Primetime Mother
Director
Sonny Calvento
Credits
Production Companies
Southern Lantern Studios
E&W Films
iWantTFC
In association with
Wapak Studios
Malas Malas
With support from
Film Development Council of the Philippines
and FilmPhilippines
Written and Directed by
Sonny Calvento
Produced by
Sheron Dayoc,
Arden Rod Condez
Co-Produced by
Weijie Lai
Executive Producers
Carlo L. Katigbak,
Cory V. Vidanes,
Jamie Lopez,
Ginny Monteagudo-Ocampo,
Sheron Dayoc,
Arden Rod Condez,
Sonny Calvento
Line Producer
Tin Velasco
Director of Photography
Ian Alexander Guevara, LPS
Production Designer
Sam Manacsa
Costume Designer
Kim Perez
Editor
Carlo Francisco Manatad
Sound Designers
John Daryl Libongco,
John Michael Perez,
Nicole Amores,
Mikko Quizon
Music Composer
Len Calvo
Colorist
Timmy Torres
CAST
Meryll Soriano
Jorrybell Agoto
Kiki Baento
Marj Lorico
Tex Ordoñez-De Leon
Zara Loayon
Jo Andrew Torlao
SOUTHERN LANTERN STUDIOS, E&W FILMS, IWANTTFC with the support of FILM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OF THE PHILIPPINES and FILMPHILIPPINES present PRIMETIME MOTHER
LOGLINE:
The audition process for an exploitative game show becomes the latest test of a long--
suffering mother’s fortitude and tenacity in Sonny Calvento’s bold satire.
AWARDS
Best International Short Film Award - San Diego Asian Film Festival 2023
Golden Hypatia Award for Best Film - Alexandria Short Film Festival 2024
Best Screenplay: Cinemalaya 2024 Shorts Competition
Audience Award: Cinemalaya 2024 Shorts Competition
FESTIVALS
Toronto International Film Festival – September 7 – 17, 2023 – Toronto, Canada
AFI Fest - Oct 25 - Oct 29, 2023 - Los Angeles, California
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur - November 7 – 12, 2023 - Winterthur, Switzerland
Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival - November 8 – 19, 2023 - Toronto, Canada
Chilliwack Independent Film Festival - November 17 – 19, 2023 - British Columbia, Canada
Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival – November 25 – Dec 2, 2023 – Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Red Sea International Film Festival – November 30 – Dec 9, 2023 - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Singapore International Film Festival - November 30 - Dec 10, 2023 – Singapore, Singapore
REGARD - Festival international du court métrage au Saguenay - March 20 - 24, 2024 -
Quebec, Canada
Ca’Foscari Short Film Festival - March 20 - 23, 2024 – Venice, Italy
Akbank Short Film Festival - March 25 - April 4, 2024 – Istanbul, Türkiye
Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival - March 28 - 31, 2024 - Bangkok, Thailand
Aspen Shortsfest - April 1-7, 2024 - Aspen, Colorado
Athens International Film and Video Festival - April 8 - 14, 2024 - Athens, Ohio
Siné Film Festival - April 12 - 14, 2024 - Toronto, Canada
Dallas International Film Festival – April 25 – May 2, 2024 – Dallas, United States
Seattle International Film Festival – May 9 – 19, 2024 – Seattle, United States
Bali International Film Festival – June 1 – 7, 2024 – Bali, Indonesia
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia – June 6 – 17, 2024 – Tokyo, Japan
Palm Springs International ShortFest – June 18 – 24, 2024 – California, USA
Nevada City Film Festival – June 21 – 23, 2024 – Nevada, United States
FEST – New Directors | New Films Festival 2024 – June 24 – July 1, 2024 – Espinho, Spain
Durban International Film Festival – July 18 – 28, 2024 – Durban, South Africa
Minda, a 45-year-old mother, wants nothing but to join and win in a popular and high-
paying television game show called “My Amazing Mama”. But in the Philippines, where
thousands of people rely on television game shows to earn money, Minda will soon
endure several hilarious and often-times demeaning obstacles just for her to have her
chance to win the daily cash prize.
And while her child’s condition worsens at home, these hurdles will transform her from a devoted mother into a more devoted mother who everyone will look up to.
Mothers are always challenged. Every day, it is as though life is giving them obstacles to conquer. Sometimes, while they endure one test and another, they also undergo a transformation. Some become robots when they just do chores every day, others become as neglected as a souvenir from last month’s wedding reception. Motherhood can sometimes metamorphose a woman to something immaterial or in this film, out-of-this-world. - Sonny Calvento
