CCP Arthouse Cinema Online
October 23 to 30, 2020
Platform: CCP Vimeo Channel
Cultural Center of the Philippines
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Presened by The Cultural Center of the Philippines, Quisumbing-Escandor Film Festival for Health, Mu Sigma Phi Fraternity of the UP College of Medicine and the Department of Health.
Film has the power to spark dialogue on topics that are otherwise difficult to discuss. This Mental Health Awareness Month, the CCP Arthouse Cinema and the Quisumbing-Escandor Film Festival for Health present BALIK TANAW, a free, one-week online screening of films from the 3rd Quisumbing-Escandor Film Festival, putting the spotlight on important mental health issues once more.
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About the films
WISH
Director: Sheen Irerick Seekts
18:26 mins
“I’m Heinz. I’m turning 12 on my birthday. I like playing games. So this is a documentary about my behavior.”
Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) when he was younger, Heinz possesses a kind of unusual behavior that immediately attracts unknowing eyes. Such behavior attracts judgment from other people, which has a big impact, not only to Heinz, but to his family as well.
OH, AKING KATOTO
Director: Kevin Aguilar
5:02 mins
Nymfa lives a humble life on a remote farm with her parents. As a young and carefree girl, she does everything she pleases her. One day, she found out that her mom and dad have decided to be separated as her father is going to live with another family. That saddening moment has earned Nymfa a new friend.
To escape the haunting past, she and her mom have moved to the city. Apparently, her newfound friend has moved to the same place too. Nymfa isn’t the young girl she used to be. Every night, she sobs in sorrow and grief, and her friend is always there to accompany her. Each day, they become close to each other until the friend has established an authority to be in control of Nymfa’s life.
REKUWERDO
Director: Kristoffer Brugada
16:03 mins
Limang taon nang binubuno ni Federico, isang 79-year old na padre-de- pamilya, ang sakit na prostate cancer. Regular ang kanyang pagpapa-check up sa doktor at todo-suporta ang kanyang pamilya sa kanyang pagpagaling. Bagama’t may kalubhaan ang sakit, hindi ito naging malaking dagok sa pamilya Guillermo, bagkus ay nagbuklod pa sa kanilang pagsasamahan. Ngunit hindi inakala ng pamilya ni Federico na isang kakaibang sakit ang dadapo sa kanya at magbabago ng landas ng kanilang buhay – ang Dementia o Alzheimer’s Disease.
Sa puntong tila susuko na ang pamilya Guillermo sa kalagayan ni Federico, isang insidente ang susubok sa kanilang katatagan at hahamon sa katibayan ng loob at isipan ni Federico. Paano kaya haharapin ni Federico ang kasalukuyan kung unti-unti nang nabubura sa kanyang isip ang kanyang mga nakaraan?
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