Magkakabaung

Magkakabaung
Directed byJason Paul Laxamana
Written byJason Paul Laxamana
Produced by
  • Dennis Evangelista
  • Romeo Lindain
  • Romnick Tejedor
Starring
CinematographyRain Yamson II [1]
Edited byJason Paul Laxamana
Music byDiwa de Leon [1]
Production
company
ATD Entertainment Productions
Release dates
  • August 29, 2014 (2014-08-29) (Montréal World Film Festival)
  • December 17, 2014 (2014-12-17) (Philippines)
CountryPhilippines
LanguageKapampangan[1]

Magkakabaung (lit. 'The Coffin Maker'), is a 2014 Philippine drama independent film directed, written and edited by Jason Paul Laxamana.[2] The film is known for winning the NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film at the 3rd Hanoi International Film Festival in Vietnam in November 2014.[3] The film was also an official entry at the New Wave Category of the 40th Metro Manila Film Festival.

Plot

A single father accidentally kills his eight-year-old daughter by administering the wrong medication. He finds it challenging not only to have her body buried but also to bury his culpability.

Cast

Production

Magkakabaung was shot with Kapampangan as the primary language accompanied with English subtitles.[1][4]

Release

Magkakabaung was first released at the Montréal World Film Festival on August 29, 2014. It was first shown in the United States on September 11, 2014, at the Harlem International Film Festival. The Hong Kong premiere for the film was on November 12, 2014, at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival, and in Vietnam on November 23, 2014, at the Hanoi International Film Festival. The film premiered at the Austin Film Society in the United States on December 11, 2014. Magkakabaung was released in the Philippines on December 17, 2014, as an official entry of the New Wave Category at the 40th Metro Manila Film Festival.

Reception

The Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema described the film, which was shown at the 3rd Hanoi International Film Festival, as "an emotionally rich journey that is free of sentimentality. By slowly and confidently unveiling a hero we believe in, we encounter the unseen and never doubt the truthfulness of this experience."[5]

Quezon City Representative Winston Castelo filed House Resolution No. 1744, which sought to commend Magkakabaung's director Jason Paul Laxamana, citing, "Laxamana deserves all the praise and recognition for bringing pride, glory and honor to the country."[4]

Awards

Year Award-giving body Category Recipients and nominees Result
2014 Harlem International Film Festival Awards[6] Best Actor Allen Dizon Won
Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) Award[5]
3rd Hanoi International Film Festival 		Best Asian Film Magkakabaung Won
Best Actor Allen Dizon Won
Metro Manila Film Festival Awards New Wave Best Picture Magkakabaung Won
New Wave Best Director Jason Paul Laxamana Won
New Wave Best Actor Allen Dizon Won
2015 38th Gawad Urian Awards[7] Best Actor Allen Dizon Won
Best Supporting Actress Gladys Reyes Won

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Film: Makakabaung". Austin Film Society. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  2. ^ Hawson, Fred (December 29, 2014). "Review: 'Magkakabaung' tops MMFF New Wave". ABS CBN News. Fred Said. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  3. ^ "The Coffin Maker". NETPAC. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Manaysay, Ferth Vandensteen (January 3, 2015). "House to honor 'Magkakabaung'". Sun Star. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Sallan, Edwin (November 28, 2014). "'Magkakabaung', Allen Dizon honored in Hanoi". InterAksyon. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  6. ^ "2014 Awards". Harlem International Film Festival. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  7. ^ "FULL LIST: Winners, Gawad Urian Awards 2015".