A Festival of Philippine Documentaries
September 19 – November 5, 2020
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45 films. 100 years of traces of Filipino story.
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Full schedule and lineup of films
Opening Program
Martial Law, Never Again!
September 19 – 21
Marcos: A Malignant Spirit (1986)
prod. ABS-CBN News, hosted by Angelo Castro, Jr.
Mendiola Massacre (1987)
dir. Lito Tiongson, prod. Asia Visions, through IBON Foundation
A Rustling of Leaves: Inside the Philippine Revolution (1988) *Philippine Premiere
dir. Nettie Wild
With recorded introductions by filmmakers & pre-recorded Q&A.
Speaker / Filmmaker: Nettie Wild
Moderator: Dr. Roland Tolentino
Imelda (2003)
dir. Ramona Diaz
Alunsina (2020) *Philippine Premiere
dir. Kiri Dalena
With recorded introductions by filmmakers & pre-recorded Q&A.
Speaker / Filmmaker: Kiri Dalena
Moderator: Patrick Campos
Week 1: Ecology
Ang Lahat ng Bagay ay Magkakaugnay
October 2 – 8
Native Life in the Philippines (1914)
dir. Dean Worcester
Glimpses of the Culion Leper Colony and of Culion Life (1929) *Philippine Premiere
dlr. Merl La Voy
Co-presented by British Film Institute, SOAS University of London, Culion Foundation, Inc., and PHCAN
Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI (2017)
dir. Kidlat Tahimik
Pagbabalik Sa Tribo (1999)
dir, Howie Severino, prod. The Probe Team and PCLI
Co-presented by JCI Quezon City Capitol
Sabangan (1983)
dir. Jose Cuaresma, Frederico Espiritu; B. Libres; R. Gruta; L. Fisher, through IBON Foundation
Dam Nation (2019)
dir. Grace Simbulan
Co-presented by Greenpeace
Siyanan (2017)
dir, Summer Bastian
Pinatubo: Pagbangon Mula sa Abo (2011)
prod, ABS-CBN News, hosted by Noli de Castro Balud (2014) dir, Francis Solajes
Ang Pagpakalma sa Unos (2020)
dir. Joanna Arong
Tungkung Langit (2013)
dir. Kiri Dalena
The War We Were Not Taught About (1994)
dir. fin Takaiwa
Bird Hunt (2019)
The Atom Araullo Specials, prod. GMA Network
Bullet-laced Dreams (2020) *Philippine Premiere
dir. Kristoffer Brugada
With recorded introductions by filmmakers & pre-recorded Q&A.
Speaker / Filmmaker: Kristoffer Brugada, Charena Escala
Moderator: Adjani Arumpac
Week 2: Nation
Perception is Real, Truth is Not
October 9 – 15
Week 3: Taboo
Off the Record: Health and Identity
October 16-22
Week 4: Localities
Dagat ang Pagitan
October 23-29
Week 5: Future
Ganito Tayo Ngayon Paano Sila Bukas?
October 30 – November 5
Industry Talks
INDUSTRY SESSION
Sundance: Filmmaking in the Time of COVID
September 26, 2020 | 9:30AM
Moderator: Monster Jimenez
Ania Trzebiatowska, Programmer
Speakers: Harry Vaughn, Programmer
Sudeep Sharma, Programmer Stephanie Owens,
Associate programmer
MASTERCLASS
Documentary Filmmaking 101
October 14, 2020 | 2:00 PM
Filmmaker of award-winning documentary Aswang teaches this beginner’s course in documentary filmmaking, covering topics on research, shooting and editing documentaries, as well as tips on how to survive your first film.
With: Director Alyx Ayn Arumpac
Filmmaker, Aswang (2019)
INDUSTRY SESSION
TokyoDocs & In-Docs on International Co-Production
October 16, 2020 | 3:00 PM MANILA I 4:00 PM TOKYO 12:00 PM JAKARTA
Moderator: Imamura Ken-ichi, TokyoDocs & NHK Enterprise Speakers: Mandy Marahimin, In-Docs, Producer,
A Man with 12 Wives (2017)
Bryan Brazil, Filmmaker,
My Little Dancing Shoes (2018) Akiko Tabakotani, Co-producer, My Little Dancing Shoes (2018)
MASTERCLASS
Historya ng Dokyupelikula with Nick Deocampo
October 21, 2020 | 14:00 PM
Prof. Nick Deocampo, one of the country’s most prolific and revered historians, gives a masterclass on the beginnings and movement of documentary filmmaking in the Philippines, through two World Wars, and from revolution to revolution.
