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Filipino film “Boy" captures hearts in San Francisco


SAN FRANCISCO, California — Filipino film “Boy" had captured thousands of moviegoers during the recently concluded Frameline 33 LGBT Film Festival held from June 18 to 28 in San Francisco City in California. “Boy" is the third full length feature film from avant-garde director Auraeus Solito following the international success of “Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros." The one hour-and-a-half digital film was showcased by the 32-year old LGBT film festival in San Francisco. Frameline is believed to be the longest running, largest and most widely recognized LGBT film exhibition event in the world. Solito’s “Boy" was shown on June 19 and 27 at the Victoria Theatre in San Francisco. A diverse group of audiences filled the theater for the two night film showings. Frameline LGBT Film Festival described “Boy" as “an exquisitely tender evocation of the delicate nether-world between lust and love, the latest from gifted Filipino director Auraeus Solito centers on a poetic, well-off teenager and the macho dancer he rents for New Year’s Eve." The film’s producers DQ Dequina and Jong De Castro with cast member Madeleine Nicolas flew from Manila for the film fest. Frameline organizers introduced the group to the audience after the film showing to answer any questions the audience might have about the film. The group received a warm applause from the audience. However, for Nicolas, who played as the doting mother of a gay teen in the film, the second night was more memorable. When film producer De Castro introduced her to the audience, she received a five-minute applause. Nicolas tried to contain her emotions at that moment. “As you can see, I am so overwhelmed by this," Nicolas said while holding her tears back. “Thank you. Thank you." Nicolas told GMAnews.TV that the movie “Boy" was her first gay film she has ever made. She admitted also that it was her first time to see the entire film. She said she herself was amazed by the relationship between the mother and the son in the movie. The veteran stage and independent film actress said she was surprised with the reactions of the audience toward the film especially to some of her lines in the movie. “I hope Boy will gain more attention. I believe in Solito’s work. These are human beings with authentic and real human emotions," Nicolas said, adding that “Boy" will be showcased in Manila during the upcoming Cine-Malaya Film Fest in July. According to film producers De Castro and Dequina, the film has not been shown in the Philippines yet but it has all ready premiered in Turino, Italy. They shared with the audience that the film was supposed to be shown during a film fest in Singapore early this year, however, the crew received a notice that the film was omitted from the list due to its content. De Castro said the citation from the film organizer in Singapore was about the movie’s attempt to “normalize homosexuality and that the movie romanticizes sex between men." He said the film director Solito wrote the organizer back and told them that “gay men also make love." Nicolas encouraged the Filipino community to see the movie. “I hope they see it. It’s really a good film. The intimate scenes are tender and not exploited," she said. Solito could not make the film fest in San Francisco due to a six-month film grant he’s attending in Amsterdam. - GMANews.TV
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