The most-awarded entry to the latest edition of Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival, the indie rock film ‘Blue Room,’ is getting its first theatrical run. It will exclusively run starting June 7 at Cinema ’76 Film Society, Tomas Morato Ave. cor. Scout Borromeo St. in Quezon City.
Cinema ’76 brings a special treat to its audience as it will hold a special talkback session in one of the screenings at June 7. Director Ma-An Asuncion-Dagñalan, along with the cast of the film, will be present.
Check out the screening schedules of ‘Blue Room’ at Cinema ’76 here:
About ‘Blue Room’
‘Blue Room’ tells the story of a progressive rock band composed of privileged teenagers who get arrested for drug possessions and are brought into the ‘Blue Room’ where they must make the difficult choice between freedom or standing up for what they believe in.
It stars actor-musician juan karlos as the band’s lead vocalist, Harvey Bautista, Nourijune, Keoni Jin, and Elijah Canlas. Also in the film are Soliman Cruz, Bombi Plata, Jericho Arceo, Bon Lentejas, and Richard Cepeda.
The film bagged multiple awards at last year’s Cinemalaya including Special Jury Prize, Best Direction for Ma-An Asuncion-Dagñalan, Best Cinematography for Neil Daza, Best Supporting Actor for Soliman Cruz, and Best Production Design for Marxie Maolen Fadul.
“Blue Room” also participated at the 74th Locarno Film Festival as a Pro-Online Delegate (as Producer). It was also a Post-production Grantee of the National Commission for the Culture and the Arts in 2021 as well as the Film Development Council of the Philippines’ CreatePHFilms Small Budget Production Fund Recipient.
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