In this stopmotion short film, a bird raised by mice begins to. Sunday beauty queen, is a documentary that follows a group of such workers, predominantly young, as they toil in this bustling asian metropolis. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the akas submission guide. Oct 10, 2016 revealing beauty to be more than just skin deep, babyruth villaramas documentary sunday beauty queen shows filipino domestic helpers in hong kong finding fulfillment through beauty pageants. Sunday beauty queen is a documentary about the philippines modern heroes the overseas filipino workers. Sunday beauty queen is a reallife cinderella tale of a filipina house helper who dreams to be a beauty. Sunday beauty queen is mmff best picture, paolo ballesteros. Sunday beauty queen director baby ruth villarama said she hopes that the movie s win for best picture will encourage movie theaters to extend the showing of film.
Philippine documentary film directed by baby ruth villarama and follows a group of expatriate domestic workers in hong kong as they prepare to take part in an annual beauty pageant. Sunday beauty queen follows a particular yet universal tale of ofws overseas filipino workers, filipino maids dream to become hong kongs beauty. Dec 28, 2016 a portrait of a group of filipina domestic helpers working in hong kong, and their one day off where they get to participate in beauty pageants. Sunday beauty queen stars thank director, mmff for telling. Sunday beauty queen mmff 2016 official trailer documentary. Weekdays for a group of domestic workers in hong kong are spent on backbreaking work. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Most of the women work menial jobs, where the bedroom is just an extension of the kitchen. Sunday beauty queen is a bighearted documentary from filipino director baby ruth villarama. Weekdays for a group of domestic workers in hong kong are spent on backbreaking work, while sundays transform them into beauty queens in preparation for a beauty pageant. Philippine cinema 2017 opened in hong kong with an opening screening and hong kong premier of sunday beauty queen.
Sunday beauty queen is a documentary about the philippines modern heroesthe overseas filipino workers. Sticking together on their one free day of the week, their social life centers on competing and supporting an ongoing annual calendar of beauty pageants. Sunday beauty queen 2016 is a documentary movie starring rudelie acosta and cherrie bretana. Sunday beauty queen, a reality film for the whole family. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Sunday beauty queen it gives us a different take on filipina ofws. Sunday beauty is the first ever documentary to be included in the 42 year history of the metro manila film festival.
Sunday beauty queen 2016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It features the real stories of hazel perdido, mylyn jacobo, cherry bretania, leo selomenio, and. What interest me after watching sunday beauty queen is why the movie was titled as such, and why the plot of the movie pivoted on what the hong kong ofws do during sundays. A portrait of a group of filipina domestic helpers working in hong kong, and their one day off where they get to participate in beauty pageants. Trailer for sunday beauty queen for filipinas, working overseas in hong kong brings financial opportunity but comes at a great cost. Sunday beauty queen cast members hazel perdido and mylyn jacobo pose outside a theater showing their movie.
Sunday beauty queen 2016 official trailer, organic. We are one, said baby ruth villarama, whose sunday beauty queen bagged the best picture trophy and the gatpuno. Sunday beauty queen is a reallife cinderella tale of a filipina house helper who dreams to be a beauty queen in hong kong. But does it really deserve to be included in this years. Beneath hong kongs glittering facade, filipinas working as domestic helpers work in relative anonymity and for near slave wages. Christmas is for the family and we feel that this is the kind of movie that everyone in the family would truly appreciate. I asked my friends after watching the film on what they think was the documentarys. In a beauty pageant like no other in the world, five helpers give themselves makeovers for a day and gleefully reclaim their dignity. A filipina maid dreams to become hong kongs most beautiful queen not for self worth but to save lives, change the abusive system and be happy inside out. See this very heartwarming trailer of sunday beauty queen by babyruth villaramagutierrez. Sunday beauty queen at san diego asian film festival youtube. Pinanood, pinalakpakan, pinusuan sunday beauty queen. Sunday beauty queen moves briskly, jumping from one subject to another with both ease and reason.
