SILKSCREEN
SILKSCREEN
by Rey Anthony Villaverde
17:55 MINUTES| Drama | PG | MTRCB CLASSIFICATION
FILM SCHEDULE
CAST
Justine Lawrence Lopez, Nonoy Barbaso, Mariel Barbaso
PRODUCTION
DIRECTOR – Rey Anthony Villaverde
SCREENPLAY – Rey Anthony Villaverde
EDITOR – Rey Anthony Villaverde
CINEMATOGRAPHER – EL-EL Barinaga
PRODUCTION DESIGNER – Filamie Sami
ORIGINAL MUSICAL SCORE – Emmanuel Jaboneta
SOUND DESIGNERS – Nowell Teves, Anthony Silva, Angelito Linogo
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER – Rey S. Villaverde
PRODUCERS – Catherine T. Villaverde, Rey Anthony Villaverde
CREATIVE PRODUCER – Zig Dulay; CO-PRODUCERS – Cham Guevarra, Derek Pulliam
LINE PRODUCER – Emmanuel Jaboneta
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR – Mariel Barbaso
COLORIST – Joe Nico Ebora
SCRIPT CONSULTANT – Zig Dulay
LOGLINE
A struggling T-shirt silkscreen printer reconnects with his aging father, the former owner of their fading family business, as they confront the changes time has brought to their craft and relationship.
SYNOPSIS
Roy is a T-shirt silkscreen printer trying to keep their once-thriving family shop from fading into obscurity. Inside a small, worn-down silkscreen studio, he juggles a growing pile of orders to keep the business afloat while struggling to confront what has long remained.
FILMMAKER’S PROFILE
Rey Anthony Villaverde is a visual artist, writer, and filmmaker from Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. He began making films at the age of 12 through school projects, eventually developing a body of work rooted in regional storytelling and independent cinema. His films frequently examine questions of identity, coming-of-age, and the tension between the beauty and struggle of creating art.
His debut short, Tingog (2022), was selected for Cinema Rehiyon 15, followed by the metacinema comedy short film Ambot Wa Ko Kabalo Unsay I-Title Ani (2024), which became a finalist in the 20th Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival. In 2026, his short film Silkscreen received the Silver Award in the Narrative Category at the 6th Montañosa Film Festival and was selected for the Cinemalaya 2026 Short Film Competition, marking his second appearance at the country’s premier independent film festival.
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
I grew up surrounded by our family’s printing business, which became the backdrop of my childhood and shaped who I am today. The smell of ink, the noise of machines, and T-shirts coming out fresh and wet with color were part of everyday life. It taught me early on that hard work leaves a mark, and so does legacy.
At the center of Silkscreen is Roy, a character that mirrors my own quiet conflict. As the only son, I have often found myself standing between two paths, to continue what my parents have tirelessly built with their hands, or to step away and build something of my own. That tension is not just fiction, it is a lived reality. This film comes from that space of “what if,” where duty and desire pull in different directions.
But beyond a personal story, this film is also about a disappearing world. In a time when everything is becoming fast, digital, and automated through technology and algorithms, manual crafts are slowly being pushed aside. Traditional arts, the kind built on patience, skill, and sweat, are being replaced or forgotten.
Through cinema, I wanted to preserve that kind of labor, the kind that once shaped our everyday lives and quietly held communities together. This film is my way of honoring work and the dignity embedded in every craft shaped by human hands. The ink-stained tables, the repeated motions of silkscreen, the quiet rhythm of printing, they all carry stories. And I believe those stories deserve to be seen and valued.
FILM STILLS
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