Come to Me, Paradise
Lumapit sa akin, paraiso
Paraiso, an all-seeing drone spirit, is summoned every Sunday into the heart of Hong Kong where Filipina migrant workers gather to socialise. As the women claim the public space, Stephanie Comilang’s sci-fi documentary considers social connections in today’s age of economic migration and modern technology.
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Disintegration 93-96
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Film details
- Country of production
- Canada
- Year
- 2017
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2018
- Length
- 25'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
