In hong kong, sunday is the one day a week overseas filipino workers get to congregate in the streets to commune, crack jokes, celebrate birthdays, and, every now and then, throw beauty pageants. Sticking together on their one free day of the week, their social life centers on competing and. Sunday beauty queen is a documentary about the philippines modern heroes the overseas filipino workers. Watch sunday beauty queen on youtube for free on may 15, 2020 jed chua. Sunday beauty queen movie schedules in metro manila cinemas. Sunday beauty queen 2016 the movie database tmdb philippine documentary film directed by baby ruth villarama and follows a group of expatriate domestic workers in hong kong as they prepare to take part in an annual beauty pageant. Philippine cinema 2017 opened in hong kong with an opening screening and hong kong premier of sunday beauty queen. In a beauty pageant like no other in the world, five helpers give themselves makeovers for a day and gleefully reclaim their dignity. Sunday beauty queen stars thank director, mmff for. Sunday beauty queen director baby ruth villarama said she hopes that the movies win for best picture will encourage movie theaters to extend the showing of film. Directed by baby ruth villarama, the film lists unknown or not available as a castmember.
Sunday beauty queens come home, help keep movie in. Sunday beauty queen is a 2016 philippine documentary film directed by baby ruth villarama and follows a group of expatriate domestic workers in hong kong as they prepare to take part in an annual beauty pageant. The latest title to be available for streaming is sunday beauty queen, the best picture awardee at 2016s metro manila film festival mmff. Philippine documentary film directed by baby ruth villarama and follows a group of expatriate domestic workers in. See more of metro manila film festival mmff official on facebook. Sunday beauty queen is a bighearted documentary from filipino. A filipina maid dreams to become hong kongs most beautiful queen not for. Sunday beauty queen is a 2016 philippine documentary film directed by baby ruth villarama and follows a group of. Director baby ruth villarama lovingly captures the details of play and fantasy between the harsh, thankless labor that so often reminds the women of the families they left behind in the philippines. Soon you can stream sunday beauty queen, mmff 2016s. From the producers of heneral luna, a new filipino classic, comes the first ever documentary movie in the metro manila film festival mmff and.
A portrait of a group of filipina domestic helpers working in hong kong, and their one day off where they get to participate in beauty pageants. In a beauty pageant like no other in the world, five helpers give themselves makeovers. Watch sunday beauty queen on youtube for free on may 15. Sunday beauty queen is a film that understands the value of escape. Sunday beauty queen movie schedules in metro manila. Baby ruth villaramas sunday beauty queen was crowned best picture at the awards night of the annual metro manila film festival held at the kia theater in cubao thursday. Sunday beauty queen it gives us a different take on filipina ofws. Free canva pro rolls out for all public health organizations. Photo from the films facebook page as the movie unfolded, we learned that one employer and two male acquaintances that had cameos in the film have passed away since shooting began four years ago. Weekdays for a group of domestic workers in hong kong are spent on backbreaking work, while sundays transform them into beauty queens in preparation for a beauty pageant. It was one of the official entries of the mmff in 2016, where it won best picture, editing, and the gatpuno antonio j.
It is the first documentary to ever receive the recognition in the history of. In fact, it revolves around a metaphor of escape, of the mirthful sunday beauty pageants that also provide the film its paced respite from its exhaustive portrayals of the selfsacrifices of filipino domestic helpers. It features the real stories of hazel perdido, mylyn jacobo. Sunday beauty queen follows a particular yet universal tale of ofws overseas filipino workers, filipino maids dream to become hong kongs beauty. Beneath hong kongs glittering facade, filipinas working as. Sunday beauty queen 2017 traileraddict movie trailers. Sunday beauty queen is a 2016 philippine documentary film directed by baby ruth villarama and follows a group of expatriate domestic workers in hong kong. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. A documentary that takes an intimate look at the daily dramas of filipino foreign domestic workers in hong kong premieres at.
Revealing beauty to be more than just skin deep, babyruth villaramas documentary sunday beauty queen shows filipino domestic helpers in. Sunday beauty queen complete hong kong, february 8, 2017 spotlight. Sunday beauty queen is directed by baby ruth villarama and follows a group of domestic workers in hong kong as they prepare for an annual beauty pageant. Philippine documentary film directed by baby ruth villarama and follows a group of expatriate domestic workers in hong kong as they prepare to take part in an annual beauty pageant. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Beneath hong kongs glittering facade, filipinas working as domestic helpers work in relative anonymity and for near slave wages. Cinemasia film festival 2017 winner audience award. Sunday beauty queen cast members hazel perdido and mylyn jacobo pose outside a theater showing their movie. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Mmff entry na sunday beauty queen, docu movie tungkol sa buhay ofw gma news. Release dates 5 also known as aka 0 release dates south korea 7 october 2016 busan international film festival philippines 25 december 2016 metro manila film festival netherlands 10 march 2017 cinemasia film festival. Mmff entry na sunday beauty queen, docu movie tungkol sa. Philippine cinema 2017 opened with an opening screening and hong kong premier of sunday beauty queen. In a period where reality is often mentioned alongside the words bleak and dreary, sunday beauty queen offers something else, a piece of reality.
A filipina maid dreams to become hong kongs most beautiful queen not for self worth but to save lives, change the abusive system and be happy inside out. Sunday beauty queen 2016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Sunday beauty queen, is a documentary that follows a group of such workers, predominantly young, as they toil in this bustling asian metropolis. Sunday beauty queen is a reallife cinderella tale of a filipina house helper who dreams to be a beauty queen in hong kong.
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