Cross My Heart and Hope to Die
Philippines / Fiction / 17’ / 4K / Colour / 2023
Mila struggles as she remains unpaid at work and finds comfort in a love interest through his constant phone calls. But a promise of hope may also lead to tragedyand sad love songs.
Director: Sam Manacsa
Script: Sam Manacsa
Director of Photography: Martika Ramirez-Escobar
Producer: Chad Cabigon, Carlo Francisco Manatad, Roberto Manacsa Jr., Antonitte Celeste Manacsa, Mara Bernaldo
Music: Sum-Sum Shen, Ilya Selikhov
Editing: Carlo Francisco Manatad
Sound: Sum-Sum Shen, Ilya Selikhov
Cast: Jorrybell Agoto, Aje Candelaria, Vincent Pajara, Rexon Anyayahan, Carla Zarcal
CV
Sam Manacsa worked as Art Director on award-winning films such as Carlo Francisco Manatad’s Whether the Weather Is Fine. Her short film, If People Such as We Cease to Exist (2016), was selected at Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Competition. Cross My Heart and Hope To Die (2023) was selected to premiere at the 80th La Biennale Venice International Film Festival in the official Orizzonti Short Films Competition. Her first feature, The Void Is Immense on Idle Hours, is currently in development.
Filmography
2023 Cross My Heart and Hope To Die
2016 Kung Wala Nang Tulad Natin
Festivals Attended
Venezia 80 - Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica, Orizzonti Short Films Competition 2023, Italy
Orvieto Cinema Fest, 2023
Kaohsiung Film Festival, 2023
Stretto Film Festival, 2023
Leeds International Film Festival, 2023
PÖFF Shorts (Black Nights Film Festival), 2023
Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, 2023
QCinema, 2023
Cinemaforum Film Festival, 2023
Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival, 2023
Zubroffka Film Festival, 2023
Singapore International Film Festival, 2023
Bosphorus Film Festival, 2023
El Gouna Film Festival, 2023
Hainan Island International Film Festival, 2023
Minimalen Short Film Festival, 2024
Festival du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand, 2024
Awards
SNCCI Award - Orvieto Cinema Fest (2023)
Jury Award - Kaohsiung Film Festival (2023)
Best Short Film Award - Stretto Film Festival (2023)
Best Short Film Award - Leeds International Film Festival (2023)
Best Short Film Award - PÖFF Shorts (Black Nights Film Festival) (2023)
Best Director Award - Singapore International Film Festival (2023)
Best Short Film Awatd - Hainan Island International Film Festival (2023)