The indie film Sikil (international title: Unspoken Passion) will be screened at IndieSine starting January 16, 2008.
Sikil tells the story of two men and
a woman who are involved in a bizarre love triangle. These three friends grew
up in a small town south of Manila. Ken Escudero plays Enzo, a young closet-gay
prostitute obsessed with his childhood friend (Wil Sandejas), who happens
to be a callboy and has a girlfriend (played by Ashley Silverio).
Other interesting characters are
the bi-sexual pimp (Ethan Javier), a regular bathhouse customer (Marty
Mendoza), and a sampaguita vendor-pickpocket-shoplifter and caretaker of
Adong's daughter (Corrine Concepcion).
This is the directorial debut of Roni Bertubin and produced by Juan Mario Barron III for New Life Cinema. Sikil has also been invited to the 19th Palm Springs International Film Festival this month. The filmfest, which will take place at Palm Springs, California, U.S.A., is scheduled from January 3-14, 2008.