Barrio Yero

Barrio Yero Barrio Yero Productions is a film production company founded by Gnezel Niรฑo I. Sim.

The company is dedicated to showcasing the vibrant life and stories of both rural and urban communities.

15/09/2025

TAKE 1 ๐ŸŽฌ

Behind the scenes of Re:Living Kalipay!
From laughter on set to the challenges we faced, every moment brought us closer to telling this story.

Catch the full magic as we premiere at the Sarรณk Short Film Festival 2025 โ€“ Grand Awards Night this September 20, 2025 at the Marzon Convention Center, Kalibo.

As we step closer to the Sarรณk Short Film Festival 2025, we look back with gratitude. Re:Living Kalipay came to life thr...
11/09/2025

As we step closer to the Sarรณk Short Film Festival 2025, we look back with gratitude. Re:Living Kalipay came to life through the hard work, creativity, and love of our crew.

Saeamat gid kinyo!

Step into the mystery this September 20, 2025 at the Sarรณk Short Film Festival Grand Awards Night.

10/09/2025

What truth lies behind the mysterious door โ€” are we ready to face it?

Gaynor Calizo, Nhel Marie Seraspi, Noela Aquino Renong, Janella Espares & Shiemy Facultad in "Re:Living Kalipay," a Sarรณk Short Film Festival 2025 official entry.

Written and Directed by Mariel Joanachim Rovero
Produced by Gnezel Niรฑo Sim

Step into the mystery this September 20, 2025 at the Sarรณk Short Film Festival Grand Awards Night.


10/09/2025

๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ | ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ
Re:Living Kalipay
Obra ni
Mariel Joanachim I. Rovero

Kalipay, an elderly woman living in the quiet provincial life of Aklan, finds herself embarking on adventures through a mystical door.

๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐…๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก!

This month, we celebrate the art of storytelling, the brilliance of Filipino filmmakers, and the power of cinema to inspire, connect, and transform communities.

As we honor the vibrant film industry of the Philippines, Sarรณk Short Film Festival proudly joins this nationwide celebrationโ€”championing regional filmmaking and showcasing the creativity of Aklanon and Western Visayan storytellers to the world.

๐ƒ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ โ€œ๐“๐ฎ๐›๐š๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ฎ๐ฅ๐šโ€ ๐†๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ!
โ€ข ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ณ๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐Š๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐›๐จ, ๐€๐ค๐ฅ๐š๐ง
โ€ข ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ (๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ) |
โ€ข ๐Ÿ’:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ โ€“ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐…๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐†๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Š๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฐ
โ€ข ๐Ÿ“:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ โ€“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ โ€“ ๐…๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐’๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ & ๐†๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ

Celebrate the best of regional cinema, support homegrown talents, and be part of a night that honors passion, culture, and storytelling.

Thank you The Arki-Chronicles Publication ๐Ÿงก
08/09/2025

Thank you The Arki-Chronicles Publication ๐Ÿงก

๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ƒ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฅ'๐ฌ ๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ

๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘จ๐’“๐’Œ๐’Š-๐‘ช๐’‰๐’“๐’๐’๐’Š๐’„๐’๐’†๐’” ๐‘ท๐’–๐’ƒ๐’๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ proudly celebrates one of our own, ๐‘ด๐’‚๐’“๐’Š๐’†๐’ ๐‘ฑ๐’๐’‚๐’๐’‚๐’„๐’‰๐’Š๐’Ž ๐‘ฐ. ๐‘น๐’๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’, a BS Architecture student from Aklan State University, Kalibo Campus, as she steps into the spotlight at the Sarรณk Short Film Festival 2025 with her directorial debut, ๐‘๐ž:๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Š๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ฒ

Far more than just a film, ๐‘๐ž:๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Š๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ฒ is a heartfelt tribute to Aklanon culture, resilience, and joy. From her beginnings as a literary writer for ACP to now taking the directorโ€™s chair, Mariel shows that architects are not only builders of structures but also storytellers of life and community.

Her path to this moment was shaped by her experiences as assistant director for ๐’๐ข๐ฅ๐ก๐ข๐  (๐’๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ค 2024), ๐„๐š๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ (League of Creatives ASU), and Close Open (UAPSA Area C, 2nd Place). Each step prepared her for this milestoneโ€”bringing to life a story that is uniquely her own.

As the awards night approaches on ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ 20, 2025, the ACP family already considers her a winner. Her passion, artistry, and courage inspire her fellow Arkis and the whole university community.

๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, Director Mariel! Your light continues to shine brightly through film.

Written by: Johs Hesan Iray, Literary Writer
Edited by: Cherby Lian Flores, Staff Writer
Photos by: Mariel Joanachim Rovero, Literary Writer
Layout By: Jayson Justo, Art and Media director

On behalf of ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฟ. ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น and ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, we would like to express our gratitude to ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—”๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—–...
07/09/2025

On behalf of ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฟ. ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น and ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, we would like to express our gratitude to ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—”๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜‡ of Dantayan Artist Village for his generous hospitality as we conduct our filming session, script reading session, and photoshoot for "๐‘๐ž:๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Š๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ฒ" at his sanctuary.

Thank you, Sir Soviet, for your unwavering support and warmest welcome; we could not have done it without you!๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŽฌ

๐Ÿ“ŒVisit Dantayan Artist Village , where bonsai thrives and art comes to life! Located at Lolo Maning's farm, Estancia Kalibo, Aklan.

๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—˜๐—ข๐—— ๐—ž๐—œ๐—ง๐—”๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฆ๐˜ข ๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜จ-๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ข l๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ณ ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ข ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ข ๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜บ๐˜ข? ๐˜”๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ, s๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ i๐˜บ๐˜ข!Witness as Ka...
06/09/2025

๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—˜๐—ข๐—— ๐—ž๐—œ๐—ง๐—”

๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฆ๐˜ข ๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜จ-๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ข l๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ณ ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ข ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ข ๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜บ๐˜ข? ๐˜”๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ, s๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ i๐˜บ๐˜ข!

Witness as Kalipay relive the life she molded with tears, laughter, and unconditional love โ€” reminding us that we are all shaping, firing, and glazing our personal growth and self-discovery through this journey we call life๐Ÿชด๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ›

๐‘๐ž:๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Š๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ฒ
๐—ช๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† Mariel Joanachim Rovero
๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† Gnezel Niรฑo Sim

๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜
Gaynor Alejaga Calizo
Nhel Marie Seraspi
Noela Aquino Renong
Shiemy Facultad
Janella Espares
Eann Cuenco

๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ Johs Hesan Iray
๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ Ma. Pearl Batoy
๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ Louie De Mateo

๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฝ
Rea Charlyn Zata
Andrea Layla Legaspi
Lhaarney Grace Gregorio

๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€
Kenry Earl Macaraeg
Riens Cuales

๐——๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐˜† Gnezel Niรฑo Sim
๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ Joshua Vinren Ureta
๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ / ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜†
Creon Francisco
Joella De Jesus

๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† Gnezel Niรฑo Sim

๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€
Kyian Jay Joven
Steven Carl Oro

๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐˜† Gnezel Niรฑo Sim

๐‘๐ž:๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Š๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ฒ is an Official Entry to the
Sarรณk Short Film Festival 2025

Grand Awards Night
โ€œTubas Pelikulaโ€
Marzon Convention Center, Kalibo, Aklan
September 20, 2025 (Saturday)
5:00 PM โ€“ 10:00 PM

Be part of a night that celebrates the best of regional cinema, honors homegrown talents, and uplifts our vibrant culture through film.

06/09/2025
๐€๐›๐จ๐ญ-๐ž๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ซ๐จ ๐ค๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ฒAfter earning recognition in ๐‘บ๐’‚ ๐‘จ๐’Œ๐’๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘จ๐’๐’•๐’Š๐’‘๐’‚๐’“๐’‚ (2024) for the depth and emotion of her performance...
02/09/2025

๐€๐›๐จ๐ญ-๐ž๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ซ๐จ ๐ค๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ฒ

After earning recognition in ๐‘บ๐’‚ ๐‘จ๐’Œ๐’๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘จ๐’๐’•๐’Š๐’‘๐’‚๐’“๐’‚ (2024) for the depth and emotion of her performance, ๐‘ฎ๐’‚๐’š๐’๐’๐’“ ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’›๐’ returns to the screen with ๐‘น๐’†:๐‘ณ๐’Š๐’—๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ฒ๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’‘๐’‚๐’š.

This time, she becomes Kalipay โ€” an elderly mother who stumbles upon a glowing door that leads beyond the ordinary. Her performance captures the soul of a woman whose greatest wish is her familyโ€™s well-being. With quiet grace and unwavering strength, she carries Kalipay through a whirlwind journey of fear, acceptance, longing, and ultimately, fulfillment.

An official entry for ๐’๐š๐ซรณ๐ค ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐…๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ 2025, written and directed by ๐‘ด๐’‚๐’“๐’Š๐’†๐’ ๐‘น๐’๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’.

Before we officially introduce the world of Kalipay, letโ€™s first meet the people who will guide us through her story.Kil...
19/08/2025

Before we officially introduce the world of Kalipay, letโ€™s first meet the people who will guide us through her story.

Kilalanon do mga malipayon nga crew behind Re:Living Kalipay โ€” meet the

If youโ€™re interested in supporting Re:Living Kalipay, you can send your contribution via GCash:

Account Name: Gnezel Nino I. Sim
Account Number: 09496176158

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๐‚๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐. ๐ŸŽฌA huge thanks to everyone who messaged and recommended talents for R...
23/07/2025

๐‚๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐. ๐ŸŽฌ

A huge thanks to everyone who messaged and recommended talents for Re:Living Kalipay.
We can't wait to introduce you to the wonderful cast that will bring this heartfelt story to life!

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22/09/2024

๐’๐ˆ๐‹๐‡๐ˆ๐†, ๐š๐ง ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐š๐ซรณ๐ค ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐…๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’

Watch out for ๐’๐ˆ๐‹๐‡๐ˆ๐† at the ๐“๐ฎ๐›๐š๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š: ๐†๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐š๐ซรณ๐ค ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐…๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ at Marzon Hotel Kalibo on September 22, 2024.

Silhig is a film by Director Gnezel Nino Sim, Assistant Director Mariel Joanachim Rovero, Script Adviser Ma. Pearl Batoy of ASU - KALIBO, ๐๐š๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž and Director of Photography Stephen John Justo of ASU - BANGA.

Starring James Killy Castro Flores and Rom Lambert Padasas, with the special appearance of Jhamela Raven Guiyab.

The ๐’๐š๐ซรณ๐ค ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐…๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ, a flagship initiative of the Kalibo Council for Culture and the Arts (KCCA) under the Municipality of Kalibo - The Bagong Kalibo, in collaboration with the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), aims to highlight short films that promote cultural growth and the arts. Through inclusive tourism efforts, the festival will not only showcase local destinations but also capture the stories of Western Visayas, particularly from the province of Aklan.

Written by Ma. Pearl Pancho Batoy, Editor-in-chief
Edited by Micah Angelu Sanchez, Literary writer
Layout by Gnezel Niรฑo Sim, Art and Media Director and April Rhyan Gementiza, Graphic and Layout Director



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