Mamu (and a Mother Too) (2018)
A transgender sex worker in her late 40s along Fields Avenue whose only aspiration is to have breast implants for her profession unexpectedly assumes the role of a mother to her orphaned niece, a transgender youth who is only beginning to discover her own sexuality. As she works more shifts to save for her implants, troubles arise when she begins to feel the weight of her struggles – being an aging sex worker in fast-evolving society, a partner to her young fiancé, and a parent to a teenager she just met. Her difficult confrontations eventually lead her to a new attitude towards life, and a unique recipe to a famous Kapampangan dish, Sisig.
Director: Rodina Singh
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Iyah Mina as Mamu |
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Arron Villaflor as Vincent |
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EJ Jallorina as Bona |
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Markus Paterson as Kiko |
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Jovani Manansala as Franco |
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Petite as Petite Brockovich |
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Renz Cyrus Aguilar as Tonton |
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Lui Manansala as Manang Clara |
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KaladKaren as Kaladkaren |
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James Svendsen as George |
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Mitch Montecarlo Suansane as |
| Production | Ronald Arguelles | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Rodina Singh | Writer |
| Camera | Theo Lozada | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Easy Ferrer | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Rodina Singh | Director |
| Sound | Jordan Peralta | Music |
| Art | Josiah Hiponia | Art Direction |