NSOTV: At the gala night of 'Balota' (Online Exclusive)

Check out what happened at the recently concluded gala night of 'Balota' in this online exclusive video.

Transcript

00:00I hope you enjoyed it because we did it for the purpose of people enjoying and laughing

00:19about how broken the system is because historically laughing at something is one of the best way

00:24to critique it.

00:26I'll repeat my line for you.

00:28I'll zoom in quickly.

00:34I'll just repeat it.

00:36Pooh.

00:38Yeah.

00:42So maybe that's what he meant to me.

00:44It's like this is the movie of Balota.

00:46It's a wake up call for us

00:48that when we put our votes together,

00:50it's important.

00:52That's why Teacher Emi said,

00:54because of this, my voice is strong

00:56and it's heard.

00:58So I hope it's realized by people.

01:02I'm also thankful to GMA

01:04because even though

01:06they're a mainstream studio,

01:08they didn't show the script.

01:10They didn't show the cut.

01:12They respected the voice of the director.

01:14Even though

01:16even though

01:18this material has its advantages and risks.

01:20I love it.

01:27We desperately need

01:29festivals like Cinemalaya

01:31because our industry

01:33in a way is drowning

01:35and festivals like this

01:37are like rafts that we can hold

01:39that we can ride

01:41so we can survive.

01:43Balota, now showing!

01:50www.cinemalaya.com