Private Project

Consequences of Man

A creature that resembles the human form scours the forest. Goats from some unknown village in a part of Southern Philippines have mysteriously disappeared, while in another village, men continue to quarry from a river that has seen the worst of flood. Consequences of Man blends performance, poetry and documentary to explore the intersections of superstition and dogma.

  • Jeffrie Po
    Director
    The Soil of Dreams
  • Jeffrie Po
    Writer
  • Jeffrie Po
    Producer
  • Jay Rosas
    Producer
    Wailings in the Forest, 3021
  • Nicolas Aca
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Experimental
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 49 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 30, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    100 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Philippines
  • Country of Filming:
    Philippines
  • Language:
    Cebuano
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Salamindanaw Asian Film Festival
    General Santos City
    Philippines
    November 7, 2018
    Official Selection / Special Citation
  • Ngilngig Asian Fantastic Film Festival
    Davao City
    Philippines
    October 26, 2018
    Philippine Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Jeffrie Po

Jeffrie Po is a Filipino director, cinematographer and editor born and based in Cagayan de Oro City in Northern Mindanao. He has joined several film workshops including the Northern Mindanao Documentary Film Workshop organized by Goethe Institute and Sine Tres Marias, and the Mindanao Screen Lab of the Salamindanaw Asian Film Festival in 2016. His first film, the documentary The Soil of Dreams was screened at the 2016 Salaya Documentary Film Festival in Thailand and was followed by the docu-fiction short film Ang Ikaduhang Pagbalik (The Second Coming). Both won awards in local film festivals in Mindanao. He has participated in the Yamagata Rough Cut of the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival in 2017, working on his next film called Estellar, with help from Tinydoc Lab. Consequences of Man also premiered at the Davao Ngilngig Film Festival 2018 and was given a Special Citation at the 2018 Salamindanaw Asian Film Festival.

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Director Statement

Inspired by faith and doctrine, Consequences of Man highlights the emphasis on humanity’s choice rooted in the innate gift of free will. Integrating unique styles to express its message, the short film underscores the reality of people’s actions that ripple and affect the lives and livelihood of others.