Sa Ngalan ng Munti (In the Name of Small Things) Excerpt | Creative Documentary
Portugal, 2021
A cross between space transmission and prayer, an unknown being reaches out into the void, asking what it means to be here, to be small, and to be vulnerably human and alien to our own existence all at once. In a time of grief and anxiety, the filmmaker meditates on her own humanity through personal history and visuals that exist between mundane and surreal.
This is an excerpt from the film.
Holy Eggs (Excerpt) | Creative Documentary
Belgium, 2021
A lonely stranger navigates life away from home, sending messages in a bottle composed of audio and video recordings that shift from the banal to the cosmic. Holy Eggs is a philosophical journey that traverses the inner terrains of grief and loneliness, pondering on the weight and sanctity of everyday life.
This is an excerpt from the film.
Love, Chiquinho (Trailer)| Short Documentary
Portugal, 2020
A love letter from a former traveling circus clown to his young daughter, hoping that someday this may reach her.
CAN YOU CRY IN SPACE | Experimental Documentary
Internet Found Footage, 2020
Stuck within the confines of her room, the filmmaker turned to the internet to see what was happening elsewhere. Exploring found online footage of places thought to be most isolated, underwater and outer space, she discovers the abundance of life documented in places deemed unknown.
Manu-Mano (By Hand) | Creative Documentary
Hungary, 2020
A self-reflective film about coming to terms with one's past, following the filmmaker’s visual process of healing, contemplating on complex family dynamics as the filmmaker rebuilds broken pieces, inspired by an ancient Japanese art form.
PAMANA | Short Documentary
Philippines, 2013
Pamana (Inheritance) tells the story of an Agta-Dumagat-Remontado community in Quezon Province who face the threat of losing their ancestral land. Various developmental projects by lowlanders have caused socio-political, economic, and environmental consequences, affecting both Agta and lowland communities.
The Agta-Dumagat continue to struggle for their rights throughout decades of oppression and marginalization. Through self-determination, the community was able to put up their own school that teaches academics and cultural identity to their youth. The people are hopeful that through education comes the next generation of cultural defenders who will protect the legacy left by their ancestors.
Pamana was selected and presented at the Visual Documentary Project 2013 in Kyoto University, Japan. It was also premiered in Nations in Visions, Vol. 1 in Manila in 2019.
A short film made together with Jeremy Agsawa, Kel Almazan, Geia de la Peña
A Weekend Project production