The Chanters backdrop

The Chanters 2017 Directed by James Robin Mayo

The Chanters is a comedy-drama film about Sarah Mae, a 12 year old school girl, the grand-daughter of the last chanter of the Panay Bukidnon tribe. She obsesses with pop culture and readies herself for the visit of a sensational TV star to her school. As she perfects her dance, her grandfather, Lolo Ramon suffers the onset of dementia. As her Lolo starts losing his precious memories, Sarah Mae is tasked to help him complete the last of the remaining 12 epics, their tribe’s vanishing tradition.

Production Country Philippines
Language Tagalog
Spoken Language Tagalog
Gneres Comedy , Drama
Production Company Cinemalaya Foundation
Release Date 20 October 2017
76 mins