Arvin Belarmino
2024
PHILIPPINES | USA | BANGLADESH | FRANCE
Filipino
Fantastic | Live-action | Fiction
20 minutes
A young rookie from a bizarre chicken-dance group faces a heckler after being the worst dancer at a performance - leading him to a series of strange events that reveal what the group does to their weakest link.
Elora Españo
Timothy Castillo
Ross Pesigan
A film by Arvin Belarmino
Screenplay | Arvin Belarmino, Kyla Danelle Romero
Executive Production | Gi Sebastienne Gonzales, Max Neace, Adnan Al Rajeev, Wesley A. Yap, Chad V. Vidanes, James Oliver Lau
Production | Kristine De Leon & Natividad De Leon, Wesley A. Yap
Co-production | Adnan Al Rajeev, Tanveer Hossain, Dominique Welinski
Line Production | Catsi Catalan
Cinematography | Geia De Vera
Editing | Renard Torres
Production Design | Adrian Española
Visual Effects | Cyril Bautista, Ogie Tiglao, Jason Villegas
Sound Design | Alex Tomboc, Lamberto Casas Jr.
Cannes | Semaine de la Critique
Arvin Belarmino, a Filipino filmmaker, hails from both provincial Cavite and the urban capital of Manila. Renowned for directing numerous experimental and narrative short films, he has garnered critical acclaim locally and internationally. His debut feature project, "Ria" earned him selection for the 2022 Festival De Cannes Cinéfondation La Residence and won the prestigious Centre National du Cinema (CNC) award. Arvin is an esteemed alumnus of Talents Tokyo, Locarno Filmmakers Academy, Produire Au Sud Workshop Nantes and Institut Francais’ La Fabrique program. Recently, he was among the selected filmmakers for the Cannes’ Directors Fortnight Factory 2024 program.
In the art industry, if you don't do your best and pour your heart and soul into your craft, it will eat you alive. If you don't find the courage to share your voice with the world, you will end up losing it — blending in with the ordinary people.
We are here to express our experiences; we are here to immortalize our existence. We are here to do this for life.
Life for artists is all about art. Share your voice, stand your ground, and have courage — and let the rest be chickens.
— Arvin Belarmino
