Bahay Bata was given a Special Mention in the recent Vancouver International Film Festival. It was also a finalist in the last Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival.
The jury admired the film’s unique mixture of documentary and fiction. Bahay Bata addresses the realities of overpopulation in a country where birth control is neither taught nor freely available, and we salute it for its candour and directness.
Bahay Bata has also been invited to compete in a prestigious festival in December.
The film stars Diana Zubiri, Sue Prado, Jeofrrey Javier, Miles Kanapi, Pewee O’Hara, Janna Tiangco and with the special participation of Yul Servo.
Synopsis:
Sarah (Diana Zubiri) 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 overcrowded : 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.
Bahay Bata was written by Roy and Jerome Zamora and produced by Almond, Marlo and Demy Derla for Found Films.
The film is distributed by Ignatius Films.
Watch the trailer below:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWCxlFgmqDc[/youtube]
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