Elvert Bañares

Movies

The Flight of Banog
Director
A old man from the Panay Bukidnon Indigenous Peoples of the Philippines named Amang Baoy, and his youngest son, Rohan, sit quietly in a bonfire under the full moon one evening when the latter looked very sad.
My Cradle in The Clouds
Producer
Nonoy and Toto are identical twins. Toto has always been the leader and has always been the stronger and the braver of the two brothers. All his life, Nonoy has looked up to Toto, learning what he can about everything. But things are about to change which will turn Nonoy’s life upside down.
The Woman in The Reef
Thanks
Celso, a struggling fisherman and an equally struggling marine haven are both torn by a thin line of reality and fantasy - a mystery deeper than the deepest ocean. Celso finds himself in a predicament and goes through a sequence of events that lead to uncovering the truth.
Astray
An unrequited love story between a free-spirited woman who openly expresses her affection to a younger shy woman who, in turn, struggles with her own feelings.
Banal
Director
This darkly lyrical prayer for forgiveness is the first Filipino short film to win the Best Independent Film Award from the Regions from the Cultural Center of the Philippines. An associative sequence of cemetery and religious motifs, based on a dark and shadowy contrast of light and shadow, follows the specter of a woman confessing her sins at her own grave.