Life Is What You Make It (film) explained

Life Is What You Make It
Director:Jhett Tolentino
Producer:Jhett Tolentino
Starring:Jhett Tolentino
Music:Dennis Sy[1]
Runtime:40 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English/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.[2]

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[3] 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, IndiaDecember 2, 2018Best Documentary
Australia Independent Film FestivalBrisbane, AustraliaNovember 24, 2018Best Documentary
San Jose International Film FestivalSan Jose, Costa RicaOctober 24, 2018Best Feature Documentary
South Film and Arts Academy FestivalO'Higgins, ChileSeptember 16, 2018Best Feature Documentary
Best Director
Best Script
Best Cinematography
Best Sound Design
Best Production
9FilmFest[4] Bangkok, ThailandMay 30, 2018Best Documentary
Five Continents International Film FestivalAnzoategui, VenezuelaMarch 1, 2018Best Half-Length Documentary
Best Script
Official Selections
Festival Venue Date
London International Cinema FestivalLondon, United KingdomFebruary 22, 2019
Central Alberta Film FestivalAlberta, CanadaFebruary 21, 2019
Canada Independent Film FestivalMontreal, CanadaFebruary 16, 2019
Roma Cinema DOCRome, ItalyFebruary 8, 2019
Around International Film FestivalBerlin, GermanyJanuary 1, 2019
Mediterranean Film FestivalCannes, FranceNovember 25, 2018
Short Long World World FestivalCorrientes, ArgentinaNovember 8, 2018
Louisville's International Festival of FilmCorrientes, ArgentinaOctober 12, 2018
BALINALEBali, IndonesiaSeptember 24, 2018
Rome Independent Prisma AwardsRome, ItalySeptember 12, 2018
CinemalayaPasay, PhilippinesAugust 9, 2018
Concepcion Independent Film AwardsConcepcion, ChileAugust 7, 2018
Cyprus International Film FestivalPaphos, CyprusJune 23, 2018
Independent Shorts AwardsLos Angeles, United StatesJune 5, 2018
CinematografoSan Francisco, United StatesNovember 12, 2017

See also

External links

Notes and References

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