MISS BULALACAO is about a young drag queen, Dodong, who joins a barangay gay pageant to gain acceptance in his father’s community in Punta de Bulacao Isla de Panamao. He is instead met with hostility from his father, who chases him to a jungle, where he sobs to a lone bright star. What follows is the strangest night in his entire life, and an even stranger 9 months when he realizes he is pregnant. With only his stepmother, Lisa, as support, Dodong deals with ridicule from a barangay who does not believe him – until the rumors becomes a headline in a tabloid. “Bakla: Ina ng Dios”. Set in the scenic island of Biliran, the film is in Waray and Cebuano.
Premieres at the Cinema One Originals Film Festival 2015 in selected theaters around Manila from November 9-17. Debut film of Ara Chawdhury.
Starring:
Russ Ligtas, Tessie Tomas, Mon Confiado, Nanette Inventor
Screening Schedule:
Cinema One Originals 2015: Kakaiba Ka Ba? – November 8-17, 2015
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