FDCP’s Dokyumentado Film Festival Has Every Story For Families To Watch!
The Film Development Council of the Philippines puts the spotlight on documentaries, which can be watched for free until December 7
The Philippine Development Council of the Philippines opened its documentary film festival, Dokyumentado, on November 23. The festival spotlights documentaries by filmmakers, including student filmmakers, on different stories affecting the country.
At opening night held at Shangri-La Plaza, FDCP opened with Motherland by Ramona Diaz, whose other documentary And So It Begins, is also part of the film festival. Motherland dives into the lives of mothers and medical experts inside Jose Fabella Hospital with stories on childbirth, maternity care, and family planning.
Accompanying Motherland is the short film Mama by Alexandra Brizuela. The film tells the story of two mothers whose husbands and children died because of the Duterte administration’s War on Drugs.
Six other documentaries are also available which can be watched for free at Cinematheque in Manila. Six short films accompany these documentaries. You can check the schedule on the link below.
Documentaries from other regions and sectors
Aside from the main lineup, FDCP will also screen short films from professionals and students. Here is the list as confirmed from their website:
Set A: Arts and the Community
- “Balde at Brotsa” by Josh Mutia
- “Guhit Recto” by Renz Airel Salazar
- “How the Beasts Got Hyped” by Elvin Jay Macanlalay
- “A Bad Name” by Robbie Capio
- “Wisik” by Aysie Damaso
Set B: Childhood Memories
- “Ate Si Bunso” by Raphaela Dominguez
- “ Nanay Tatay” by Antonio Agregado
- “Ate Bunso” by Angelica Llanera
- “Remnants of The Lost Childhood” by Belle Samson
- “Mariposa” by Melanie Faye
Set C: DokyuKultura
- “Alingasngas” by Joseph Ezra Dave Jimenez
- “Cinebuano” by Joaquin Perocillo
- “Recto Records” by Jego Rafael
- “Ang Paghahanap Kay Dalagang Bukid” by Leia Amidala Nepomuceno Santos
- “An Kamaturan” by Kyle Justin B. Rebutica
Other documentarists and filmmakers from Iloilo, Negros, and Davao will also have free screenings of short films. Here is the list.
Cinematheque Centre Davao
- “Mga Gipaambit Gikan sa Tubig (Whispers from the waters of Mindanao)” by Anna Miguel Cervantes
- “Budots: The Craze” by Jay Rosas and Mark Limbaga
- “Panicupan” by Jose Bagane Fiola
Cinematheque Centre Iloilo
- “Tikab” by Mary Angelie Estador
- “Hubas” by Bianca Villareal
- “Asindero” by George Miko Gaerlan
- “Sinamay nga Palanublion” by Anjo Salmorin
- “Pátok” by Emmanuel Lerona
Cinematheque Centre Nabunturan
- “Pamalandong sa Danao” by Breech Asher Harani
- “CAGAN” by Given Mark Inansugan
- “Asay” by Juvy Ann Clarito
Cinematheque Centre Negros
- “Ang Kalibutan ni Nunelucio Alavarado” by Candy Nagrampa
- “My Boy Superman” by Jonathan Jurilla
- “Lupang Hinarang” by Ditsi Carolino
Other films can be streamed from FDCP’s JuanFlix.
The Dokyumentado Film Festival is for free until December 7 at Cinematheque.
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