Kaleidoscope World (film) explained

Kaleidoscope World
Director:	Eliza Cornejo
Studio:	iAct Productions
Country:	Philippines
Language:	Filipino

Kaleidoscope World is a 2013 Philippine hip hop musical dance film.^{[1] [2]} It is directed by Eliza Cornejo under iAct Productions and stars Sef Cadayona and Yassi Pressman.^[3]

It features a poor boy and a rich girl who meets each other in an audition for a dance troupe seeking to compete internationally.^[1]

Cast

• Yassi Pressman as Elsa, a woman who returns to the Philippines from the United States who takes up dancing.^[4] Her family discourages her from pursuing dance.^[5]
• Sef Cadayona as Lando, a working student who financially supports his family and a dancer.^[6] This is Cadayona's first lead role in a feature film.^[7]

It also features dance groups such as the Philippine All Stars and the UP Streetdance Club.^[8]

Production

The film was already in production in 2012, and was meant to be entered for a independent film festival within the same year. However the film was not finished in time due to budgeting issues.^[3]

Music

Kaleidoscope World is named after the Francis Magalona song of the same name.^[1] The deceased musician's songs were heavily used in the film.^[4]

Release

Kaleidoscope World was released in the Philippines on December 25, 2013, as one of the official entries of the 2013 Metro Manila Film Festival.

External links

• (Archived)

Notes and References

1. News: MMFF: Kaleidoscope World . 6 January 2024 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 18 December 2013 . en.
2. News: Sef Cadayona's Kaleidoscope World . 6 January 2024 . GMA Entertainment . 10 December 2013 . en, fil.
3. News: Calderon . Nora . Pelikula ni Yassi sa MMFF pang-indie filmfest lang sana. Film of Yassi in MMFF meant only for an indie filmfest . 6 January 2024 . Pang Masa . Philippine Star . 22 December 2013 . fil.
4. News: Benedicto . Rizza . Yassi Pressman says of her MMFF starrer Kaleidoscope World: "We dance to express, not to impress." . 6 January 2024 . PEP.ph . Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. . 24 December 2013 . en, fil.
5. News: Salvador . Bubbles . Yassi Pressman and Sef Cadayona say Kaleidoscope World debunks misconceptions about hip hop dancers . 6 January 2024 . PEP.ph . Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. . 27 December 2013 . en, fil.
6. Web site: Have You Seen All Of Yassi Pressman's Movies? . Cosmopolitan Philippines . 6 January 2024 . 27 December 2018.
7. News: Sef Cadayona takes on his first lead role in 'Kaleidoscope World' . 6 January 2024 . GMA Entertainment . 31 October 2013 . en.
8. News: First trailer of Francis M-inspired film . 6 January 2024 . ABS-CBN News . 29 November 2013.