ERK Production focuses on the production of quality feature films, documentaries and artist films that will pave the way for up-and-coming talents from our region and be recognized in Asia and the world.
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LUGTA KE TAMAMA (LAND FROM GOD)
LOGLINE (DOCUMENTARY | 62 MINS | 2018)
LAND FROM GOD (Lugta Ke Tamama) tackles the struggles of the Ati tribe in its quest to preserve its culture in world-renowned Boracay, an island that underwent rapid modernization, commercialization, and environmental exploitation.
Directed by Kevin Pison Piamonte
*Busan International Film Festival (Wide Angle Section)
*Dumbo International Film Festival (New York)
*Active Vista Human Rights Film Festival 2018
*Buenos Aires Film Festival 2019
*Nation in Visions (Cinema is Incomplete) Film Festival
*European-Philippine International Film Festival of Italy 2020
*Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino 2020
*Cinema Rehiyon 2021
DAAN PATUNGONG TAWAYA (ROAD TO PARADISE)
LOGLINE (DOCUMENTARY | 80 MINS | 2019)
"Daan Patungong Tawaya" is about the 19 Martyrs of Aklan as well as the Babaylans (Shamans) who were the women and the important role they played in the shaping of our nation.
Directed by Kevin Pison Piamonte
*Finalist, SINESAYSAY 2018 Docu Labfest & Showcase (by the Film Development Council of the Philippines and the National Historical Commission of the Philippines)
*First Cut Lab 2019
*Cinema Rehiyon 2019
BUKOG (FISH BONE)
SHORT SYNOPSIS (SHORT FEATURE | 19 MINS | 2020)
What starts off as a quiet weekend with the plan to go to the mall for a movie, becomes a day of agitation as Marta's daughter, Marie, swallows some fish bones. The solution starts off with bananas and moves on to a slew of superstitious beliefs. And in all these, they have become oblivious to the doctor who lives next door. In the background of the story is a news commentary of a very popular radio station about the use of plastic and how plastic can eventually affect our waters and our marine life.
Directed by Kevin Pison Piamonte and Kenneth De la Cruz
*Finalist, CCP Gawad Alternatibo para sa Pelikula at Video 2020
*Sine Abreña Film Festival 2021
*Mga Istoryang Dagat (The UP Visayas Alumni Homecoming Film Screenings) 2021
GINHAWA (BREATHE)
LOGLINE (DOCUMENTARY | 60 MINS | 2020)
Without sophisticated cameras to make a film, two filmmakers rise above their fears of the Covid-19 virus. Using their mobile phones to give voice and vision to the communities in their city, the resulting “defiance” to the lockdown becomes a full-length documentary entitled “Breathe”.
Directed by Kevin Pison Piamonte and Kenneth De la Cruz
*Amsterdam Lift-Off Film Festival (Audience Choice Award) 2020
PAANO MANGIN BATA (HOW TO BE A CHILD)
LOGLINE (SHORT DOCUMENTARY | 20 MINS | 2020)
The waves can be harsh like Covid, he says. But survival is important. At 11 years old, this child of the sea is also the hero of his family.
Directed by Kevin Pison Piamonte and Kenneth De la Cruz
*Best Story, DokyuBata Video Documentary Competition (National Council for Children’s Television)
*2nd Best Documentary, DokyuBata Video Documentary Competition (National Council for Children’s Television)
*Winner, Gawad Ramon 'Bong' Osorio Award
SA PAGPULA SANG LAWOD (WHEN THE OCEAN BLEEDS)
SHORT SYNOPSIS (SHORT FEATURE | 18 MINS | 2021)
A fishing community suffers from a scarcity of harvest from the ocean. It has been months since the people started rallying in the streets to urge the government for action. Mila is entering her womanhood while all these things are happening around her. Her father is a fisherman and an activist while her mother is a housewife. Since her first period, she is prohibited to go to the ocean because the fishermen believe that women’s blood and scent drive away fishes. However, the young girl’s innocence made her question the adults’ beliefs and in her own way, she looks for answers. Mila’s curiosity leads her to the truth and dreadful event that uncovers the real cause of their community’s distress.
