Auraeus Solito, also known as Kanakan-Balintagos, is a Palawán-Filipino filmmaker. On the occasion of “Boy” screening at the 13th Slovak Queer Film Festival, he answered a few curious questions on him as a filmmaker and some of his choices in regards to Lgbtqia+ cinema.
You are credited as Auraeus Solito and Kanakan-Balintagos, respectively. What is in the name?
Auraeus was a name I created from my full Christian name which is Arturo Aristotle Jr. Auraeus is an old word for Aura Solito is my actual surname. At the peak of my creativity, I can only see colours around people, not seeing them as is, but as essences of pure color.
While Kanakan-Balintagos was the name that my Uncle Shaman dreamt. It’s a phrase which means the Hunter of the Balintagos bird, which is the bird of Truth. Like a Hunter of Truth.
You chose a gay coming of age...
You are credited as Auraeus Solito and Kanakan-Balintagos, respectively. What is in the name?
Auraeus was a name I created from my full Christian name which is Arturo Aristotle Jr. Auraeus is an old word for Aura Solito is my actual surname. At the peak of my creativity, I can only see colours around people, not seeing them as is, but as essences of pure color.
While Kanakan-Balintagos was the name that my Uncle Shaman dreamt. It’s a phrase which means the Hunter of the Balintagos bird, which is the bird of Truth. Like a Hunter of Truth.
You chose a gay coming of age...
- 10/24/2019
- by Anomalilly
- AsianMoviePulse
Filipino filmmaker Auraeus Solito, best known for his 2006 Teddy Award-winning The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros, will be at the Turin Glbt Film Festival, which runs April 23-30, as a member of the international jury and to present the world premiere of his new feature, Boy, recently banned in Singapore. In Boy, a young poet sells his comic books to afford a one-night stand with a macho rent-boy on New Year’s Eve. However, their relationship will not end that night as the boy in question will learn to accept his sexuality. Tuli (2005) and Philippine Science (2007); the latter follows eight students at the elite Philippine Science High School during the tumultuous 1980s. In addition to the competition sections (features, shorts, documentaries), the 24th Torino Glbt Film Festival will also offer the following: a retrospective of Italian director Giuseppe Patroni Griffi; Italian director Ferzan [...]...
- 4/8/2009
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
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