards. Birdshot is a mysterythriller film that tells a story of a young.
We are very grateful to the media team at moorfields nihr biomedical research centre who have kindly edited and put the presentations together for bus. North americas leading festival of popular asian cinema will showcase 57 feature films, including 3. Birdshot is a film whose story precipitates from a young girls encounter with a haribon, and its consequences that play upon roles of predators and prey, of kings and pawns. It played as part of the incompetition films at last years pista ng pelikulang pilipino, and is now available on netflix for the whole world to see. Tuko film productions, buchi boy entertainment, artikulo uno productions has sent us the recently released teasertrailer for birdshot, a philippineqatar film coproduction directed by mikhail red american serial killer in manila. Zaijan jaranilla, teri malvar, sam quintana, bon lentejas, kyline alcantara.
Metro manila film festival, cinemalaya and cinema one originals. Birdshot and 4 other tba studios films to hit theaters soon. A farm girl mistakenly shoots and kills an endangered philippine eagle. Hours later, after an argument with his wife phoebe leal, mark is. A farm girl mistakenly shoots and kills an endangered philippine. Jul 08, 2017 this entry was posted in new releases and tagged birdshot, cinema, cinema365, cj entertainment, criminal investigation, endangered species, filipino cinema, films, gunfight, hunting dog, interrogations, manuel aquino, mary joy apostol, movies, new york asian film festival, new york asian film festival 2017, philippines eagle, police brutality. Deep within the reservation she mistakenly shoots and kills a critically endangered and protected philippine eagle.
Mary joy apostol, arnold reyes, ku aquino, john arcilla. Birdshot is a mature, majestic exploration of violence and police corruption in the philippines. The complete schedule for the cinemalaya 2017 entries is here unknown. From tba studios, the studio that brought you heneral luna. Nyaff 2017 announces full 16th new york asian film. Birdshot 2017 0816 2017 ph thriller, drama, mystery 1h 56m user score. Throughout its two hour runtime, birdshot works like a crank tightening a wire, becoming more taut as the film progresses. The complete schedule for the cinemalaya 2017 entries is here. May they continue to pave the way to a bright future for philippine cinema. Phs cinemalaya film fest opens with birdshot beyond. With arnold reyes, mary joy apostol, john arcilla, ku aquino. As a young upandcoming filmmaker he continued making short films throughout his teenage years, screening his works at film festivals in hong kong, new york, berlin, seoul, austria, and canada among others. The 2017 edition of the longrunning film festival in the philippines will continue to discover, encourage, and support the cinematic works of filipino filmmakers that boldly articulate and freely interpret the filipino experience with fresh insight and artistic integrity. A dramatic thriller with hints of american westerns, mikhail reds impressive film tells the story of a filipina farm girl who mistakenly shoots an endangered eagle, and the larger questions that her actions provoke.
Haiti, honduras, lao peoples democratic republic, mozambique, senegal and syria are firsttime entrants. Jul 24, 2017 monday, 24 july 2017 birdshot trailer and poster pista ng pelikulang pilipino official entry 2017 birdshot is a comingofage thriller that tells the story of a young farm girl who wanders off into a philippine forest reserve. Birdshot is produced by tuko film productions and buchi boy entertainment the same team behind heneral luna. Set in a poor rural area, birdshot tells the story of a young woman learning the ropes of hunting, with her fathers guidance. Birdshot 2017 commercial release tuko film productions, buchi boy films, cj entertainment mikhail red director. Each sequence is impeccably cut and paced to build tension or. Birdshot is a mysterydrama film that tells the story of a young filipina farm girl who wanders into the boundaries of a philippine reservation forest.
Monday, 24 july 2017 birdshot trailer and poster pista ng pelikulang pilipino official entry 2017 birdshot is a comingofage thriller that tells the story of a young farm girl who wanders off into a philippine forest reserve. Putting it simply, birdsho t is one of the best films of 2017. The film society of lincoln center and subway cinema. The disease occurs in women more often than men, typically caucasian, and most often between the ages of 30 and 60.
The film society of lincoln center and subway cinema announced today the complete lineup for the 16th new york asian film festival nyaff, which will take place from june 30 to july at the. Jan 28, 2020 birdshot is the first filipino film released nationwide by netflix. Here are video updates from the recipients of five of these projects. Hours later, after an argument with his wife phoebe leal, mark is suddenly. Jul 04, 2017 the shockingly young filipino director mikhail red born in 1991 follows up his awardwinning debut rekorder with birdshot, a ruralset dramatic thriller revolving around the killing of humans and endangered animals alike. Birdshot 2016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. When authorities begin a manhunt to track down the eagles killer, they stumble upon an even more horrific discovery. Today we have written to everyone who came to the day telling them about it and asking if they want to receive. Mystery, thriller hamog 2017 commercial release cinema one originals ralston jover director. They were all asked to make sure that their talk was no longer than 10 minutes, with an additional five minutes for questions. The following first list shows the best picture winners at the four major film awards. Birdshot is a mysterythriller film that tells a story of a young filipina farm girl who wanders into the boundaries of a philippine reservation forest. The film society of lincoln center and subway cinema announced today the complete lineup for the 16th new york asian film festival nyaff, which will take place from june 30 to july at the film society and july 14 to 16 at the sva theatre. Aug 08, 2017 i caught up with birdshot on a rainy evening, a day after the nation breezed through with ninoy aquino day.
Birdshot 2017 08162017 ph thriller, drama, mystery 1h 56m user score. Also in tokyo, goteborg, osaka asian, titanic hungary, vilnius, taipei, cinemalaya, new york. A biopic of the homoerotic artist touko laaksonen, who went by the name tom of finland, karukosis film won the fipresci award when. A ghost love story atlantique 2019 blackkklansman call me by your name can. Birdshot mikhail red, pista ng pelikulang pilipino 2017. In 2016, birdshot won best asian future film at the 2016 tokyo international film festival. Nyaff 2017 announces full 16th new york asian film festival.