‘The Echo’ premieres at GMall cinema on Sept. 29
Posted by dchs88 on September 17, 2009
DAVAO artist William “Yam” Laranas’ Hollywood directorial debut will have a special premiere screening at the Cinema 1 of Gaisano Mall of Davao on September 29 at 8 p.m.
The Echo is the very first Hollywood movie directed by a Dabawenyo. The special showing — in cooperation with Viva Films — will give honors to the young Davao-born Laranas for breaking the grounds in Hollywood to future homegrown moviemakers.
The special Davao premiere is co-presented by Davao City National High School Alumni under Councilor Petere Lavina and the Davao City High School Batch 85 of which Yam is a member. Proceeds of the show will go to the Special Arts Program of City High.
Yam grew up in the cities of Davao and Tagum. He took his primary education at St. Mary’s College in Tagum where his mother was then assigned at the Regional Hospital.
But he finished his grade school at Rizal Memorial Colleges in 1981 and secondary years at Davao City High School. He took up Medical Technology at the Immaculate Conception Colleges (now UIC) but dropped out after his second year to pursue his film schooling at the Mowelfund Film Institute.
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