Rafael Manuel
Filipino filmmaker Rafael MANUEL (1990, Philippines) is currently based between Amsterdam, London and Manila. In 2022, he was chosen by Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke to be his protégé at the Rolex Arts Initiative. His film Filipiñana (2020) won the Silver Bear Jury Prize at the Berlinale and was sold to ARTE, ZDF and the Criterion Collection. His upcoming feature film Patrimonio is supported by the Hubert Bals Fund and the Prince Claus Seed Award.
Filmography
(all short) Dogeater (2018), Filipiñana (2020), 102 Narra (2023, co-dir)
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Rafael Manuel op IFFR
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102 Narra
Rafael Manuel, Tatjana Fanny | 22' | Netherlands | World premiere
Daily life from a filmmaker’s family home in Manila tenderly oscillates between personal and political.