Cinemalaya 2011 Entry: Bahay Bata

BAHAY BATA : Sarah is a nurse at a Public Maternity Hospital. The hospital is abuzz with pregnant mothers of all shapes and sizes in different stages of labor. The hospital is short on staff on Christmas Day so Sarah is forced to put in a double shift.

Sarah observes the women coming and going in her ward, noting who is a first-timer and who is a veteran. Meanwhile, the wards are over-crowded : two women and their babies sharing single beds while those in labor are spilling unto the hallways. Sarah takes these all in stride, her heart and mind laboring over her own personal pains.

Starring: Diana Zubiri, Yul Servo, Sue Prado etc.

List of Cinemalaya 2009 Finalists for the Full-Length Category

Indie enthusiasts are excited with the new line up of the ten scripts that made it to the finalists of the Cinemalaya 2009 Full-length category.

“24K” by Ana Agabin
“Ang Nerseri (The Nursery)” by Vic Acedillo, Jr.
“Ang Panggagahasa Kay Fe” by Alvin B. Yapan
“Astig (Mga Batang Kalye)” by GB Sampedro
“Colorum” by Jon Steffan Ballesteros
“Dinig Sana Kita” by Mike E. Sandejas
“Engkwentro” by Pepe Diokno
“Last Supper No. 3″ by Veronica Velasco and Jinky Laurel
“Mangatyanan (The Blood Trail)” by Jerrold Tarog 

 “Sanglaan” by Milo Sogueco.

For more details about the Cinemalaya 2009 movies, kindly refer to this post.