`DUKIT' by Armando Lao - Premiere Night 18 December 2013

 

DUKIT (drama) – from CenterStage Productions, written and directed by Armando "Bing" Lao.

Screening times: 

Monday 23 December: 2:30pm (Glorietta 4)

Monday 23 December: 7:05pm (SM Megamall)

Tuesday 24 December: 6:45pm (SM Megamall)

Tuesday 24 December: 2:20pm (Glorietta 4)

 

`DUKIT' - Official Trailer

 

CAST:  Willy Layug, Raquel Villavicencio, Bor Ocampo, Bambalito Lacap, Thea Lelay, Rhea Lim, Mark Joseph Griswold, and Grace Martinez.

SYNOPSIS:  

What does it take for a son to forgive the father who had abandoned his family for another woman? Dukit is a film about the life of an artist who struggles through the rigors of his craft and his own personal life. 

 

 CenterStage Production's Brillante Mendoza

The amazing wooden sculpture of the Christ, as featured in the movie.

                      Wooden sculpture of Mother Mary

                           Director and Writer Armando `Bing' Lao with `Dukit' cast.

 
The film showcases the skills of wood carvers in Pampanga, woven into the story of noted wood sculptor, Willy Layug (he plays himself), whose father had left their mother many years ago for another woman.

`Dukit' features a life-size wooden sculture of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who has forgiven mankind for his sins.

The film shows the intricate processes involved in the creation of his obra, from a block of wood to the finished product - an awe-inspiring image of the forgiving Christ, tortured and beaten, sorrow and pain etched in his eyes. Perhaps it is throug his works that Willy had found it in his own heart to forgive his own father.

Nevertheless, the film reaffirms the artistry and skills of woodcraftsmanship, a cultural heritage which should be preserved for generations.