"Sundalong Kanin" by Janice O'Hara & Jerry O'Hara | 10th Cinemalaya Film Festival

Sundalong Kanin written by Jerry O'Hara and directed by Janice O’Hara is an official entry to the 10th Cinemalaya Film Festival under the New Breed Category, released by Front Media Entertainment. The festival runs on August 1-10, 2014 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. It will also be showing in 4 Ayala Malls, namely: Greenbelt 3 Makati, Alabang Town Center, TriNoma, and Fairview Terraces.

Having been raised by parents and uncles who worked in the film industry, Janice O’Hara’s wish to direct comes as no surprise. She started out writing for television, under ABS CBN, then later on ventured into writing for films. She is the writer of Ang Paglilitis ni Andres Bonifacio, a film directed by the late Mario O’Hara for Cinemalaya 2011.

After Ang Paglilitis ni Andres Bonifacio, Janice started working on the material for Sundalong Kanin, along with Rey de Castro, Jerry O’Hara, and Mario O’Hara. She has always been fascinated with history and the stories in it—that while we all have individual experiences, beliefs, and principles, we are still bound by a shared history, something which ultimately defines us as a nation and as a people.

Watch out for the Gala Screening of Sundalong Kanin on August 7, 2014 at 6:15 PM at the CCP Main Theater.

SYNOPSIS: 

Sundalong Kanin is a film that tells the story of four young boys coming of age during World War II. Armed with nothing more than hand-made tiradors and baril de pana, they are determined to become soldiers and fight for their country. But when they find the guerilla camp, they are ridiculed and dismissed by the guerillas themselves, who call them sundalong kanin, a term used for boys who have no use in fighting but always end up eating the rations of the entire unit.

The boys are not easily disheartened, however, and they continue to “spy” on the Japanese Army who have recently marched into their small town. The boys are soon faced with the realities of war, and before they know it, they are no longer children playing at being soldiers—they are soldiers, each determined to avenge what they have lost, to protect what they still have, and most importantly, to give justice where there is none.

Film Trailer: Sundalong Kanin

Sundalong Kanin Cast Playlist

CAST: 

NATHANIEL BRITT as NITOY

ISAAC CAIN T. AGUIRRE as BENNY

ELIJAH CANLAS as BADONG

AKIRA MORISHITA as CARDING

ART ACUÑA as CAPT. TANIGUCHI

MARC ABAYA as TONYO

PEEWEE O’HARA as LOLA

IAN DE LEON as JAIME

ENZO PINEDA as RUBEN

PAOLO O’HARA as TOMAS

VIA VELOSO as MILA

CHE RAMOS-COSIO as SONIA

DANTE BALOIS as MANG AMBO

DIANA ALFEREZ as MELAI

REGINA DE VERA as MIRIAM

ANGELO MARTINEZ as DADO

RANIA DELAMAR as ALICE

JELSON BAY / JANVIER DAILY / DENZEL GUIAO / ZANDRO GARDOCE / ALLEN IMMANUEL RYCE / JANIELLE ANN PONCE / KAREN ROMUALDEZ / ALLAN QUIMBO / RUBEN MONSANTO

PRODUCTION TEAM: 

Director: Janice O'Hara

Screenwriter: Jerry O’Hara

Producer: Denise O’Hara

Executive Producer: Sheila Ambray

Director of Photography: Nelson Macababat

Production Designer: Fiel Zabat

Musical Scorer: TJ Ramos

Sound Designer: Drew Millalos

Editor: Mark Cyril Bautista

Production Manager: Melai Entuna

Post-Production Supervisor: LA Dacula 

SUNDALONG KANIN 
by Janice O'Hara/ Jerry O'Hara

(New Breed)

SCREENING SCHEDULE: 

August 2 / Sat: 

12:45 PM – CCP MKP Hall

6:30 PM – Trinoma Cinema 1

August 3 / Sun: 

4:00 PM – Greenbelt 3 Cinema 4

4:00 PM – Alabang Town Center Cinema 4

9:00 PM – CCP Studio Theater

August 4 / Mon: 

3:30 PM – CCP Little Theater

4:00 PM – Greenbelt 3 Cinema 5

6:30 PM – Trinoma Cinema 4

August 5 / Tue: 

12:45 PM – CCP Main Theater

9:00 PM – Fairview Terraces Cinema 5

August 6 / Wed: 

6:15 PM – CCP MKP Hall

9:00 PM – Trinoma Cinema 1

August 7 / Thu: 

1:30 PM – Greenbelt 3 Cinema 5

6:15 PM – CCP Main Theater

August 8 / Fri: 

12:45 PM – CCP Studio Theater

9:00 PM – Greenbelt 3 Cinema 4

9:00 PM – Alabang Town Center Cinema 4

August 9 / Sat: 

1:30 PM – Fairview Terraces Cinema 5

August 10 / Sun: 

4:00 PM – Trinoma Cinema 4

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