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Teresa, and her newly-wed husband Kiko, decides to start their life together with her uncle, who gave Kiko a job and a place for them to live. During their stay, Teresa notices strange actuations from her uncle which leads to arguments between her and Kiko. The heightening tension builds up when Kiko finds out about the uncle’s true motives towards Teresa.

  • Tom Ray Melendres Marin
    Director
    Wrong Candy
  • Tom Ray Melendres Marin
    Writer
    Wrong Candy
  • Hannah May Ybalez
    Producer
    Miss Bulalacao, Red Lights
  • Zyra Shemitha Quierrez
    Key Cast
    Inday Don't Cry
  • Publio J. Briones III
    Key Cast
    The Confessional, My Paranormal Romance
  • Tom Ray Melendres Marin
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Kulong
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Thriller
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 28 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 20, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    616 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Philippines
  • Country of Filming:
    Philippines
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • International Academy of Film and Television
    Cebu City, Philippines
    Philippines
    November 28, 2015
    Graduation
  • Indiewise Virtual Festival
    Bacolod City
    Philippines
    October 1, 2016
    Indiewise Virtual Festival
    Best Director
Director Biography - Tom Ray Melendres Marin

Tom Ray Marin is a film director, camera operator, editor, assistant director, and a part time production sound operator. Born in August 25, 1994, Tom grew up in Bacolod City. He started loving the cinema by the age of 7. And started liking filmmaking by the age of 17. Tom stopped his last semester in college just to study filmmaking in Cebu. He left college at the age of 19, and waited for his studies in the International Academy of Film and Television.
Tom Ray graduated from International Academy of Film and Television on November 2015. He has worked with multiple filmmakers as a producer, assistant director, and mostly on the camera department. He mostly makes films with dark humor and dark tone.
In his stay in IAFT, he made four short films. One of which is titled “Kuya Guard” which was a failure due to corruption of files. But it was remade with a much simpler story, now titled as "Kulong". Aside from filmmaking, Tom knows basic programming and graphics design. He loves watching stand-up comedy, playing video games and watching movies.

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Director Statement

This film was inspired from my unfinished film "Kuya Guard", about an insecure security guard who steps up to his boss who sexually abuses the guard's wife. I'm thankful that this new version of my old script is simpler, shorter and has a more solid story development. This film focuses on sexual abuse that can occur within families.