BAYAW

There are two cool posters from the new movie Bayaw, which is an entry at the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival and Competition. According to the producer of the movie, the film “wanted to explore the complex relationship that can possibly develop between two in-laws forced into a difficult and dangerous situation. It is because of these extraordinary circumstances that a unique bond formed between the two in-laws—a bond bordering family ties, brotherhood, camaraderie and love.”

Bayaw will premiere in the upcoming Cinemalaya Film Festival in its uncut version on July 21, 2009 at the CCP Little Theater at 9 pm. It is one of the movies that have been shortlisted by the screening board to compete in the prestigious Cinemalaya NETPAC World Cinema competition to be judged by a panel of jurors from across the region. The Cinemalaya NETPAC World Cinema competition is a distinct category formed by CCP to cater to independent producers who will premiere their films during the festival.

Bayaw is a story about the bond between two brother-in-laws. Nilo Vergara (Paolo Rivero) is a policeman who lives an ordinary life with his wife, Pia Jacinto (played by Kaye Alipio, Philippine Survivor castaway). Their lives take an unfortunate turn when Nilo looses his badge to a frame up and is forced to depend on Pia for his livelihood. Pia becomes burdened and resentful of the responsibility of taking care of his husband and her drifter young brother, Rhennan (Janvier Daily). One day, Rhennan witnesses Nilo accidentally killing Pia after a heated argument. Both in-laws decide to run from the law and become fugitives. As the story progresses, the real events behind the death of Pia is slowly revealed through flashbacks and shifts in character point-of-views.

Andrew Miguel is introduced in this movie he has done some acting in the straight-to- video release, FRESH MAN. Andrew plays character, Erick Cana, the mysterious figure who saves the two brother-in-laws in the most unlikely times. His devious and sometimes, mischievous intentions complicate the lives of the two lead actors but his connection to Nilo and Rhennan is finally revealed at the end of the movie.