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Life Is What You Make It (film)

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American film
Life Is What You Make It
Directed byJhett Tolentino
Produced byJhett Tolentino
StarringJhett Tolentino
Music byDennis Sy
Running time40 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish/Ilonggo

Life Is What You Make It is a 2017 documentary film which explores the life of award-winning Filipino theatre producer Jhett Tolentino from his migration into the United States and his entry into theatre production in New York. The film came with a soundtrack album entitled Life Is What You Make It: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.

Soundtrack

The song "Life Is What You Make It" served as the documentary's main theme. The song won the Silver Medal at the Global Music Awards in San Diego and was nominated Song of the Year at the Josie Music Awards in Nashville, Tennessee in 2017.

Accolades

Wins
Festival Venue Date Awards
Mumbai Shorts International Film Festival Mumbai, India December 2, 2018 Best Documentary
Australia Independent Film Festival Brisbane, Australia November 24, 2018 Best Documentary
San Jose International Film Festival San Jose, Costa Rica October 24, 2018 Best Feature Documentary
South Film and Arts Academy Festival O'Higgins, Chile September 16, 2018 Best Feature Documentary
Best Director
Best Script
Best Cinematography
Best Sound Design
Best Production
9FilmFest Bangkok, Thailand May 30, 2018 Best Documentary
Five Continents International Film Festival Anzoategui, Venezuela March 1, 2018 Best Half-Length Documentary
Best Script
Official Selections
Festival Venue Date
London International Cinema Festival London, United Kingdom February 22, 2019
Central Alberta Film Festival Alberta, Canada February 21, 2019
Canada Independent Film Festival Montreal, Canada February 16, 2019
Roma Cinema DOC Rome, Italy February 8, 2019
Around International Film Festival Berlin, Germany January 1, 2019
Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes, France November 25, 2018
Short Long World World Festival Corrientes, Argentina November 8, 2018
Louisville's International Festival of Film Corrientes, Argentina October 12, 2018
BALINALE Bali, Indonesia September 24, 2018
Rome Independent Prisma Awards Rome, Italy September 12, 2018
Cinemalaya Pasay, Philippines August 9, 2018
Concepcion Independent Film Awards Concepcion, Chile August 7, 2018
Cyprus International Film Festival Paphos, Cyprus June 23, 2018
Independent Shorts Awards Los Angeles, United States June 5, 2018
Cinematografo San Francisco, United States November 12, 2017

See also

References

  1. BWW News Desk. "LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Out Today". BroadwayWorld.com.
  2. "Life Is What You Make It (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Broadway Records.
  3. "Winners-June-2017". www.globalmusicawards.com.
  4. "9FilmFest 2018 – Cinema Oasis".

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