The Chanters

The Chanters is a comedy-drama film about Sarah Mae, a 12 year old school girl, the grand-daughter of the last chanter of the Panay Bukidnon tribe. She obsesses with pop culture and readies herself for the visit of a sensational TV star to her school. As she perfects her dance, her grandfather, Lolo Ramon suffers the onset of dementia. As her Lolo starts losing his precious memories, Sarah Mae is tasked to help him complete the last of the remaining 12 epics, their tribe’s vanishing tradition.

Starring

Jally Nae Gibaliga
Romulo Caballero

Directed by James Robin M. Mayo
Written by Andrian Legaspi & John Bedia
Screenplay by James Robin Mayo
Produced by Cai Cena & Thop Nazareno

Release Date: October 19, 2017
Genre: Cultural Comedy/Drama
Studio: JMYO Productions

Awards

Urduja Film Festival 2018

Best Heritage Film – The Chanters
Best Director – James Mayo
Best New Actor – Lolo Ramon, Romulo Caballero
Best Young Actress – Sarah Mae, Jally Nae Gilbaliga

The Film Desk of the Young Critics Circle

Best First Feature for 2017

Screening

2018

May (National Heritage Month)

UPFI Film Center – Cine Adarna

2017

QCinema (Quezon City International Film Festival) 2017

OCT 20 FRI, 06:30 PM, Trinoma *GALA
OCT 21 SAT, 06:30 PM, Galleria
OCT 22 SUN, 01:00 PM, Gateway
OCT 22 SUN, 03:30 PM, Galleria
OCT 23 MON, 01:30 PM, Galleria
OCT 24 TUE, 01:30 PM, UP Town Center
OCT 24 TUE, 06:30 PM, Trinoma
OCT 25 WED, 03:30 PM, Gateway
OCT 26 THU, 09:00 PM, Galleria
OCT 27 FRI, 04:00 PM, UP Town Center
OCT 28 SAT , 03:30 PM, Gateway