True to their themes of love and its different vagaries, filmmakers Paolo Villaluna and   Ellen Ramos follow up their highly-acclaimed debut film “ILUSYON” with the tragic   tale of three characters in “SELDA”. The film stars ARA MINA, EMILIO GARCIA   and SID LUCERO.  Set in two contrasting environment that underline the same premise of imprisonment,   “SELDA” tells the story of a young man who accidentally kils a boy, resulting in his   incarceration. Inside the jail, he befriends another inmate who becomes his rock and   protector. Seven yers later, the young man is living as a farmer with his wife. The   inmate tracks down the young man in hopes of renewing a brewing love affair. He is   welcomed into their lives until their intimacy crosses borderlines and results in the   undeniable source of self discovery.  “SELDA” is a return to classiscist forms and delivers a stylish, deliberately-paced   treatise on love. At moments, strange, “SELDA” is a sublime and disquieting portait   of a young man whose search for happiness, innocence and true love is laden with   guilt and doubt.  “SELDA” is a Starviews Poduction, in association wih Pollen Productions. The film   also stars MICHAEL DE MESA, ALLAN PAULE, SOLIMAN CRUZ and PING   MEDINA.    CAST OF CHARACTERS:  ROMMEL………………………………………………SID LUCERO ESTEBAN………………………………………………EMILIO GARCIA SITA…………………………………………………….ARA MINA WARDEN…………………………………… ..……….MICHAEL DE MESA BOY…………………………………………………….ALAN PAULE MANG JON…………………………………………….SOLIMAN CRUZ  STORY BY……………………………………………...LEO DOMINGUEZ  &                                                                                            PAOLO VILLALUNA SCREENPLAY BY……………………………………..PAOLO VILLALUNA CINEMATOGRAPHY………………………………….ODYSSEY FLORES SUPERVISING PRODUCERS…………………………LEO DOMINGUEZ &                                                                                             RODEL FERNANDO LINE PRODUCERS……………………………………..PAULO VILLALUNA &                                                                                             ELLEN RAMOS DIRECTION……………………………………………..PAULO VILLALUNA &                                                                                              ELLEN RAMOS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER……………………………..JOSEPHINE SABA

Directors: Paulo Villaluna and Ellen Ramos RAVES FOR SELDA   “Villaluna and Ramos manifest their keen visual sense as they have done in Ilusyon… another noteworthy achievement is in the realm of performance… excellent… very impressive…” -Cinema Evaluation Board  “…a gem of a daring work…” -Doy Del Mundo, filmmaker / scriptwriter  “Selda is a beautifully filmed masterpiece… Like watching a fluid Amorsolo painting… Brilliant acting prowess from Sid Lucero, Emilio Garcia and Ara Mina..”  -Christine Dayrit, FDCP Chair  “Engrossing! Wonderful performances!” -Mario Hernando, Urian Manunuri  “An intelligent and thought-provoking film. Sid and Emilio are superb. Cinematography is great. Michael De Mesa is excellent…”  -Dr.Jaime Ang, Gawad Tanglaw   “Powerful. Subtly poetic.” -EJ Salcedo, Filmmaker  “Powerful and disturbing. An outstanding performance from Sid Lucero.” -Raymond Red, Cannes Short Film Winner        True to form to their themes of love and its different vagaries, filmmakers Paolo Villaluna and Ellen Ramos follow up their highly-acclaimed debut film ILUSYON (Rated A 2005, Cinemanila IFF 2006, Pusan IFF 2006) with the tragic tale of Rommel in Selda.        Set in two contrasting enivronments that undeline the same premise of imprisonment, Selda tells the story of Rommel, a young man who accidentally kills a boy, resulting in his incarceration. Inside the jail, he meets characters that will change him and consequently, he befriends another inmate, Esteban, who becomes his rock and protector.         Years later, Rommel is free once again, peacefully living in the province as a farmer together with Sita. Esteban tracks down Rommel in hopes of renewing a brewing love affair. Rommel and Sita welcome Esteban into their lives, until their intimacy crosses borderlines and results in the undeniable scourge of self-discovery.         Selda is a return to classicist forms and delivers a stylish, deliberately-paced treatise on love. At moments strange, Selda is a sublime and disquieting portrait of a young man whose search for happiness, innocence and true love is laden with guilt and doubt.