The Buzz About Sun Shorts: Filipino Indie Films Tackle Importance of Preparing for the Future

Piolo Pascual, Filipino actor, endorses Sun Life's "Sun Shorts".
Image courtesy of www.sunlife.com.ph

Indie films are quite the "in" thing nowadays. Every year, Cinemalaya organizes a film festival dedicated to showcasing the works of art of independent film producers. The film festival produced some of the best films in the local cinema, and also some of the best actors and actresses of this generation (talk about Coco Martin. Yammmi!). 


This year, one of the biggest insurance and financial institution of this country, tries it's hand in producing short, independent films with themes about love, hope and the importance of preparing for the future. Sun Life Financials will launch "Sun Shorts" - a collection of five short films directed by selected top directors of the country. Each film will mirror the director's interpretation of how life could be brighter under the Sun. 

For A Very Special Boy

Baby Oyen at 1-year old

I first posted this on my Facebook wall. It's about my feelings and thoughts about my special boy, Baby Oyen. He is autistic, and at age four, could not yet verbally communicate with us. It is sometimes frustrating not to know what's going on in Baby Oyen's mind. 

Somebody suggested that I turn my Facebook post into a poem. But since I'm not a literary writer, I'm sticking with the original format. My attempts in poetry always ends up in total failure. Anyways, in whatever form it maybe - poetry or prose - the message is still the same. I made some changes, a little editing here and there. So here it is. I am hoping someday, when my Baby Oyen will be allowed by the Lord to progress and learn how to read, he will discover this so that he would know how much I love him.

IF I AM THE RICHEST PERSON IN THE WORLD

If I am the richest person in the world, how would I spend my wealth?