Jasper Chavez Zarzuela's documentary "Tunay na Buhay?" will be screened at the 2nd Cinevita film festival on March 6, 4 P.M., at the Thomas Aquinas Research Complex, University of Santo Tomas, España, Manila.
The Cinevita festival, which focuses on positive, life-affirming features, short films, and documentaries, is organized by The Varsitarian, official student publication of UST, and
"Tunay na Buhay?" is a documentary which focuses on a child (Jessa) that belongs to a typical Filipino family. The father, an ice cream vendor, earns for the family, and the mother takes care of it.
The film portrays the family's everyday life and struggles through the point of view of a child. It shows the depth of understanding and the psychological profile that developed on a particular subject due to the environment, circumstances and realities that surround her.
"Tunay na Buhay?" was nominated for a Gawad Urian, with Ditsi Carolino's "Bunso" edging it for the award, and won second place for documentary in the UP Film and Video Awards.
The documentary was one of the entries selected to screen at ABC 5's "Dokyu: Ang Bagong Mata ng Pinoy Documentaries" during its very first season. It later made the rounds of universities and colleges in Metro Manila as part of the Dokyu campus tour.
Zarzuela, a graduate of the UP Film Institute, is now a freelance photographer and also works on several film-related projects.
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