Director Mes De Guzman’s
film ‘Dyamper’ is about three
friends wait along Dalton Pass every dawn to jump at the back of rice delivery
trucks to steal the goods and sell it at the wet market as their means of
income. One of them accidentally gets a pack of drugs in one of the trucks they
jumped and finds themselves in jeopardy when its owners track them down to
retrieve the stash, and gives them a chance to get off the hook by means of
taking on a risky mission.
Alchris Galura plays the character of Tinoy, one of the jumpers. He finds it
difficult to say much about his role, out of fear that he might give away the
story. “May tinatakasan siya. Period.” Co-star Lisa Dino adds, “Tinoy’s character is interesting because he’s
trying to escape from his reality, thus creating a new reality for himself at dun nag-start yung conflict.”
Lisa’s character Elena is the object of motivation for Tinoy. “Nasagasaan ‘yung asawa ko tapos dahil sa
guilt, nag-iiwan siya (Tinoy) ng mga pagkain sa bahay namin to make-up
for what happened kasi bed-ridden ‘yung asawa ko. It grew into some sort
of weird attraction between Elena and Tinoy,” she tells.
According to Direk Mes, ‘dyampers’
are not uncommon up North. “Taga-Nueva
Vizcaya ako at nasasaksihan ko na ‘tong
mga ganitong sinasabing pagda-dyamper.
Dito, literal na tumatalon sila sa truck at sa tingin ko kaya ko na rin siya sinulat dahil wala pa ‘kong
napapanood na pelikula na tumatalakay nito.”
The cast of “DYAMPER” also includes Carlo Aquino, Tim Mabalot, Kristofer King,
and Debbie Garcia.
The 2nd Sinag Maynila Film Festival will run from April 21 to 26, 2016 in select SM Cinemas. For more updates,
log on to http://sinagmaynilafilmfestival.com/, on Facebook via SinagMaynila,
Twitter and Instagram via @sinagmaynila. Subscribe also to the official Sinag Maynila Youtube
Account: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmZPI6kPKUCsbim9e_qByNQ. The roster of SMFF 2016 films also includes EXPRESSWAY by Ato Bautista, LILA by Gino M. Santos, T.P.O. by Jay Altarejos, and MRS. by Adolf Alix Jr
.
Conceptualized and helmed by CEO and Founder Wilson Tieng, together with
world-renowned and internationally acclaimed film director Brillante Mendoza, Sinag
Maynila gives grants to independent filmmakers so they can develop their
individual material to a full-length film for public exhibition. Five chosen filmmakers closely collaborated with
Tieng and Mendoza. This collaboration
resulted in stories that reflect the Filipino culture while illustrating
messages that will
resonate globally. 
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