Circumstances at a convergence here and there. A part of a larger story of women in a conflicted region, leaving and arriving, told through stories of their bodies.
in production—
athena, my dreams, hormones, and histamines
In an undisclosed period of Philippine history, people take to the streets to support a mysterious procedure known only to "liberate the people"
WE DO NOT EXIST HERE (2020)
Story, director, editor, producer,
production design
National Commission for Culture and the Arts
Co-producer
Chuncheon Sci-fi Film Festival, South Korea
World Premiere
Binisaya Film Festival
Philippine Premiere
A poetic documentary made from footage of several years of travel around Mindanao, Philippines. It highlights the region around the ancient lake, Lake Lanao, as it reels from a terrorist attack in 2017.
MGA GIPAAMBIT GIKAN SA TUBIG
(WHISPERS FROM THE WATERS OF
MINDANAO) (2021)
Story, director, editor, producer
British Council Philippines
Co-producer
CCP Gawad Alternatibo - Documentary
Winner, 3rd Place
World Premiere
AYO TAGBALAY: TO COME APART, TO GATHER TOGETHER
Single channel, sound, 8 min 15 sec.
Binisaya with English subtitles.
2021.
Studio tour for the Tuloy Po Kayo Multi-arts Festival
Cultural Center of the Philippines - Visual Arts and Museum Division thru The Panagtagbo
An unknown narrator searches for a lingkoranan, an upoan, a chair. Instead finds those who have the seat of power, and the rest who are left standing. Lingkod in Binisaya means to sit. Lingkod in Tagalog means to serve.
LINGKOD: APPARITION, 2023 (SERIES 1 OF 2)
Single channel, no sound, 4 min 17 sec looped video
Jumpcut 4: Wala Aswang sa Capiz
Green Papaya Art Projects, Roxas City
LINGKOD: APPARITION, 2023 (SERIES 2 OF 2)
Weathered wooden stool wrapped
in SM Hypermarket uniform. Variable size.
Accompaniment to video art.
Work left outdoors for six months as reminder of lifespan of contractual workers following the cruel six-month automatic end of contract 'endo’ loophole.
