MANILA – Ilonggo author and Panay News writer Peter Solis Nery won three awards in this year’s Carlos Palanca Awards for Literature. His winning entries include first prize for Hiligaynon short story (“Donato Bugtot”), second prize for full-length play in English (“If the Shoe Fits: Or, The Five Men Imelda Marcos Meets in Heaven”), and
Dabadaba: a YouTube sensation
Peter Solis Nery’s “Dabadaba,” a short film about a very special friendship between an American volunteer and his Filipino guide has become a new YouTube sensation. Here are some stats: Posted on YouTube: 10/21/2010 First day hits: 435 views Second day hits: 1,496 views Third day hits: 1,866 views Fourth day hits: 2,220 views Fifth
Death in Dumangas
About Peter Solis Nery’s “Dabadaba,” I am reminded of Thomas Mann’s “Death in Venice” novella. This film might as well be “Death in Dumangas.” Mimesis aside, I was expecting some scorching love scenes since I would like to think that the title “Dabadaba” requires them, but I know Mr. Nery might have been pressed for time in further
Flames
Peter Solis Nery presents “Dabadaba,” a five-minuter film shot in his hometown, Dumangas, Iloilo. “Dabadaba,” which means flame in the Hiligaynon, tells of different human needs – flaming desires that are all interlinked to the four people in the story: One seeks for acceptance; another, for security; the third, personal satisfaction; and the fourth, only
Pahapyaw na Pagtikim sa Dabadaba: Pinakamaganda sa Pinakasimple
Everyone is a critic. Kung mayroon mang bagong itinatanghal ang “Dabadaba” ni Peter Solis Nery, ito marahil ang pagsabay sa pag-usbong ng mga very short short film na madalas nating makita at tangkilikin sa internet. Pagpapatuloy lamang ang ginagawang ito ni Nery, isang mabigat na pagpapatuloy at mahirap higitan kung pag-uusapan ang talento at kasiningan.
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