Film Title:
Mula Pabrika Hanggang Fukuoka
(Children Only Once)

Director:
Ditsi Carolino, Sadhana Buxani


Synopsis:

    The plight of Filipina women workers is tackled in a trilogy. Elsa works long hours in a garment sweatshop, spends the night at the picketline and barely squeezes family time in between. Veng is an independent filmmaker who tries her luck as "TNT" in Tokyo. By day, she goes around photograpahing and filming. By night, she is a karaoke bar hostess. In Fukuoka, three Pinays give meaning to the term "Japayuki." Emily, Marlene and Kay who are all married to Japanese nationals reveal their stories as entertainers in Fukuoka's red light district.

 

Cast & Crew:
Director: Ditsi Carolino, Sadhana Buxani

Production:
Ateneo Center for Social Policy and Public Affairs
and Archdiocese of Manila Labor Center


Details:

Genre: Documentary
Release Date: 1999
Running time: 80 minutes
Color, Video

 


Sreening / Festival / Awards:

  • March 11, 1999
    U.P. Film Center

 



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Mula Pabrika Hanggang Fukuoka
Ditsi Carolino,
Sadhana Buxani


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