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Revolution Selfie; The Red Battalion

Revolution Selfie expands the horizons of documentary storytelling while broadening our understanding about the lesser-known fronts in the global “War on Terror.” Filmmaker Steven De Castro paints a portrait of the 48 year-old Maoist guerilla army in the Philippine hinterlands. But rather than simply presenting interviews and images in a traditional journalistic manner, this film weaves fantasy elements and web-based camera techniques into the documentary form to disrupt our entire matrix of widely held beliefs underpinning the discussion of terrorism, poverty, and the motivations of the warriors who fight in a peasant revolution.

  • Steven De Castro
    Director
    Fred Ho's Last Year
  • Steven De Castro
    Key Cast
  • Jose Maria Sison
    Key Cast
  • Patrimunio Family
    Key Cast
  • Luis Jalandoni
    Key Cast
  • Julie De Lima
    Key Cast
  • Bomnifacio Ilagan
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    war, revolution, games, philippines, terrorism
  • Runtime:
    2 hours
  • Completion Date:
    December 1, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    4,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Netherlands, Philippines, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 2.7k and 4k
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Inwood Film Festival
    New York
    United States
    March 15, 2019
    BEST FEATURE FILM
  • International Film Festival of Manhattan
    New York
    United States
    October 21, 2018
    North American Premiere
    BEST DOCUMENTARY
  • Phenomenal Film Festival
    Manila
    Philippines
    February 25, 2019
    Philippines
    BEST DOCUMENTARY
  • DCTV Doculab w/ Oscar-Nominated Producer Sierra Pettengill
    New York
    United States
  • Film Dev. Council of the Philippines (Office of the President)
    Manila
    Philippines
    February 10, 2019
    Film Ambassador Award
  • London International Motion Picture Awards
    London
    United Kingdom
    May 29, 2019
    SEMI FINALIST
  • European Cinematography Awards
    Amsterdam
    Netherlands
    March 28, 2019
    SEMI FINALIST
  • European International FIlm Festival
    St. Petersburg
    Russian Federation
    May 31, 2019
    FINALIST
  • Artistree
    Pomfret, Vermont
    United States
    November 3, 2018
    Vermont Premiere
    Special Screening
  • New York International Films Infest Festival
    New York City
    United States
    November 30, 2018
    Semi-Finalist
  • Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival
    Philadelphia, PA
    United States
    November 17, 2018
    Philadelphia Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Pambansang Demokratikong Prente; 1968-2018: 50 Years of Art and Culture
    Utrecht
    Netherlands
    December 29, 2018
    European Premiere
    Featured Presentation
  • Rome Independent Prisma Awards
    Rome
    Italy
    Official Selection
  • 1968-2018: 50 Years of Art and Culture
    Utrecht
    Netherlands
    December 29, 2018
    European Premiere
    Opening Event
Director Biography - Steven De Castro

Steven De Castro is a director, teacher, and cinematographer who is in post production on his film REVOLUTION SELFIE, which was admitted to the prestigious works-in-progress lab at DCTV in New York. He currently is releasing Fred Ho’s Last Year, his first feature film about an avante garde jazz composer and public intellectual who is dying of cancer. When he is not directing his own projects, De Castro works as a cinematographer for other directors in narrative and documentary features and shorts. Before he was a filmmaker, De Castro was a trial lawyer and served as Human Rights Commissioner of Jersey City.

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