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Docwomentary: Women Behind the Lens

From a Third World perspective, a filmmaker explores why women are dominating documentary filmmaking in the Philippines and the challenges that women must confront in the filmmaking industry. Throughout the film, she discovers her own reflexivity as a filmmaker but most importantly, as a woman.

  • Jayneca Reyes
    Director
  • Jayneca Reyes
    Writer
  • Jayneca Reyes
    Producer
  • Karl Arvin Hapal
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    40 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    October 15, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    6,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Philippines
  • Country of Filming:
    Philippines
  • Language:
    English, Tagalog
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - Jayneca Reyes

Jayneca Reyes is a documentary filmmaker and a human rights advocate based in the Philippines. Her earlier work include Bagong Silang (2016), a short documentary about urban poor people who were forcibly removed from their informal settlements in 1980s to establish the City of Man - a testament to the dictator's accomplishments.

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Director Statement

Documentaries are not just a cinematic form of expression, but a medium that could inspire people, spark curiosity and open a space for dialogues that could later on influence change.