Jay (2009-Philippines)
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- Movie: Jay
- Director: Francis Xavier Pasion
- Writer: Francis Xavier Pasion
- Producer: Francis Xavier Pasion
- Cinematographer: Carlo Mendoza
- World Premiere: July 11, 2008 (CINEMALAYA: Philippine Independent Film Festival)
- Release Date: February 4, 2009
- Runtime: 96 min.
- Language: Filipino
- Country: Philippines
Plot
Jay, a gay professor, is murdered in an apparent sex-crime. Even before the family hears about his death, a TV producer, also named Jay & and a homosexual, learns of the crime and proposes to make a reality TV show of the incident. The producer convinces the family to let the show record everything, including the man's wake, funeral, and up to the moment the murderer is found.
Cast
- Baron Geisler - Jay (TV producer)
- Coco Martin
- Flor Salanga - Jay's mother
- Angelica Rivera
- Jericho Espiritu
- J.C. Santos
- R. J. Payawal - Jay (murder victim)
Film Festivals
- 2008 (13th) Pusan International Film Festival - October 2nd-10th - A Window on Asian Cinema
- 2009 (38th) International Film Festival Rotterdam - January 21st-February 1st - Bright Future
- 2009 (11th) Deauville Asian Film Festival - March 11th-15th - The Panorama
