When the Rain Ended
Nang Matapos ang Ulan
It rains as it can only rain in the tropics. The camera shelters in a small shop and looks at the door. After a lengthy hesitation, someone ventures outside, where a muddy surface awaits. A melancholy moment in distant Sagada in the north east of the Philippines; the land of the legendary Igorot tribes. The film maker speaks a poem with his film poem.
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My Demon Brother
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Rambling from the Sea
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Oldeastside
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Buog
A little boy is beaten out of the house and meets a toy comrade in a deserted lighthouse dwelling. Exciting.
Film details
- Country of production
- Philippines
- Year
- 2006
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2007
- Length
- 7'
- Medium/Format
- DV cam NTSC