It is also a beautiful film, with cinematographer dexter dela pena creating images that evoke both. Philippine cinema 2017 opened with an opening screening and hong kong premier of sunday beauty queen. Shot over the period of four years, sunday beauty queen follows a particular yet universal tale of ofws overseas filipino workers, filipino maids dream to become hong kongs beauty queens, while revealing their lives lived with their employers. Revealing beauty to be more than just skin deep, babyruth villaramas documentary sunday beauty queen shows filipino domestic helpers in. Discoveries hong kong, japan, philippines 2016 documentary 95 mins. Directed by baby ruth villarama, the film lists unknown or not available as a castmember. An engaging documentary on filippina overseas workers selfempowerment through beauty. Baby ruth villaramas loving sunday beauty queen captures ofws at work and during that one day of the week they get off, when, as any hong konger can attest, the women congregate in the streets to commune, crack jokes, celebrate birthdays, and even throw beauty pageants. Sunday beauty queen follows a particular yet universal tale of overeseas filipino workers dream to become hong kongs beauty queens, featuring real stories of five filipino helpers in hong kong. Sunday beauty queen 2017 traileraddict movie trailers. May 25, 2017 hong kong, february 8, 2017 spotlight. Nov 24, 2016 video courtesy of voyage studios, tba. A jilted bride decides to go on her european honeymoon anyway by herself and ends up embarking on a journey of selfdiscovery.
Dont underestimate the number because as the credits roll, people were applauding and screaming making it feel as if its full house. Sunday beauty queen at san diego asian film festival. Sunday beauty queen director baby ruth villarama said she hopes that the movies win for best picture will encourage movie theaters to extend the showing of film. Sunday beauty queen is a 2016 philippine documentary film directed by baby ruth villarama and follows a group of expatriate domestic workers in hong kong as they prepare to take part in an annual beauty pageant. Traumatized, violent and yearning for love, 9yearold benni bonds with a gruff mentor as childservices workers struggle to find her a home. It looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet. Sunday beauty queen is a 2016 philippine documentary film directed by baby ruth villarama and follows a group of expatriate domestic workers in hong kong. With rudelie acosta, cherrie bretana, chuck gutierrez, mylyn jacobo. Sunday beauty queen stars thank director, mmff for. A filipina maid dreams to become hong kongs most beautiful queen not for self worth but to save lives, change the. A documentary that takes an intimate look at the daily dramas of filipino foreign domestic workers in hong kong premieres at. Photo from the films facebook page as the movie unfolded, we learned that one employer and two male acquaintances that had cameos in the film have passed away since shooting began four years ago. Dec 12, 2016 beauty isnt about having a pretty face.
Sunday beauty queens come home, help keep movie in. Database of movie trailers, clips and other videos for sunday beauty queen 2017. Dec 26, 2016 im one of the few maybe less than 30 people who watched sunday beauty queen at 6. Compared to the rest of the entries in this years metro manila film festival lineup, sunday beauty queen is the lone documentary, actually being the first. Sunday beauty queen featuring rudelie acosta and cherrie bretana is not currently available to stream, rent, or buy but you can add it to your want to see list for updates. Mar 26, 2017 sunday beauty queen, is a documentary that follows a group of such workers, predominantly young, as they toil in this bustling asian metropolis. Sunday beauty queen wins best picture sunday beauty queen is the first ever documentary to make it to the festival and thus is also the first documentary to win the coveted best.
Sunday beauty queen, photo c tuko film productions, artikulo uno. Visit the pov hot docs hub for more coverage from this years festival. From the producers of heneral luna, a new filipino classic, comes the first ever documentary movie in the metro manila film festival mmff and. Sticking together on their one free day of the week, their social life centers on competing and. Apr 27, 2017 database of movie trailers, clips and other videos for sunday beauty queen 2017. Sunday beauty queen 2016 where to watch it streaming. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
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