Pisay (film)

Pisay is a 2007 Filipino drama film directed by Auraeus Solito, written by Henry Grajeda and starring Gammy Lopez, Annicka Dolonius, Carl John Barrameda, and Elijah Castillo. The film, set in the 1980's, is centred upon a young student, from 1982 as a freshman and ending in 1986. The background is the last years of Martial Law in the Philippines where the Marcos dictatorship was at its peak.[1][2]

Plot

The story revolves around Rom Meneses (Gammy Lopez), a young student who enters the premiere Philippine Science High School (Tagalog: Mataas na Paaralan ng Plipinas sa Agham; or commonly known as Pisay) along with seven other students during the politically volatile years of the Philippines in the 80’s. The students are guided by their teacher Ms. Casas (Eugene Domingo), as they discover the world outside the four corners of the school and the chaos of the Marcos dictatorship.[3][1][2]

Cast
  • Gammy Lopez as Rom Meneses
  • Annicka Dolonius as Wena Ledesma
  • Carl John Barrameda as Mateo Markado
  • Elijah Castillo as Minggoy Lamazan
  • Shayne Fajutagana as Liway Claver
  • Jonathan Neri as Andy Gallardo
  • EJ Jallorina as Euri Calo
  • Alfred Labatos as Daki Lim
  • Eugene Domingo as Ms. Casas
  • Arnold Reyes as Mr. G
  • Rowena Basco as Ms. Fanny
  • Glecy Atienza as Dra. Claver

Release

The film was released on February 20, 2008 in the Philippines and was also shown in Canada, South Korea, Germany, France and Singapore at different film festivals.[4]

Awards

Pisay won awards for Best Director, Best Production Design, and Audience Choice Awards at the 2008 Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival. Internationally, it won the Audience Award and International Jury Prize at the 2008 Vesoul Asian Film Festival.

References
  1. "Pisay The Movie". Philippine Science High School Foundation.
  2. "Pisay (2007)". IMDb.
  3. Pinlac, Dacs (29 July 2007). "Review: Pisay The Movie".
  4. "Pisay (2007) Release Info". IMDb.
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