INTERFILM 38 International Short Film Festival Berlin
15 - 20 November 2022

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FOCUS: PHILIPPINES

PHIL 03 Focus Philippines 03

Alongside the exploitation of the weakest members of society, who represent the overwhelming yet powerless majority in the Philippines, another of the country's most significant social issues is the radical exploitation of the environment by national and international forces. This program is distinguished by powerful expressions of confrontation and dissent within a nation, and features works capable of broadening a perspective limited by Western blinders to incorporate a more global consciousness, while providing material for discussion and food for thought.

Triggerwarning: death, explicit depiction or mention of physical or emotional violence

16.11.22, 18:30h, Unterfilm Clubkino

19.11.22, 20:30h, Pfefferberg Haus 13

Focus Philippines 03
6 films
Juan Tamad Goes To The Moon

Juan Tamad Goes To The Moon

Khavn de la Cruz // Philippines // 2018 // 04:00 min

Experimental

Exploring the historical fictional character Juan Tamad ("Lazy Juan"), the film tells a surreal story set between the end of the Spanish colonial regime and the beginning of the American one that would replace it.

How to Die Young in Manila

How to Die Young in Manila

Petersen Vargas // Philippines // 2020 // 11:47 min

Live Action

A teenager follows a group of call boys, in the belief that one of them could be the person he agreed to meet up with. Alas, one after another, they suddenly turn up dead on the side of the street.

Lingkis

Lingkis

Coiling

Sita Valenzuela / Yvonne Salazar // Philippines // 2021 // 14:48 min

Animation, Documentary

A blend of animation and documentary film relates the myth of a country that has been plunged into darkness by a snake, from the Marcos era to the current Duterte regime.

Manila is Full of Men Named Boy

Manila is Full of Men Named Boy

Andrew Lee // Philippines, United States // 2021 // 21:00 min

Live Action

To impress his father, a son buys a child who can drink and smoke. However, the experiment doesn't go as planned.

Mighty Robo V

Mighty Robo V

Miko Livelo / Mihk Vergara // Philippines // 2021 // 20:00 min

Documentary, Live Action

When a documentary film team reports about the Philippine Giant Monster Defense Institute's Mighty Robo V program, it is forced to realise that it may have hired the wrong people for the job.

Reminiscences Of The Green Revolution

Reminiscences Of The Green Revolution

Dean Colin Marcial // Philippines, United States // 2019 // 16:00 min

Live Action

Young Martin died during the political unrest in the period around the second EDSA revolution and the removal of corrupt president Estrada from office in 2001. Here, he speaks of his life before his passing.