Opening Night: Narrative Short Film Nominees
- Opening Night, Shorts, Special Events
- 120 mins
SDFFF opens this year by showing five exceptional short films, giving tribute to the art form of short cinema. The lineup includes “Who to Love” by Rommel Andaya, “Harana” (Serenade) by Marie Jamora, “Velvet Sky” by Charles Gray, “Never Forget” by Ida Anita Del Mundo, and “Beauty Queen” by Myra Aquino.
5:00 PM – Opening Reception with light refreshments at Savoie Italian Eatery across the street from AMC
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM – Film Screening
8:30 – 9:00 PM – Q&A
MC: Drama Del Rosario
In this program
Who To Love
Directed by Rommel Andaya
In the near future, a couple goes on another date to see if they are right for each…
Velvet Sky
Directed by Charles Jon Gray
After winning the grand jury prize at a local film festival and receiving an offer to make his…
Harana (Serenade)
Directed by Marie Jamora
Maya is a cover band singer in a Las Vegas casino-hotel lounge trying to connect with her daughter…
Never Forget
Directed by Ida Anita Del Mundo
Vera, a 33-year-old Filipino-American born and raised in New York, deals with her estranged father, Pablo, who has…
Beauty Queen
Directed by Myra Aquino
1940, Pampanga, Philippines– Remedios Gomez is a classic woman through-and-through, and she has the town’s beauty pageant crown…