Ang Luha at Lualhati ni Jeronima

Ang Luha at Lualhati ni Jeronima (The Sorrow and Happiness of Jeronima) is a 2018 Philippine short film by CJ Santos[1] and inspired by the third chapter of Dr. Jose Rizal's El Filibusterismo. It is one of the finalists for the 2018 Wisik Short Film Competition[2] by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. In December 2018, the film had official selection in In-Short 2018 Film Festival[3] in Lagos, Nigeria.

Ang Luha at Lualhati ni Jeronima
Directed byCJ Santos
Ritchie Jota (co-director)
Produced byCJ Santos
Ritchie Jota
Rem Ermita
Khey dela Paz
Written byCJ Santos
Based onEl Filibusterismo
StarringKaren Gutierrez
Ardi Ignacio
Aljo Sanchez
Music byCJ Santos
CinematographyRitchie Jota
Edited byCJ Santos
Production
company
Witty Jack Media
Brainhouse Film Production
Distributed byWitty Jack Media
Running time
8 minutes
10 minutes (extended version)
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino
BudgetP60,000

It follows the old tale of a young woman named Jeronima who was promised marriage by her lover but a twist of fate brought her to the deepest corners of Pasig River where she met a farmer named Ignacio.

Plot

Tristan is a 5th grader taking photos of the present-day Pasig River where he met Mang Igme, mysterious street sweeper who asked him to keep the park clean.

Mang Igme shares the old tale of Jeronima, a young woman living in the old Pasig River and was promised a marriage by her lover Antonio, upon his return from his studies. She waited for him for years and one day, learned that her old sweetheart becomes the town's parish priest.

In fear of tarnishing his reputation, Father Antonio casts Jeronima to the farther side of the river where she met a farmer named Ignacio. Jeronima became friends with Ignacio and they shared love and happiness together.

Cast
  • Karen Gutierrez - Jeronima
  • Ardi Aquino - Ignacio
  • Tristan Jota - Tristan
  • Jamieson Lee - Mang Igme
  • Aljo Sanchez - Antonio
  • CJ Santos - Pepe

Development

Upon the announcement of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts,[4] CJ Santos talked to Rem Ermita and Ritchie Jota in Quezon City and wrote the draft of the script in 30-minutes.[5] The group then launched a crowdsourcing page on Go Get Funding[6] to raise a P90,000 peso budget.

Accolades

After competing for the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, the film has been screened and ran in competition in different international film festivals.

List of accolades
Award / Film Festival City / Country Category Recipient(s) Result
2018 Wisik Short Film Competition[7] Manila, Philippines Best Short Film Ang Luha at Lualhati ni Jeronima Nominated
2018 In-Short Film Festival[8] Lagos, Nigeria Best Short Film Ang Luha at Lualhati ni Jeronima Nominated
2019 SİNEVİZYON International Film Festival[9] Alsancak, Cyprus Best Short Film Ang Luha at Lualhati ni Jeronima Pending

References
  1. "CJ Santos on Film Freeway". filmfreeway.com.
  2. "Ang Luha at Lualhati ni Jeronima - Trailer (Finalist, Wisik Short Film-making Competition)". ncca.gov.ph.
  3. "In-Short Film Festival". inshortfilmfestival.net.
  4. "Wisik Short Film Making Competition". ncca.gov.ph.
  5. "Doña Jeronima: A Legend Revisited". facebook.com.
  6. "Ang Luha at Lualhati ni Jeronima on Go Get Funding". gogetfunding.com.
  7. "Ang Luha at Lualhati ni Jeronima - Trailer (Finalist, Wisik Short Film-making Competition)". ncca.gov.ph.
  8. "In-Short Film Festival Lagos, Nigeria". inshortfilmfestival.net.
  9. "SİNEVİZYON International Film Festival, Alsancak, Cyprus". ktstder.blogspot.com.
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