Wa, Nan (2018)
Wa, Nan is a 20-minute comedy-drama travel film about a senior citizen transgender who longs to join a beauty contest makes an unlikely connection with an aspiring beauty queen, the two go on an escapade in search of their dreams.
Esmeralda, a 59-year-old transgender woman and former beauty queen who now works as a car mechanic in Manila. She meets 21-year-old transgender woman Alex, an aspiring beauty queen who went to the shop to get her car fixed.
Not having enough money to get her car back, and scheduled to join a local pageant, Alex is left with no other choice, but to sneak out her car. Esmeralda, the owner of the shop, catches her. Knowing that Alex will join a pageant, instead of stopping her, Esmeralda agrees to help on one condition: Alex needs to take Esmeralda with her. Both come to terms and travel to Quezon province together.
Wa, Nan is an official entry in the 4th Singkuwento International Film Festival Manila Philippines 2019.
*The Singkuwento International Film Festival Manila Philippines (SIFFMP) is an international film festival that brings a collection of films that explore different genres ranging from youth, personal relationships, demise and destruction, growing up dreams
and pains and societal issues.
Awards: Jury Prize and Best Actor - Felipe Martinez
Nominations: Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best in Costume Design, Best in Production Design, Best in Hair and Makeup and Best Supporting Actor - Nathan Molina
The film attempts to redefine beauty in a world where appearance is its frontier — beauty contests. The narrative is set by characters who break the ideal notion of beauty. As outcasts, both characters share the goal of finding their sense of belongingness through a superficial title.
The team behind Wa, Nan
