Virtual Screening
PRESENTED WITH
Mondo Domino
Official selection
Animac Animation Festival 2021
Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film 2021
Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2021
Director
Avid Liongoren
Writer
Manny Angeles, Paulle Olivenza
Cast
Empoy Marquez, Sam Milby, Arci Muñoz, Robin Padilla, Angelica Panganiban
Producer
Manny Angeles, Joyce Bernal, E Del Mundo, Avid Liongoren, Piolo Pascual
Sound Designer
WAPAK Sound Studios
Composer
Len Calvo
Editor
Jether Amar, Avid Liongoren
Animator
Jether Amar, Tep Atento, Geri Cruz, Keb Makasiar, Ariel Mantaring, Joshua Panelo, Anne Sy
contact
Rocketsheep Studio
“A boisterous swirl of sass, sex and soap opera hysterics”
– Allan Hunter, SCREEN DAILY
It’s a sunny morning in the city and the streets are bustling with activity. Humble shopgirl Nimfa Dimaano, however, is hidden away in a fortune teller’s tent, finding out what her future holds. What do the cards say? It seems Nimfa is destined to fall in love with two men at the same time. Oh, she can look forward to a wild sex ride! Nimfa is certainly enthusiastic about that. But be careful what you wish for, kitty-cat. Good times lie ahead, but so do headaches, heartbreaks, and desperate drama as Ninfa finds herself torn between the muscular mutt Roger and the classy playboy Inigo. When Nimfa’s life gets turned upside down, will the sexy kitten land on her feet?
Steamier and spicier than the best dish at your favourite street-food stall, HAYOP KA! (a Tagalog profanity translating roughly to “you animal”) is an energetic and affectionate satire of racy television soap operas. And it’s all told with colourful, eye-catching cartoon animals – HAYOP KA! THE NIMFA DIMAANO STORY has been nominated not just for Fantasia's Satoshi Kon Award this year, but also an Ursa Major Award, the Oscars of the furry community. Cute as its characters may be, this is definitely adults-only stuff, loaded with sight gags and dirty double entendres. It’s the work of director Avid Liongren and his team at Manila’s Rocketsheep Studio, who brought the world the live-action/animation hybrid romantic fantasy SAVING SALLY in 2016. They’re looking to put indie animation from the Philippines on the world map, and help build a national voice in the medium. HAYOP KA! is a great step forward on that path, a funny, sexy farce with a great, big, throbbing, glistening organ... by which we mean its heart, obviously, what were you thinking? – Rupert Bottenberg
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