Introduction by: Rep. Loren Legarda
Instructor: Prof. Nick Deocampo
Filmmaker, historian, author, professor at the UP Film Institute
MASTERCLASS
State of Journalism in the Philippines
October 23, 2020 | 8:00 PM
Moderator: Speakers: Roby Alampay
Ging Reyes, Maria Ressa, John Nery, Shiela Coronel
MASTERCLASS
GMA Network Masterclass
October 30, 2020 | 4:00 PM
Instructors: Raffy Tima, Atom Araullo, Kara David
Reality Check
Tune in to live talkbacks per program every Saturday.
Live on DaangDokyu Channels
MARTIAL LAW, NEVER AGAIN
September 19, 2020, 8:00 PM L
Moderator: Ed Lingao
Speakers:
Miguel Reyes
Marcos Regime Research group
(UP Third World Studies Center)
Kiri Dalena
Convenor, RESBAK, Filmmaker,
Alunsina (2020) and Tungkung Langit (2013)
Joel Lamangan
Film director, Concerned Artists of the
Philippines & Directors’ Guild of the Philippines
Atty. Chel Diokno
Chairman, Free Legal Assistance Group,
Founding Dean of DLSU College of Law
ANG LAHAT NG BAGAY AY MAGKAUGNAY
October 3, 2020, 8:00 PM
Moderator: Howie Severino
Speakers:
Kidlat Tahimik
National Artist for Film, Filmmaker, Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VI (2017)
Isagani Tapang
Dean of UPD College of Science, environmental advocate
Neen Sapalo
Social and cultural anthropologist
Francis Solajes
Environmental advocate,
Filmmaker, Balud (2014)
PERCEPTION IS REAL, TRUTH IS NOT
October 10, 2020, 8:00 PM
Moderator: Boy Abunda
Speakers:
Prof. Bomen Guillermo
Faculty Regent, UP Diliman, Philippine and Southeast Asian studies scholar
Clodualdo Del Mundo, Jr.
Film scholar, writer, Filmmaker,
Maid in Singapore (2004)
Ramona Diaz
Filmmaker, Imelda (2003) and A Thousand Cuts (2020)
Nicole Curato
Sociologist, Associate Professor, University of Canberra
OFF THE RECORD: HEALTH AND IDENTITY
OCTOBER 17, 2020, 8:00 PM
Moderator: Chiara Zambrano
Speakers:
Naomi Fontanos
Executive director, GANDA Filipinas
Shamaine Buencamino
Artist, Mental health advocate
Prof. Ma. Regina Hechanova
Psychology Department,
Ateneo de Manila University
DAGAT ANG PAGITAN
October 24, 2020, 8:00 PM
Moderator: Dr. Mike Tan
Speakers:
Tito Valiente
Film critic, Anthropologist
Bagane Fiola
Festival programmer,
Filmmaker, Panicupan (2016)
Jay Rosas
Festival programmer, Film critic, Filmmaker, Budots: The Craze (2019)
Keith Deligero
Festival director, Binisaya Film Festival
Teddy Co
Cultural worker, Film archivist and curator, co-founder of Cinema Rehiyon
GANITO TAYO NGAYON, PAANO SILA BUKAS?
October 31, 2020, 8:00 PM
Moderator: Mae Paner
Speakers:
Jet Leyco
Filmmaker, For My Alien Friend (2019)
Manuel Mesina III
Filmmaker, Beastmode: A Social Experiment (2018)
John Torres
Filmmaker, We Still Have to Close Our Eyes (2020)
Nica Dumlao
Digital rights advocate, Philippine Internet Freedom Alliance, Foundation for Media Alternatives
