Private Project

as i await you to be mine...

An experimental lo-fi love story told through a series of still photographs, an unseen character longingly admires a young woman from afar, following her at different points in her life and observing her loving relationship with another character.

  • Linus Masandag
    Director
  • Linus Masandag
    Writer
  • Linus Masandag
    Producer
  • Glaiza Andrea Sitoy
    Key Cast
  • Rio Ronato
    Key Cast
  • Al Janly Arpilleda
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    samtang naghulat ko nga maakoa ka...
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Experimental, Lo-Fi, Romance, Fantasy, Horror
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 31 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 15, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    Philippines
  • Country of Filming:
    Philippines
  • Language:
    Cebuano
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.19:1
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Ngilngig Asian Fantastic Film Festival 2024
    Davao City
    Philippines
    October 28, 2024
    World Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 22nd Mindanao Film Festival
    Tagum City, Davao del Norte
    Philippines
    November 21, 2024
    Official Selection - Non-Mindanao
Director Biography - Linus Masandag

Linus Masandag is a full-time media production specialist at his alma mater, one of the copy editors at SINEGANG.ph, and an aspiring storyteller from Leyte, Philippines. He is mostly interested in lo-fi films, believing that there is beauty in dirty and unpolished motion pictures, and wants to capture just how voyeuristic the camera can be, using that to its advantage to create compelling stories.

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Director Statement

Inspired by Chris Marker's La Jetée, samtang naghulat ko nga maakoa ka... (as i await you to be mine...) is my personal nightmare realized into a visual medium. I used music, color, and voyeuristic photos in lo-fi quality to highlight this eerie thought of mine.