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.
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Steven De CastroDirectorFred Ho's Last Year
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Steven De CastroKey Cast
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Jose Maria SisonKey Cast
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Patrimunio FamilyKey Cast
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Luis JalandoniKey Cast
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Julie De LimaKey Cast
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Bomnifacio IlaganKey Cast
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Project Type:Documentary
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Genres:war, revolution, games, philippines, terrorism
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Runtime:2 hours
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Completion Date:December 1, 2017
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Production Budget:4,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:Netherlands, Philippines, United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital 2.7k and 4k
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Inwood Film FestivalNew York
United States
March 15, 2019
BEST FEATURE FILM -
International Film Festival of ManhattanNew York
United States
October 21, 2018
North American Premiere
BEST DOCUMENTARY -
Phenomenal Film FestivalManila
Philippines
February 25, 2019
Philippines
BEST DOCUMENTARY -
DCTV Doculab w/ Oscar-Nominated Producer Sierra PettengillNew 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 AwardsLondon
United Kingdom
May 29, 2019
SEMI FINALIST -
European Cinematography AwardsAmsterdam
Netherlands
March 28, 2019
SEMI FINALIST -
European International FIlm FestivalSt. Petersburg
Russian Federation
May 31, 2019
FINALIST -
ArtistreePomfret, Vermont
United States
November 3, 2018
Vermont Premiere
Special Screening -
New York International Films Infest FestivalNew York City
United States
November 30, 2018
Semi-Finalist -
Philadelphia Asian American Film FestivalPhiladelphia, PA
United States
November 17, 2018
Philadelphia Premiere
Official Selection -
Pambansang Demokratikong Prente; 1968-2018: 50 Years of Art and CultureUtrecht
Netherlands
December 29, 2018
European Premiere
Featured Presentation -
Rome Independent Prisma AwardsRome
Italy
Official Selection -
1968-2018: 50 Years of Art and CultureUtrecht
Netherlands
December 29, 2018
European Premiere
Opening Event
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.