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Alimungaw: Filming in a Time of Uncertainty (documentary short)

Alimungaw: Filming in a Time of Uncertainty is a short documentary film that follows a small team of filmmakers, who are based in the region in Mindanao, as they struggle to shoot a film amidst the trying times of the pandemic. And how they were able to comply with the community's minimum health guidelines, while observing the basic health care, in spite of the intricacies of the film industry’s standard health protocols.

  • Anna Miguel Cervantes
    Filmmakers
  • Andro Conde
    Filmmakers
  • Bagane Fiola
    Filmmakers
  • Bem de Leera
    Filmmakers
  • Dan Lester Albarracin
    Filmmakers
  • Ferdinand Mesias
    Filmmakers
  • Gannie Vallecer
    Filmmakers
  • Gennieveve Bersonda
    Filmmakers
  • Melona Grace Mascariñas
    Filmmakers
  • Princess Taroza
    Filmmakers
  • Roel Francis Rosaroso
    Filmmakers
  • Rufo Bagwani Amplayo
    Filmmakers
  • Willie Apa Jr.
    Filmmakers
  • Origane Films
    Production Companies
    Wailings in the Forest
  • A+A
    Production Companies
  • MuniGuni
    Production Companies
  • Alchemy of Vision & Light Productions
    Production Companies
  • Micromedia DV
    Production Companies
  • National Commission for Culture and the Arts
    With support from
  • La Salle, Bacolod
    With support from
  • PS Studios
    Sponsored by
  • Organika Davao
    Sponsored by
  • Pasugo Delivery Services
    Sponsored by
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 57 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 23, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    1,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Philippines
  • Country of Filming:
    Philippines
  • Language:
    Other
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography

Bagane Fiola is a filmmaker from Mindanao, in southern Philippines. His second feature film Baboy Halas (Wailings in the Forest) was selected under the Bright Future non-competition section of the 47th International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2017. It won the NETPAC Jury Prize award during its World Premiere at the QCinema International Film Festival held in Manila Philippines in 2016. The film was given a Special Newcomer Award at the Internationales Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg in Germany in October 2017. Fiola is the founder and festival director of the Ngilngig Asian Fantastic Film Festival Davao, the first fantastic film festival of its kind in the Philippines. His previous works include the film Sonata Maria, which won Best First Film at the Young Critics Circle of the Philippines 2014, and several short films, which have been exhibited in various regional film festivals. (from Kaleido Asia Collaborative Film Program Southeast Asia and Japan 2018 by Jay Rosas).

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Director Statement

Alimungaw is a Bisaya word that means a state of semi-consciousness or confusion after a deep sleep. It is the boundary of the other dimensions wherein a person gets disoriented between dream and reality. Sometimes, it is the only thing that would make sense when everything seems impossible to decipher. A feeling that is much present in a time of uncertainty especially during days of the lock down periods.