An anthropologist posits this question at the beginning of baby ruth villaramas excellent documentary sunday beauty queen, and the question serves as food for thought beyond the film s runtime. One of those five women is leo, a fiery lesbian whos been organizing beauty pageants in hong kong since 2008, blazing a trail for the women who follow. The film is tba studios third entry to the film festival with bonifacio. Sunday beauty queen is a reallife cinderella tale of a filipina house helper who. It made its world premiere in the wide angle documentary competition at the 21st busan international film festival in 2016 the film is an official entry to the 2016 metro manila film. The oscar winner looked exactly the same as she does now in a photo she shared of herself during her beauty pageant days in the 80s. Discoveries hong kong, japan, philippines 2016 documentary 95 mins cantonese, english, tagalog with english subtitles dcp north american premiere.
Sunday beauty queen baby ruth villarama discoveries hong kong, japan, philippines 2016 documentary 95 mins in hong kong, sunday is the one day a week overseas filipino workers get to congregate in the streets to commune, crack jokes, celebrate birthdays, and, every now and then, throw beauty pageants. This is an insightful documentary showing the experiences of five ofws while working as domestic helpers in hong kong. Meanwhile, vilma santos and angel locsin were named best actress and best supporting actress, respectively, for their performances in the star cinema film everything about her, which also brought home the best musical score and the best screenplay awards. Photo courtesy of san diego asian film festival spring showcase 2017 the san diego asian film festival spring showcase presents the north american premiere of sunday beauty queen.
Being the very first documentary to compete in the entire history of the metro manila film festival, i must say theres no other film more fitting to take that spot other than sunday beauty queen. Sunday beauty queen is a reallife cinderella tale of a filipina house helper who dreams to be a beauty queen in hong kong. It is also a beautiful film, with cinematographer dexter dela pena creating images that evoke both. Write about love was released in the philippines on december 25, 2019 as one of the eight official entries to the 2019 metro manila film festival. Director baby ruth villarama lovingly captures the details of play and fantasy between the harsh, thankless labor that so often reminds the women of the families they left behind in the philippines. Sunday beauty queen took four years to finish, was produced by the same people who worked on heneral luna and is the first documentary to ever make it to the metro manila film festfrom which it bagged best picture no less. With karen montague, gemma garrett, rebecca maguire, amira graham. In a beauty pageant like no other in the world, five helpers give themselves makeovers for a day and gleefully reclaim their dignity. The film is a liveaction adaptation of disneys 1991 animated film of the same name, itself an. Docu film sunday beauty queen to stream on youtube manila. 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 is the first ever documentary to be included in the 42 year history of the metro manila film. This is a film that triumphs the filipino spirit, and a tragic social commentary of what has become to have such issue turn into a much larger and graver one.
Beneath hong kongs glittering facade, filipinas working as domestic helpers work in relative anonymity and for near slave wages. It also won the audience choice award for best documentary cinema asia film festival 2017 in netherlands. Sunday beauty queen 2016 12252016 ph documentary 1h 35m user score. Sunday beauty queen is an enjoyable, entertaining, and effective hearttugger that is best served with popcorn and pocket tissue for your tears. Unluckyinlove beauty queens from northern ireland undergo a dramatic makeunder before embarking on a series of dates to see if they can find a connection with a man that is more than just skin deep. To conclude the third annual philippine studies workshop, come join us for the premiere screening of sunday beauty queen in london. 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. Most of the women work menial jobs, where the bedroom is just an extension of the kitchen. 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. Fyc media is proud to represent 10 film from tba tuko film productions, inc, buchi boy entertanment, inc and artikulo uno. Sunday beauty queen complete hong kong, february 8, 2017 spotlight.
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. In hong kong, sunday is the one day a week overseas filipino workers get to congregate in the streets to commune, crack jokes, celebrate birthdays, and, every now and then, throw beauty pageants. Sunday beauty queen moves briskly, jumping from one subject to another with both ease and reason. What it is not is a gamechanging piece that favors progressive substance over superficiality. For filipinas, working overseas in hong kong brings financial opportunity but comes at a great cost. When a beauty queen becomes a narco queen july 7, 2017 exposed for their beauty or excited by the thought of a life of luxuries and eccentricities, the participants in beauty contests are seen by the world of drug trafficking as easy prey, and are often seen by criminals as trophies who then among themselves become delinquent. Sunday beauty queen is a 2016 philippine documentary film directed by baby ruth villarama. The conditions of ofw overseas filipino workers deserve attention, especially domestic staff. The 2016 documentary film sunday beauty queen will be streaming on youtube starting may 15, friday. Sushmita sen flaunts her flawless skin in her latest photo.
Coproduced by walt disney pictures and mandeville films, it was filmed entirely in britain with predominantly british principal actors. Its because my mom was once an ofw overseas filipino worker. Sushmita sen flaunts her flawless skin in her latest photo and we are in complete awe of her beauty 0 former miss universe sushmita sen is hogging the limelight again for all the right reasons. Sunday beauty pageant is an empowering narrative that locates new voices among the growing body of work on migrant labour. Baby ruth villaramas excellent documentary sunday beauty queen, and the question serves as food for thought beyond the films runtime. Baby ruth villaramas movie won best picture award at the 2016 metro manila film festival mmff the first documentary to ever receive the recognition in the history of the. By liam lacey published april 30th, 20170 comments. Sunday beauty queen shows how beautiful strength looks. A documentary that takes an intimate look at the daily dramas of filipino foreign domestic workers in hong kong premieres at. In the snap, berry rocks a totally 80s, teased bob complete. The 22yearold miss queen of tourism lesotho also made it to the top five of the miss planet 2017 pageant in.
The film, which does not have any cast listed, currently has a total of one poster available. San diego asian film festival 2017 sdaff spring showcase. Mmff spokesperson noel ferrer said sunday beauty queen which was previously in the last spot has been doing well in theaters since it was awarded the. Beauty and the beast is a 2017 american musical romantic fantasy film directed by bill condon from a screenplay written by stephen chbosky and evan spiliotopoulos. Beauty queen, mapitso hlophe, flew the national flag very high in georgia on sunday when she scooped the miss planet personality 2017 title. Philippine cinema 2017 opened in hong kong with an opening screening and hong kong premier of sunday beauty queen. Steven demille will attend the 2017 ventana sur film market in buenos aires on behalf of house of film. Sunday beauty queen 1h 35min documentary 21 april 2017 usa sunday beauty queen is a reallife cinderella tale of a filipina house helper who dreams to be a beauty queen in hong kong. Below is the complete list of winners at the first eddy awards. Sunday beauty queen a reallife cinderella story of five domestic workers taking part in a unique beauty pageant.
Sunday beauty queen is produced by tuko film productions. Directed by jp habac and starring paolo avelino and maja salvador, the film follows best friends carson and dio in a 7year long friendship as unspoken feelings and fresh relationships start to threaten their dynamic. Halle berry throws it back to her beauty queen days. With rudelie acosta, cherrie bretana, chuck gutierrez, mylyn jacobo. Keep uptodate with the latest news from hot docs and the hot docs ted rogers cinema. See this very heartwarming trailer of sunday beauty queen by babyruth villaramagutierrez. Birdshot, a comingofage drama by 24yearold director mikhail red, has been selected by the philippines as its contender for the foreignlanguage section of the academy awards. We are one, said baby ruth villarama, whose sunday beauty queen bagged the best picture trophy and the gatpuno. Filipino indie movies you have to see globe telecom. Best picture, 2016 metro manila film festival official selection, 2016 busan international film festival. Sunday beauty queen full movie directed by babyruth villarama.
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