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Jazz in Love

Journey, Journey 2
201375 min21+
Jazz in Love

Synopsis

Jazz in Love is a sensitive but unflinching gay documentary of a cross-cultural romance is a timely portrait of modern love. Jazz, a young Filipino man, awaits the arrival of his pragmatic, middle-aged German fiancé. The film asks whether love can conquer all–including time, space, language and tradition.

Schedule

FFD 2014

Credits

Director
  • Baby Ruth Villarama

    Baby Ruth is involved in documentary co-productions as a producer and director championing Asian stories for the global audience. She’s a co-founder of Filipino Documentary Society (FilDocs), which gave the Philippines the memorable Daang Dokyu (daangdokyu.ph), a celebration of the best Philippine documentaries in commemoration of the 100th year of Philippine cinema. Baby Ruth is currently in the executive board of the Directors’ Guild of the Philippines, upholding freedom of expression and a safer working environment for film workers. She’s a visiting lecturer at the UP Film Institute, and a member of the prestigious Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences under the documentary branch voting for the Oscars.

Details

Country of ProductionPhilippines
SubtitleEnglish
ColorColor
Previous Festival2014 - CAAM Fest
2013 - Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival
2013 - Busan International Film Festival
Accolades2013 - NETPAC Best Picture, SalaMindanaw International Film Festival