Experience Negrense Cuisine Through Namets!

Namets is slang for Hiligaynon word “namit” meaning yummy so expect to salivate from all the delicious food which are featured in Namets! directed by Negrense Jay Abello and screenplay by Vicente Garcia Groyon. Namets was a finalist to the Cinemalaya 2008.

Much can be gleaned about our culture from our local cuisine – our abundant resources, our eating habits, our traditions and a lot more.  Every region in the Philippines has a cuisine unique to it and you’ll know the regional affiliation of a person from the food on his table.

Know more about Negrense life and culture through independent film Namets! which will be showing exclusively on selected cinemas in key Visayan Cities starting November 24. Filmed entirely in Negros Occidental with more than 70 percent of its cast and crew are Negrenses, it’s as Negrense as your chicken inasal.

I was really disappointed to have missed this movie when it was first screened here in Bacolod so definitely, I will not miss it this time. The movie is mouth-watering, no I’m not referring to Christian Vasquez but the food that’s the main character of the movie. I’m sure it will be loaded with delicacies and dishes that are a staple in every Negrense dining table. Those who are diabetic and hypertensive should be warned, the movie can be lethal if you can’t control your appetite after watching it.

Namets! is showing exclusively at the following venues:

* SM Bacolod: November 24 –30, 2008 SM Cinema 3
* SM Iloilo: December 1-6, 2008 SM Cinema 7
* Ayala Center Cebu: December 6, 8-10, 2008 Ayala Cinema 4

For reservations, please call:

* Bacolod: (034) 495-0936 / Rhea Sol – 0919-744-7706
* Iloilo: Eden – 0929-777-0734
* Cebu: Tina – 0908-987-4731

For more info, visit: Namets! Official Website, Namets! Multiply Site

NAMETS teaser from fiona borres on Vimeo.

Namets! Behind the Scenes from Never Say Nunca on Vimeo.