WRITE HERE (2022)
Directed, Written & Produced by JAKE MUÑOZ CONSING
Queer Drama, 15 mins LOGLINE:
An aging gay man living alone with Alzheimer's struggles to hold onto his identity and onto the memory of his one true love. SYNOPSIS: Eddie, an aging gay man with Alzheimer’s, holds onto the memory of his dead lover through entries in a notebook. While cleaning, he comes across a locked room filled with memories: blissful memories of his lover, but further down discovers a rabbit hole of regrets. So, Eddie embarks on a journey of forgetting, but in doing so, tearing apart the last connection to his lover -- his memories. DISTRIBUTOR: Dear Straight People |
Festival Selections and Nominations:
BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival (London, UK) - March 16-27, 2023
Official Selection
Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Cardiff, UK) - October 11 – 16, 2022
Iris Prize Nominee | The Autumn Years
70th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards (Quezon City, Philippines) - July 30, 2022
Nominee for Best Short Film
Wicked Queer: The Boston LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Boston, USA) - April 8, 2023
Official Selection | Asian Queer Shorts
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (Los Angeles, USA) - May 12-13, 2023
Official Selection | Kuwentuhan
Rio LGBTQIA+ International Film Festival (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil) - July 6-12, 2023
Official Selection
Merlinka Festival (Belgrade, Serbia) - December 8, 2022
Official Selection
Gaze International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Dublin, Ireland) - October 2, 2022
Official Selection | The Art of Experience
35th aGLIFF / PRISM 35 Film Festival (Austin, USA) - August 27, 2022
Official Selection | Families are the Best Worst Best
Buffalo International Film Festival (Buffalo, USA) - October 6-10, 2022
Official Selection | Redemption Tales
DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon (Oregon, USA) - March 10-12, 2023
Official Selection
Sine Halaga Film Festival (Manila, Philippines)
Finalist
Spring Film Festival (Pasig, Philippines)
Best Short Film
Official Selection
Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Cardiff, UK) - October 11 – 16, 2022
Iris Prize Nominee | The Autumn Years
70th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards (Quezon City, Philippines) - July 30, 2022
Nominee for Best Short Film
Wicked Queer: The Boston LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Boston, USA) - April 8, 2023
Official Selection | Asian Queer Shorts
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (Los Angeles, USA) - May 12-13, 2023
Official Selection | Kuwentuhan
Rio LGBTQIA+ International Film Festival (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil) - July 6-12, 2023
Official Selection
Merlinka Festival (Belgrade, Serbia) - December 8, 2022
Official Selection
Gaze International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Dublin, Ireland) - October 2, 2022
Official Selection | The Art of Experience
35th aGLIFF / PRISM 35 Film Festival (Austin, USA) - August 27, 2022
Official Selection | Families are the Best Worst Best
Buffalo International Film Festival (Buffalo, USA) - October 6-10, 2022
Official Selection | Redemption Tales
DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon (Oregon, USA) - March 10-12, 2023
Official Selection
Sine Halaga Film Festival (Manila, Philippines)
Finalist
Spring Film Festival (Pasig, Philippines)
Best Short Film