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Filmmaker Sonny Calvento on Sundance and why comedy is inherently Pinoy
Written by Oliver Emocling
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endIndex: Sonny Calvento talks about making his first short film, the influence of his father on his practice, and the boundaries between film and T.V. Illustration by JL JAVIER/Photo courtesy of SONNY CALVENTO
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines Life) Sonny Calvento’s short film “Excuse Me, Miss, Miss, Miss” begins with an utterly familiar mall jingle. A Filipino viewer who grew up in an urban area might be able to recognize the tune and sing along. It’s the type of sound that inevitably inflicts vexation. But satirized in the film, it’s funny until you realize that you’re laughing at a real-life misery.