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SYNOPSIS Victoria Lansang is a popular news reporter who has been requested to mediate a hostage crisis. And in front of a national television audience, something horribly goes wrong and people are killed while Victoria suffers a mental breakdown. A year later, she's eager to get back into the game but the only assignment she can get is to do a documentary on the last night of The Diplomat Hotel in Baguio City, a crumbling and abandoned building infamously known for its bloody past and its hauntings and has carved a place in Philippine ghost lore. Looking for redemption, she arrives there with her crew and they start filming. But as they get deeper into the night, the place starts to exert its will on them and they find out exactly what monstrous evil awaits at The Diplomat Hotel. By daybreak, their lives will never be the same again.
FILMMAKER PROFILE Christopher Ad. Castillo is the first born son of legendary filmmaker Celso Ad. Castillo. He grew up on his father's film sets and won the 1986 Metro Manila Film Festival Best Supporting Actor award for Bagets Gang, As a filmmaker, he was nominated for The Remy Martin Emerging Filmmaker Award for writing and directing the psychological thriller The Sky is Falling in which Variety states "Pic showcases Castillo's stylistic flair and his impressive behind-the-camera control of the frame". He was Program Director of NewFilmmakers Series West, the Los Angeles counterpart of New York's prestigious NewFilmmakers Series. He grew up on a steady diet of genre films such as horror, action, and noir. Aside from his father, his influences range from filmmakers Akira Kurosawa, Stanley Kubrick, and Roman Polanski to David Fincher, Nicolas Refn Winding, Jacques Audiard, and Park Chan-wook. The Diplomat Hotel is his 3rd feature film after The Sky Is Falling and the ensemble drama Los Angeles7 and he has directed several music videos. As a teen, he wanted to be a rock star and played in bands. He believes that art and intelligent filmmaking can be mixed with commercialism.
MAJOR CREDITS CAST Veronica-GRETCHEN BARRETTO, Danny-ART ACUÑA, Gani-MON CONFIADO, Herman Tau-JOEL TORRE, Jake-NICO ANTONIO, Anna-SARAH GAUGLER, Woman-CHANNEL DELATORRE, Heidi-BROOKE CHANTELLE, Alberto-ABE PAGTAMA, Tony-ALVIN ANSON, Woman Beggar-LUCHIE MARANAN, Benjie-CARL ALEXANDER ACOSTA, Sylvia-KAREN NAVARETTE ANTON, Gani's son-MIEL RILEY RIBON, Passersby-EVANGELINE FLORA, MICA PANIS, MICHELLE PANIS, Dead woman-JENNYLYN SAMIANA, Dead Man-MARK ANTHONY MARQUEZ, Nun-WHAMMY ALCAZAREN CREW Field Sound Recordist-RAY ANDREW SAN MIGUEL, Sound Design-RAY ANDREW SAN MIGUEL, DREW MILALLOS, Music-DENISE SANTOS, Editing-CARLO FRANCISCO MANATAD, CRIO SARCHEZ, Art Director-FRANCES GRACE MORTEL, Production Design-WHAMMY ALCAZAREN, DOP-DEXTER DELA PEÑA, Production Manager-MAXIE CUANGCO EVANGELISTA III, Producer-ALEMBERG ANG, Co-Producer-ORLANDO ESTILLORE, Executive Producer-JOSABETH ALONSO. Written & Directed by CHRISTOPHER AD. CASTILLO
FILMMAKER PROFILE Christopher Ad. Castillo is the first born son of legendary filmmaker Celso Ad. Castillo. He grew up on his father's film sets and won the 1986 Metro Manila Film Festival Best Supporting Actor award for Bagets Gang, As a filmmaker, he was nominated for The Remy Martin Emerging Filmmaker Award for writing and directing the psychological thriller The Sky is Falling in which Variety states "Pic showcases Castillo's stylistic flair and his impressive behind-the-camera control of the frame". He was Program Director of NewFilmmakers Series West, the Los Angeles counterpart of New York's prestigious NewFilmmakers Series. He grew up on a steady diet of genre films such as horror, action, and noir. Aside from his father, his influences range from filmmakers Akira Kurosawa, Stanley Kubrick, and Roman Polanski to David Fincher, Nicolas Refn Winding, Jacques Audiard, and Park Chan-wook. The Diplomat Hotel is his 3rd feature film after The Sky Is Falling and the ensemble drama Los Angeles7 and he has directed several music videos. As a teen, he wanted to be a rock star and played in bands. He believes that art and intelligent filmmaking can be mixed with commercialism.
MAJOR CREDITS CAST Veronica-GRETCHEN BARRETTO, Danny-ART ACUÑA, Gani-MON CONFIADO, Herman Tau-JOEL TORRE, Jake-NICO ANTONIO, Anna-SARAH GAUGLER, Woman-CHANNEL DELATORRE, Heidi-BROOKE CHANTELLE, Alberto-ABE PAGTAMA, Tony-ALVIN ANSON, Woman Beggar-LUCHIE MARANAN, Benjie-CARL ALEXANDER ACOSTA, Sylvia-KAREN NAVARETTE ANTON, Gani's son-MIEL RILEY RIBON, Passersby-EVANGELINE FLORA, MICA PANIS, MICHELLE PANIS, Dead woman-JENNYLYN SAMIANA, Dead Man-MARK ANTHONY MARQUEZ, Nun-WHAMMY ALCAZAREN CREW Field Sound Recordist-RAY ANDREW SAN MIGUEL, Sound Design-RAY ANDREW SAN MIGUEL, DREW MILALLOS, Music-DENISE SANTOS, Editing-CARLO FRANCISCO MANATAD, CRIO SARCHEZ, Art Director-FRANCES GRACE MORTEL, Production Design-WHAMMY ALCAZAREN, DOP-DEXTER DELA PEÑA, Production Manager-MAXIE CUANGCO EVANGELISTA III, Producer-ALEMBERG ANG, Co-Producer-ORLANDO ESTILLORE, Executive Producer-JOSABETH ALONSO. Written & Directed by CHRISTOPHER AD. CASTILLO