"BAYANI" A Short Film on the life of a Modern-Day Hero

"BAYANI"
Story and Direction: Mike Alcazaren
Script: Patrick Manahan
Production Company: Vitalstrats Creative Solutions
Produced by BPI

Bayani, an IT specialist, is duped the first time he goes abroad intending to seek the proverbial “greener pastures”. Wife Felize is all heart and would not find fault, in spite of her man's obvious blunder. Meanwhile, Bayani's mother-in-law Lola Conching, is much less understanding. Fact is, she has never liked plain-looking Bayani for her pretty daughter. The couple has an only child, Roland, from whose point of view the story curiously unfolds. From gaffes to triumphs and a curious twist at the end, follow the travails of Bayani and his family as he attempts to overcome his first failed foray as a migrant worker and try a second time around. A light-hearted tale about the Pinoy modern-day hero.

MAIN ACTORS
Jun king Austria
Kalila Aguilos
Abner Delina
Julius Danielle Gareza
Maribel Escover
Bernard Laxa

STAFF AND CREW
Director - Mike Alcazaren
Screenplay - Patrick Manahan
Director of Photography - Pao Pangan
Assistant Director - Melvin Lee
Musical Score/ 2ND AD - Nani Naguit
Producer/Editor - Amrei Dizon
Assistant Editor - Francis Ventura
Production Designer - Joy Puntawe

"Bayani" will premiere tomorrow and will be shown to over a hundred people at BPI's posh function hall at their main office. Most of the attendees are from the top management of BPI and their clients from other big corporations. Press people will be present too.

VitalStrats has co-produced two full-length independent films -- Nick Olanka's 2006 Cinemalaya entry "Ang Huling Araw ng Linggo" (starring Johnny Delgado, Boots Anson-Roa, Baron Geisler) and Ed Lejano's "SEROKS" (Juliana Palermo, Neil Ryan Sese) for Cinemaone Originals. The premiere for these two films were both held in cinemas (CCP and Robinson's Galleria Indie Sine).

"Bayani" gave us a different experience because it is a commercial work. Although we worked with the same team for our independent film projects, the experience with veteran advertising director Mike Alcazaren and Melvin Lee gave us a taste of how it is in a TV commercial production setting.

VitalStrats has produced a number of corporate videos and producing TV commercials in the near future is one of our goals. This project has been a great big opportunity because it leads us one step ahead. ;)