Directed by Kenneth De la Cruz
*Finalist, CCP Gawad Alternatibo para sa Pelikula at Video 2021
BABOY TALUNON (WILD BOAR)
SHORT SYNOPSIS (SHORT FEATURE | 20 MINS | 2021)
“Wild Boar” is about a young boy who lives with his parents in the forest. The young boy has been trained by his father how to hunt. One night the young boy witnesses his parents being shot dead by the military. He runs. A wild chase takes place through the forest. And when the boy thinks that he has to defend himself against this wild boar of a military, he is confronted with the truth that perhaps he himself is also a wild boar.
Based on a short story by Ferdinand P. Jarin
Written by Kenneth De la Cruz
Directed by Kevin Pison Piamonte
*Best Picture, Uruvatti International Film Festival 2021
*Best Screenplay, Nabunturan Film Exchange 2021
*Selection, Mindanao Film Festival 2021
SOLO
SHORT SYNOPSIS (SHORT FEATURE | 19 MINS | 2021)
Battling with mental health, Ron wakes up in a strange world. He realizes he cannot anymore remember his name and like other Covid victims his identity has been reduced to a set of numbers. In a daze he sets out to search for the one person who knows him very well, the one person whom he used to dance with, hoping that he will get back his identity before he disappears forever.
Directed by Kevin Pison Piamonte
*Best Film, Quisumbing-Escandor Film Festival for Health 2021
*Best Film, Singapore International Short Film Festival 2021
*Best Actor (Marveen Ely Lozano), Singapore International Short Film Festival 2021
*Best Short Film, The 69th FAMAS Awards
WAITING SHED
SHORT SYNOPSIS (SHORT FEATURE | 23 MINS | 2023)
Two strangers meet in an unlikely place. Forced to co-exist as they wait, they eventually start talking about their backstories because there are no other stories to tell. And they both discover that backstories are not all that pleasant and that fate is not always kind to those who dream and hope like them.
Written by Kenneth De la Cruz
Directed by Kevin Pison Piamonte
BULAWAN NGA USA (GOLDEN DEER)
SHORT SYNOPSIS (FULL-LENGTH FEATURE | 2023)
Bulawan nga Usa is the story of Makoy, who embarks on an expedition to a mystical mountain after his beloved gradnfather's death. Makoy is in search of the golden deer that possesses the power to grant wishes. He befriends a spirited young boy who joins him in the quest for the mythical creature and self-discovery.
Written & Directed by Kenneth De la Cruz
*Finalist, Cinemalaya 2023
SIETE (SEVEN PESOS)
SYNOPSIS (Short Documentary / 2024)
With the implementation of the Rice Tariffication Act of 2019, Tatay Rene confronts the harsh realities of the adverse effects of the said law. Revealing the tough situation faced by Filipino rice farmers in the wake of government anti-poor policies.
Written & Directed by Leonard Ian Billones
*An Official Entry to The Montañosa Film Festival 2024 | Films in Competition, Documentary Category
ISA KA PUNGPONG NGA ROSAS (A BOUQUET OF FLOWERS)
(Short Film / 2024)
Directed by Julie Prescott
Written by Kevin Pison Piamonte
Based on the Palanca-Winning Work of Alice Tan-Gonzales
PROJECT IN DEVELOPMENT: "CANDÈ"
by KEVIN PISON PIAMONTE
Filled with bittersweet memories, Timothy goes home after 21 years to bury his only childhood playmate while at the same time hoping to resolve the mysteriously tragic incident that greatly affected their friendship and to finally free himself from the guilt that he has long carried with him.
PROJECT IN DEVELOPMENT: "WITH LOVE, BRIDGIT"
by KEVIN PISON PIAMONTE
On the verge of being demolished, the people of Barangay Inday fight not only for their existence, but for their tradition of the Lenten procession that they have maintained through generations. Will the government really care when development and commercialism are its ultimate goal? Taking us through the plight of these people is Bridgit who belongs to a long line of generations who have also lived there. She is proud that she is the only bitch of Barangay Inday.