Nene
is a short film about a personal epitaph left for someone dearly loved. It was King Louie Palomo’s directorial debut, starring Flora Gasser and Mercedes Cabral.
YEAR
2020
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY
King Louie Palomo
STARRING
Flora Gasser
Mercedes Cabral
Nene is in her eighties, an accomplished and retired painter. Her daughter travels from the city to see her with her grandson, and unknown to her family Nene attempts to finish the final painting of her lifetime.
ABOUT THE FILM
Veteran actress Flora Gasser passes away — with a report from Mario Dumaual, ABS-CBN News
Until the 2020 onset of the pandemic, Gasser had remained active in showbiz, portraying supporting characters on television — and the final, title role in a short film that would become her swan song.
That year, Gasser played the lead character in the King Louie Palomo short film “Nene,” which participated in over a dozen international film festivals and clinched several trophies and nominations overseas.
As Nene, Gasser was a prolific and retired painter who “attempts to finish the final painting of her lifetime,” on a day that would become her last.
San Diego Filipino Film Festival, 2024
Outreach Virtual Asian Heritage Month Film Festival, 2022
VSFF: Live in Theatre, 2022
Reelworld Film Festival, 2021 (Standout Director for a Short Film)
Women Over 50 Film Festival, 2021
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival, Semi-Finalist, 2021
Woods Hole Film Festival, 2021
Deep In The Heart Film Festival, 2021
Indie Shorts Mag Short Film Festival, 2021 (Honorable Mention)
Diwa Filipino Film Showcase of Seattle, 2021
FascinAsian Film Festival, 2021
Fastnet Film Festival, 2021
Vancouver Short Film Festival, 2021
Chilliwack Independent Film Festival, 2020
Vancouver Asian Film Festival, 2020
Dreamanila International Film Festival, 2020 (Special Mention for Best Direction & Best Performance)
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REVIEWS
“King Louie Palomo’s Nene, a film on life and its all-encompassing stories. A touching and a believable depiction of what must be several people’s real-life experiences, Nene, however, comes across as a personal epitaph left for someone dearly loved…” - Indie Shorts Mag
“…King Louie allows us to fall in love and invest enough emotional capital for the payoff...” - Film Threat
“Nene is an emotional journey. Very well acted and written, it will most likely remain in the viewer's heart for a long time.” - UK Film Review
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
King Louie Palomo
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER & CINEMATOGRAPHER
Brian Patrick Lim
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Dani Alvarado
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Ajay Caleb
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Mayumi Catabijan
EDITOR
Julian Figueroa
COMPOSER
Matthew Chung
SOUND DESIGNER
Francisco Castellanos
COLOURIST