Ari: My Life with a King

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Ari: My Life with a King
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2015 MMFF New Wave theatrical release poster
Directed byCarlo Encisco Catu
Written byRobby Tantingco
Produced by
  • Ferdinan Lapuz
  • Carlo Mendoza
Starring
  • Ronwaldo Martin
  • Francisco Guinto
  • Cecille Yumul
  • Chloe Carpio
  • Jonalyn Ablong
CinematographyCarlo Mendoza
Edited by Carlo Francisco Manatad
Music byJake Abella
Production
companies
Center for Kapampangan Studies
CMB Film Studios
Release dates
  • September 9, 2015 (2015-09-09)(Harlem)
  • December 17, 2015 (2015-12-17)(Philippines)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryPhilippines
Language Kapampangan
Budget₱1 million

Ari: My Life with a King is a 2015 Philippine independent film by Carlo Encisco Catu about a Kapampangan high school student learning about his native language from a Kapampangan-language poet.

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Premise

Jaypee (Ronwaldo Martin), a high school student, was tasked to find one of his school's famed alumni. His search leads him to a remote village where the ash from the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo still covers the community. There he meets Conrado (Francisco Guinto) and a group of old poet who continues their efforts in preserving Pampanga's literary traditions. [1]

Cast

The cast also includes poets Policarpio Batac as Tatang Haspe, Eufrocina de la Peña as Apung Ciniang, and Felix Garcia as Tatang Gili

Production

Ari (which means "King" in Kapampangan) was a venture of the Center for Kapampangan Studies (CKS). It was directed by Carlo Enciso Catu, a hotel and restaurant management student at the Holy Angel University (HAU). [3] The production team consist of HAU's students, staff, officials and alumni. HAU also allocated ₱1 million for Ari. [4]

Set in Porac, Pampanga, Ari was produced as a means to promote awareness on the Kapampangans status as dying language as well as its usage among younger people. [3] It is also inspired from the tradition of Kapampangan poets' of selecting a "king" among themselves. The cast for the film also had Kapampangan poets as members including Batac, de la Peña, Garcia, and Guinto. [4]

The CKS remarked that the film was finished within a week by an "all-amateur" team. [3] The film did have involvement of professionals who offered services at a discounted rate as well as some volunteers. [4]

Release

Ari was screened at the 2015 Harlem International Film Festival, the 2015 Vancouver International Film Festival, and the 2015 All Lights India International Film Festival. [4] [1] The film was also screened in select cinemas in the Philippines from December 17 to 24, 2015 as one of the New Wave entries for the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival. [5] The film was also among the 170 films made available for streaming at the online 2020 Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino . [6]

Awards

AwardCategoryRecipientResult
10th Harlem International Film Festival [4] Best World FilmAri: My Life with a KingWon
1st All Lights India International Film Festival [1] Best Debut Director AwardCarlo Encisco CatuWon
41st Metro Manila Film Festival Awards [7] New Wave Full-Length Best ActorFrancisco QuintoWon
39th Gawad Urian Awards [8] [9] Best MusicJake AbellaWon
Best ScreenplayRobby TantingcoWon
Best FilmAri: My Life with a KingNominated
Best DirectionCarlo Encisco CatuNominated
Best ActorFrancisco GuintoNominated
Best Supporting ActressCecile YumulNominated
Best Editing Carlo Francisco Manatad Nominated
Best SoundGilbert ObispoNominated
8th International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema [10] Talented New Director AwardCarlo Encisco CatuWon
Best Foreign Language FilmAri: My Life with a KingNominated
Best Actor for a Foreign Language FilmRonwaldo MartinNominated
Best Original Screenplay for a Foreign Language FilmRobby TantingcoNominated
Best Editing for a Foreign Language Film Carlo Francisco Manatad Nominated

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