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Nick and Chai

19th(2014) Wide Angle

Family · Disaste · History  

  • CountryPhilippines
  • Production Year2014
  • Running Time70min
  • Format DCP
  • ColorColor
Program Note
In November 2013, Typhoon Haiyan brutally hit the Philippines, displacing millions and killing over 10,000 people, including the four children of Nick and Chai. To prepare against the powerful typhoon, the couple sent their children to their neighbor whose house was stronger than their own dwelling. However, the choice they made on that day ended up being a source of endless regret. Four months after lost their children, this film observes the everyday life of the couple now living with agonising desperation. Due to a sense of guilt and longing for their dead children, the couple survives one day after another in a state of lethargy. All they can do is take part in rescue efforts, help their neighbors, and try to find new diversions. Following the daily routines of the couple, the camera captures the layers of emotion and pain of those who have to live on while suffering from incurable wounds. (KIM Young-woo)
Director
Director
Cha ESCALA
Cha Escala graduated from the University of the Philippines Film Institute. She is an assistant of documentary filmmaker Ditsi Carolino as a cinematographer, editor, co-director and has been making her own documentaries since 2008. Her film Intoy′s Christmas won many local awards.
Director
Wena SANCHEZ
Wena Sanchez is a product of the University of the Philippines Film Institute. She′s currently the writer/producer of Hiraya Pictures, a company she co-founded with Cha. Her background is in advertising and narrative films but she is currently fascinated with documentary. Her filmography includes Last Shot(2012, short), Nick and Chai(2014).
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Credit
  • Director Cha ESCALA 차 에스카라, Wena SANCHEZ 웨나 산체스
  • Producer Wena Sanchez, Cha Escala
  • Cast Nick Quieta, Chai Quieta
  • Cinematography Cha Escala
  • Editor Cha Escala, Bam Luneta
  • Production Company Hiraya Pictures
    Philippines 34-B. C.V. Francisco St, Purok Amorsolo, Diliman, Quezon City
    wenna.sanchez@gmail.com