Centerpiece Feature: Where Is The Lie? (Marupok AF)
Directed by Quark Henares- FEATURE
- Philippines
- 2024
- 86 mins
- San Diego premiere
After getting dumped, Janzen soon rebounds on a dating app and meets Theo. They text constantly, laugh, and connect deeply. Theo plans to visit her but never shows up. Devastated, Janzen learns from his cousin Beanie that Theo regrets his actions. Theo video calls Janzen, and they continue their relationship.
Janzen visits Manila and meets Theo, but he abruptly breaks up with her. Confused, Janzen is comforted by Beanie. They bond, and Janzen convinces Beanie to bring Theo back. After an intimate moment, Theo reveals that everything was a lie and that Janzen has been talking to Beanie all along. Beanie, waiting outside, gets a text from Theo confessing the truth. When Janzen confronts her, she punches Beanie.
The next day, Beanie wakes to a flood of social media posts, starting with Janzen’s public confession, leading to Beanie’s cancellation.
Quark Henares is a multi-awarded filmmaker known for having written and directed feature films such as My Candidate, Rakenrol and Keka, which Variety magazine reviewed as “a refreshing change of pace for Philippine cinema” and Quentin Tarantino called “a hell of a lot of fun”. He also created the cult TV series Rakista for TV5 and has helmed music videos for everyone from Gary V. to Sandwich to Taken by Cars. He is also a musician, fictionist, journalist, actor, DJ, host, professor and entrepreneur. As the head of Globe Studios (now known as ANIMA Studios under Kroma Entertainment), he executive produced films such as Dead Kids, Fan Girl, Goyo:Ang Batang Heneral and Leonor Will Never Die. He was also founding director of the .giff festival of new media. He was also the Head of Originals, Philippines, for Amazon Studios.