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.
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 and was nominated Song of the Year at the Josie Music Awards in Nashville, Tennessee in 2017.
Accolades Wins Festival Venue Date AwardsMumbai Shorts International Film Festival Mumbai, IndiaDecember 2, 2018Best DocumentaryAustralia Independent Film FestivalBrisbane, AustraliaNovember 24, 2018Best DocumentarySan Jose International Film FestivalSan Jose, Costa RicaOctober 24, 2018Best Feature DocumentarySouth Film and Arts Academy FestivalO'Higgins, ChileSeptember 16, 2018Best Feature DocumentaryBest DirectorBest ScriptBest CinematographyBest Sound DesignBest Production9FilmFestBangkok, ThailandMay 30, 2018Best DocumentaryFive Continents International Film FestivalAnzoategui, VenezuelaMarch 1, 2018Best Half-Length DocumentaryBest Script
Official Selections Festival Venue DateLondon International Cinema FestivalLondon, United KingdomFebruary 22, 2019Central Alberta Film FestivalAlberta, CanadaFebruary 21, 2019Canada Independent Film FestivalMontreal, CanadaFebruary 16, 2019Roma Cinema DOCRome, ItalyFebruary 8, 2019Around International Film FestivalBerlin, GermanyJanuary 1, 2019Mediterranean Film FestivalCannes, FranceNovember 25, 2018 Short Long World World FestivalCorrientes, ArgentinaNovember 8, 2018Louisville's International Festival of FilmCorrientes, ArgentinaOctober 12, 2018BALINALEBali, IndonesiaSeptember 24, 2018Rome Independent Prisma AwardsRome, ItalySeptember 12, 2018CinemalayaPasay, PhilippinesAugust 9, 2018Concepcion Independent Film AwardsConcepcion, ChileAugust 7, 2018Cyprus International Film FestivalPaphos, CyprusJune 23, 2018Independent Shorts AwardsLos Angeles, United StatesJune 5, 2018CinematografoSan Francisco, United StatesNovember 12, 2017
See also Broadway theatre Here Lies Love (musical) National Artist of the Philippines Musical theatre
References
External links Jhett Tolentino shared autobiography in documentary film Cinematografo Film Festival 2017 Life Is What You Make It: Official Music Video