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Last August 8 and 9, SineBuano attends an event in one of Cebu City’s home of historical heritage as well as practices independent filmmaking production to prepare for up-and-coming projects.

A Window Held Back in the Past, Opens a Window to the Present

SineBuano, through the efforts of Sir Ron Heri Tan, pays a courtesy call and visit to Casa Gorordo during its Open House for its “Kabataan, Kultura & Kabilin” (Youth, Culture and Heritage) event for the students of Cebu.

SineBuano, Cebu's Independent Filmmaking Scene

The group was supposed to present a short overview regarding film production to school children during the event but this had to be rescheduled to a more suitable time and place.

However, the Executive Director of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc.’s Cultural Heritage Program and curator of the Casa Gorordo museum offers an open invitation to collaborate with SineBuano in promoting Cebuano history and heritage through cinematic efforts.

So the group was allowed a site tour to gather visuals to inspire future film projects set in Casa Gorordo. Photos were allowed for SineBuano  and for this occasion only but no camera flashes to preserve certain artifacts, particularly paintings and old photographs.

Wide windows served as those times' "air conditioners".

This was Colonial Cebu's PSP (PlayStation Portable).

Centuries before Guitar Hero was popular, there was "Harp Heroine".

SineBuano was also there to cover the performance of a unique Cebuano art form, the extemporaneous song-dance art form of courtship called the “Balitao” which was slowly becoming rare.

Sir Ron with his fellow kababayans from Dumanjug, Cebu-- the Balitao Performers.

The gentleman is Michael Nemenso, the lady Monica Opiar with the guitarist Pedro Castillo.

Centuries before RAP and RAP BATTLES were hitting the streets, the festivals of Cebu were brightened by live performances of the Balitao where songs were made directly on the spot through quick word-play. The subject matter is always a suitor entices a bario lass who seems to play “hard-to-get.”

A short video of the Balitao will be posted here in SineBuano.com so please stay tuned!

Located along Lopez-Jaena Street, Cebu City– Casa Gorordo is regularly opens 6 days a week, from 9:00 am to 12:00nn and 1:00pm to 5:30pm.

On August 9, Sunday, SineBuano continues pursuing the filmmaking interests of its members through the shooting of comedy sketches.

Playing Billiards? More Like Role-playing Billiards.

The shooting of these comedy sketches will be a regular activity every SineBuano Sunday. Also, there was discussion for the up-coming projects for the later half of 2009.