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My Father Drowned in Soup

Directed by John Paul Corton
Jelian, a determined young boy from Ormoc City, embarks on a desperate quest to find his drowning father hidden within a treacherous sea of soup.

JP Corton, hailing from Ormoc City, is an emerging director who ventured into filmmaking in 2018. He won Best Screenplay and the CHED Chairman’s Choice Award for his short film “Higayon (2022)” at FDCP’s CineIskool Film Festival and the Jury Prize for his film “Nalumos Akong Papa sa Sabaw (2023;My Father Drowned in Soup)” at the Sine Kabataan Short Film Festival. He currently works as a Science Research Specialist in Davao City. But in his free time, JP dedicates his leisure moments to crafting narratives imbued with childlike innocence. His tales offer captivating insights into the imaginative realm of young adolescents within his hometown.

Plays in

Shorts Program II – Scenes from Home

Scenes from Home takes us to the familiar but often complicated dynamic within our own households or homeland.

Dates & Times

AMC Theater Plaza Bonita, Westfield

October 2, 2024
4:30 pm