MANILA, PHILIPPINES — A special screening and talkback of The Flor Contemplacion Story marks the first anniversary of CCP Cine Icons, slated on March 15, 1 pm, at the GSIS Theater in Pasay City. Free and open to the public, this event is also CCP’s contribution to National Women’s Month as part of its Gender and Development (GAD) commitment.
In partnership with the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and VIVA Films, the 1995 crime-thriller film follows the tragic tale of Flor Contemplacion, a domestic worker from the Philippines. Leaving her home to seek work in Singapore, Flor finds employment at a relatively pleasant household. However, her life takes a sharp turn when Flor is accused of killing fellow maid Delia Maga, as well as the child in her care. Although evidence supports Flor’s innocence, a trial finds her guilty, and she is sentenced to death.
Directed by Joel Lamangan, with screenplay by National Artist Ricky Lee and Bonifacio Ilagan, starring National Artist Nora Aunor, The Flor Contemplacion Story operates on various personal, social, and political levels. Both controversial and critically acclaimed, it won Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay at the 1996 FAP Awards, among 18 other wins and 16 nominations.
For the past year, CCP Cine Icons has screened numerous films by newly-minted National Artists Ricky
Lee, Nora Aunor, and Marilou Diaz-Abaya in different screening venues and partner schools nationwide. A special program of the CCP Film, Broadcast, and New Media Division-Production and Exhibition Department (FBNMD-PED), this program aims to honor and popularize the life and works of the featured National Artists.
CCP Cine Icons is also part of CCP Lakbay Sine, an outreach program of the FBNMD-PED that brings different film projects to different regions, partner communities, organizations, and campuses primarily to popularize the works of Filipino filmmakers and encourage film appreciation among the youth and the general public.
Noranians, film enthusiasts, and interested audiences may secure their seats for the screening by
reserving here.
