Interview Joselito Altarejos and Sandino Martin 'Unfriend'
Channel: TEDDY AWARD
Date: 2014-02-09

28. TEDDY AWARD im Rahmen der 64. Internationalen Filmfestspiele Berlin
Interview with Director Joselito Altarejos and Actor Sandino Martin- of the film 'Unfriend'
Interview by Philipp Schmidt
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'Unfriend'
PH, 2013
Directed by Joselito Altarejos
Cast: Sandino Martin, Angelo Ilagan, Boots Anson-Roa

A 15-year-old boy stands on the edge of the roof of a building site; his hand playfully reaches into the air. Beneath David lies the city and behind him his friend Jonathan who is two years older and looks on, captivated by the sight of his friend. David lives with his grandmother who divides her time between housework and TV shows. Warm and humorous, she supports her grandchild’s openly gay life, but he prefers to withdraw into his Facebook world at every opportunity. David would do anything for Jonathan and openly shares his feelings with online friends. When Jonathan posts images of himself with a new lover on Christmas Eve David struggles to overcome his powerlessness with a feverish obsession to win back his friend and soon finds himself in the grip of both real and virtual aspects of his unstable personality. Powerful tracking shots follow David through his manic imaginations, sparkling Christmas illuminations, crowded shopping malls and virtual alleys underneath a bell jar of repressed emotions. With an assured hand, Altaregjos melds real and virtual worlds into an impressively sensual, electrifying atmospheric arena that confronts us with his protagonist’s deep wounds.

Joselito Altarejos
He  is a filipino film and television director, producer and screenwriter.  He is well known for his ground-breaking openly gay-themed film features. He won a award at the 2010  the Valencia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (Best Film, 'Antonio's Secret) and the 2010 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival (Best Edit, 'Pink Halo-Halo').