ANG KABALIGTARAN NG GUNAW (The Opposite of the End)

DATE/TIME/VENUE

February 14, 2021 | 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM  

Broadcast by CNN Philippines on Free TV Channel 9, Sky Cable Channel 14, & Cignal Channel 10

DESCRIPTION

The CCP brings healing and hope this Love Month with the world premiere of award-winning filmmaker Jerrold Tarog’s new film “Ang Kabaligtaran ng Gunaw (The Opposite of the End),” back-to-back with the launch of “Hilom: Sayaw Dalangin ng Pag-asa at Pagkakaisa,” a folkloric dance film.

Director Tarog transmuted the original poem with the same title written by playwright Eljay Castro Deldoc into a cinematic experience, featuring the original concept and choreography by Ronelson Yadao. Tarog also composed the music for the dance film, starring dancer Eloisa Jessa Tangalin and featuring the other faculty members of CCP Dance Workshop. 

Adapted to screenplay by Tarog and Deldoc, the eight-minute short feature film brings together the different art forms – from literature, dance, music, theatre and film – to create a unique collaboration which hopefully reminds all artists and the public on the importance of artistic expression and undaunted creativity that is much needed in the process of healing and overcoming the pandemic.

Aside from being a reminder, “Gunaw” is a promise that once time permits, CCP will open its doors once again and welcome its artists back because there are still stories to be told, songs to be sung and ideas to be expressed. And as artists always say, the show must and will go on.

For 51 years now, the Cultural Center of the Philippines is a place where creativity thrives, and a home to various productions, festivals and artists. In 2020, CCP closed its doors to the public and arts became one of the most affected industries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thousands of artists and cultural workers were displaced.

The question lingers: will the arts survive? And Tarog responds through the short feature film.