Director of Photography
In a coastal barrio along the Davao City shoreline, two young boys, who are fond of snow and Samurai movies, are challenged to face a world of violence and abuse.
Producer
In Age of Blight, 12 Asian filmmakers capture and imagine life under the pandemic, from the hospital corridors of Marawi to protest rallies in the streets of Bangkok. The film mirrors light amidst the chaos and darkness, life in the face of death. Participating filmmakers are Mervine Aquino (Philippines), Bagane Fiola (Philippines), Daniel Rudi Haryanto (Indonesia), Hassanodden Hashim (Philippines), Gladys Ng (Singapore), Nontawat Numbenchapol (Thailand), Carla Pulido Ocampo (Philippines), Edmund Telmo (Philippines), Mark Lester Valle (Philippines), Ligaya Villablanca (Philippines), Takayuki Yoshida (Japan), and Abdul Zainidi (Brunei). Edited and assembled by John Torres (Philippines).
Director
In Age of Blight, 12 Asian filmmakers capture and imagine life under the pandemic, from the hospital corridors of Marawi to protest rallies in the streets of Bangkok. The film mirrors light amidst the chaos and darkness, life in the face of death. Participating filmmakers are Mervine Aquino (Philippines), Bagane Fiola (Philippines), Daniel Rudi Haryanto (Indonesia), Hassanodden Hashim (Philippines), Gladys Ng (Singapore), Nontawat Numbenchapol (Thailand), Carla Pulido Ocampo (Philippines), Edmund Telmo (Philippines), Mark Lester Valle (Philippines), Ligaya Villablanca (Philippines), Takayuki Yoshida (Japan), and Abdul Zainidi (Brunei). Edited and assembled by John Torres (Philippines).
Opening Title Sequence
“Budots” has swept the entire nation by storm. But the dance craze that has people move around in uncoordinated, freestyle dance to a weird mix of electronic sound and noises, originated in Davao City in Southern Philippines before it got viral in the Internet and social media. An internet bum and a small group of people in his community started it all.
Director
On each of two flourishing Moro communities separated by a vast river are two brothers who feel a longing that is beyond the grasp of their content and idyll life. In the end, they seek the river to find their own peace.
Director
An indigenous family, one of the last forest people of old, copes with the unusual changes in their environment including the imposing lifestyle and customs of the more sociable tribes on the plains.
Washing Machine
From Tales from the Camp: Bonfire Stories - a collection of films created by the new voices and personalities of Philippine cinema that explore tales developed or discovered during the 2015 Davao Ngilngig Film Camp.
Writer
Panicupan, a barangay in Pikit, North Cotabato, is one of the "Spaces for Peace," where Moro, Lumad, and Christian settlers have joined hands in upholding their harmonious relationship amid the conflict between the government forces and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
Director
Panicupan, a barangay in Pikit, North Cotabato, is one of the "Spaces for Peace," where Moro, Lumad, and Christian settlers have joined hands in upholding their harmonious relationship amid the conflict between the government forces and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
Producer
Panicupan, a barangay in Pikit, North Cotabato, is one of the "Spaces for Peace," where Moro, Lumad, and Christian settlers have joined hands in upholding their harmonious relationship amid the conflict between the government forces and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
Producer
Sonata Maria is a film about a young man who has tremendous difficulty expressing his deepest emotions and has created an alternate reality within which he is able to vent out all his frustrations. It is a moving story of loss, madness and redemption.
Screenplay
Sonata Maria is a film about a young man who has tremendous difficulty expressing his deepest emotions and has created an alternate reality within which he is able to vent out all his frustrations. It is a moving story of loss, madness and redemption.
Writer
Sonata Maria is a film about a young man who has tremendous difficulty expressing his deepest emotions and has created an alternate reality within which he is able to vent out all his frustrations. It is a moving story of loss, madness and redemption.
Director
Sonata Maria is a film about a young man who has tremendous difficulty expressing his deepest emotions and has created an alternate reality within which he is able to vent out all his frustrations. It is a moving story of loss, madness and redemption.
Director of Photography
An examination of poverty and violence and the influence it has on two boys who live in a slum.