Cheeky, infectious and very smoothly made. Very funny. You can imagine they had a great time behind the camera as well as in front of it. A film crew working without a budget. Someone has an idea for a very cheap effect. Made for the Cinemalaya Film Festival in Manila – that didn’t pay for it, by the way.
Also in this combined programme
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Jerrycan
Exciting and raw observation of group behaviour. Nathan takes up arms against the brawniest kid in the group and in doing so takes a great risk.
Barbee Butcher
Humorous clay animation about a green creature that merrily cuts up a Barbie doll to change itself into a femme fatale. With an unexpected result!<
Around the Park
The dogs of the famous photographer/film maker William Wegman are out for a day in the park.
Our Wonderful Nature
Amazing animation about shrews that fight as if they were acting in The Matrix.
One
Original refreshing fiction in split-screen about morning rituals, grind and relationships within which the viewer is repeatedly wrongfooted.
Bagh Dad Bar Ber
Dark, worrying short about a barber in Baghdad who has to earn his visa to the United States in a gruesome way.
Film details
- Country of production
- Philippines
- Year
- 2008
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2009
- Length
- 2"
- Medium/Format
- DV cam NTSC
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