May 12, 2012 – Saturday, 2 pm – Clambu City
*clap clap* *whistles whistles* the movie theater is filled with cheers and applause. There are only fifty or so of us in the theater but the cheer was deafening. A few days ago, Tayaw sent the cast and crew and me, the screenwriter, invitations to gather at this theater today to watch a private screening of 'September Ninth', dedicated to the cast and the crew.
Even though Tayaw said the film was good, even when I received the news that I was nominated for an international award, I could not believe that my story, my baby, has come to life until today, when and saw it play in front of my eyes.
It's real, and it's here. I'm now an acclaimed screenwriter. It got me thinking. Had someone made my film earlier, would my life be any different than the one I lived for the past 8 years? Probably not. My script would have been ruined by any director that is not Tayaw.
