Give Up Tomorrow

On a stormy night in July 1997, two sisters disappear without a trace... Simultaneously a murder- mystery and an expose of endemic corruption in the Philippines today, Give Up Tomorrowexamines the case of Paco Larranaga, a student accused of murder on the provincial island of Cebu. The film exposes a Kafkaesque world populated by flamboyantly crooked public officials, cops on the take, and a frenzied legal and media circus. It’s also an intimate drama focused on the near mythic struggle of two angry, sorrowful mothers who have dedicated more than a decade to executing or saving one young man.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Script: Eric Daniel Metzgar, Michael Collins

Cinematography: Joshua Weinstein, Michael Collins

Editing: Eric Daniel Metzgar

Sound: Michael Collins

Music: Adam Crystal

Production: Thoughtful Robot Productions, USAT. +1 917 334 6395 marty@thoughtfulrobot.com www.pacodocu.com

Producers: Marty Syjuco

Format: HDCΑΜ Color

Production Country: USA

Production Year: 2011

Duration: 95

Contact: ro*co films international, USA Annie Roney T. +1 415 332 6471 F. +1 415 332 6798 info@rocofilms.com www.rocofilms.com

awards
Special Jury Mention (Best New Documentary Director section), Heineken Audience Award - Tribeca IFF 2011, NY
Audience Award - Sheffield Documentary Festival 2011, UK
Activism Jury Award - Traverse City FF 2011, Michigan
Audience Award - Antenna Sydney FF 2011, Australia
Audience Award - Valencia Human Rights FF 2011, Spain
TV3 Award for the Human Rights - 15th DocsBarcelona Festival