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Superhero in Bed

Superhéroe en la cama

Khavn | Philippines | 2005 | 3' | | IFFR 2006

Even super heroes get sick.

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  • Pornoman

    Yes, that may sound spectacular, that porn; but remember it’s satire.

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  • Super Man in Love

    Mini-film about superman in love.

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  • Our Daily Bread

    Disorderly film maker restrains himself briefly to record the naked truth. There are people who have two eat rubbish. That’s how the world is.

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  • The Super Man Who Couldn’t Fly

    From a series of humorous vignettes about literal antiheroes.

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  • Waiting for a Super Hero

    Very active full-length film maker also turns out to operate well on the short track. A handful of people are basically waiting for nothing. You have

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  • Rugby Boyz

    Slim and cheerful boys.They seem to be playing rugby without a care. Maybe because they don’t have anything to worry about. Just one of the slums in t

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  • To All the Super Girls I’ve Loved Before

    From a simultaneously pointed and corny series about wretched superheroes.

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  • Tawidgutom

    A film as a poem. So why did this filmmaker not become a poet? You’ll understand that as soon as you see his images.

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  • The Night When Father Told Me He Had a Child Outside

    The intention can remain obscure. The feeling can be indefinable. The images can be seeking. Yet still it is clear.

    • Short: Asian Hot Houses

  • Salat

    Young Filipino film maker takes a good look around him and combines various observations into a playful whole that does not really want to be a whole.

    • Short: Asian Hot Houses

  • How I Can Court You Without Holding You

    A film that wants to be a poem. With pictures that basically try too hard. Or is that poetic?

    • Short: Asian Hot Houses

  • Aquaboy

    A kid playing naked on the beach. One calls it a family film, the other calls it child pornography.

    • Short: Asian Hot Houses

  • Two Super Heroes Taking a Crap, a Toilet Musical

    A toilet concert. Tinker, tailor, soldier… Even super heroes have too sometimes, but they make music on the spot.

    • Short: Asian Hot Houses

  • Don’t Fall in Love With a Super Hero

    Part of a satirical series about so-called super heroes. Not really heart-breakers.

    • Short: Asian Hot Houses
View the full programme

Film details

Country of production
Philippines
Year
2005
Festival edition
IFFR 2006
Length
3"
Medium/Format
DV cam NTSC

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