ALT-R HEROES FILM FESTIVAL 2024
NEW VISIONS SECTION

DOSENA  by Kyla Danelle Romero

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Logline:
A timid young boy who grew up with misfits deals with confusion and tragedy on the night of his 12th birthday.
 

 

Cast and Crew:

Director
Kyla Romero

Screenwriter
Kyla Romero

Main Cast
Andrew Figueroa - Ajay
Michael Odono - Chito
Shalomar Binamira - Isay

Supporting Cast
Aaron Alcoran - Rookie
Vee Rolle - Abi
Alli Maw - Alli 
Shieka Aljunaibi - Sheng
Jhon Lopez
Peso Ratschild
Rich Ignacio
Daniella Sison Torres
Pong Sarcilla 
Christian Louie Espiritu
Arvin Belarmino

Producers
Arvin Belarmino
Kristine De Leon

Director of Photography
Jerel Travezonda

Camera Operators
Jerel Travezonda
Gian Carlo Ortega
Jigs Parales Ejercito

Production Designer
Christian Louie Espiritu

Sound Mixer
Frank Ferguson Jr. 

Script Consultants
Faith Carisa Lacanlale
Erika Reyes

Creative Consultants
Arvin Belarmino
Tim Rone Villanueva

Editor
Jerel Travezonda

Gaffer
Kevin Walter
Balasang Matamis

Special Thanks
Grace Legados Figueroa
August Lyle Espino
Italo Ramos Lambito
Gio Potes
Espiritu Family
Tata Demicais
Cookie Bacalla
 

 

The Filmmaker:
Kyla Romero is a writer, filmmaker, and Psychology graduate from the Philippines. From her beginnings as a fiction writer and playwright, Kyla has written works that tackled womanhood, loss of innocence, and coming of age. One of her plays, entitled “A Little Game”, showed a vivid account of childhood abuse and was staged at the Short and Sweet Theater Festival in 2019. In 2021, she co-wrote “Ria”, a feature project which gained a special mention in Talents Tokyo 2021 and received the CNC Pitch Award at the 2022 Festival de Cannes La Résidence. In 2022, her first official short film, “Dosena”, won 3rd place at the 34th Gawad Alternatibo in the Philippines and was also officially selected for the En Corto short film section of Spanish Film Festival Manila and the Mata-Asya Out of Competition Section of 2022 Bakunawa Cinema of the Young. In 2023, Dosena became part of the official selection of Busan International Short Film Festival under the Rendezvous with AFiS Hub of Asia. Moreover, it received a Best Short Film nomination from the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards, one of the oldest and most prestigious award-giving bodies in the Philippines. Kyla is also one of the two writers of Hinakdal, a short film which won the Audience Choice award, NETPAC award, and Best Screenplay award at the Cinemalaya Film Festival 2023 Short Film Category.