Experiencing Interruptions?

Leaving The Raven's Nest

Allan longs for a life outside his mother’s cluttered home as they both struggle with codependency. As an only child, he is in charge of taking care of his mother but her hoarding condition poses as a challenge for Allan’s seemingly simple role. The clutter has not only been taking up space but it has also been creating distance and Allan needs to do something before the pile completely takes over his life.

  • Mina Cruz
    Director
  • Mina Cruz
    Writer
  • Robert Joshua San Luis
    Producer
  • Joshua Lasquety
    Producer
  • Jude Matanguihan
    Producer
  • Erick Fernandez
    Producer
  • Gia Fernandez
    Producer
  • Tobias Spilling
    Producer
  • Christine Spilling
    Producer
  • Joy Ras
    Key Cast
    "Marie"
  • Robert Joshua San Luis
    Key Cast
    "Allan"
  • Arjen Manlapig
    Director of Photography
  • Van Esperanza
    Editor and Colorist
  • Raven Lilang
    Production Designers
  • Michelle Alejandro
    Production Designers
  • Almira Cauntongan
    Production Manager
  • Aji Santiago
    Production Assitant
  • Keith Macatangay
    Sound Recordist
  • Kath Nobleza
    Music
  • Bienangela Mapagu
    Subtitle Translator
  • Jermane Tulbo
    Poster Design
  • Sheik Completado
    Editor for Trailer
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    June 21, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    1,111 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Philippines
  • Country of Filming:
    Philippines
  • Language:
    Tagalog
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Gandhara Indepedent Film Festival

    Pakistan
    March 1, 2023
    Pakistan Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Lift Off Global Network

    United Kingdom
    February 2, 2023
    International Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 17th Spring Fim. Festival

    Philippines
    January 19, 2023
    Official Selectiom
  • Pambujan International Film Festival

    Philippines
    January 12, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Sorok Short Film Festival

    Philippines
    December 7, 2022
    Philippines Premiere
    Included in Top 10 films
Director Biography - Mina Cruz

Mina Cruz is an actor and filmmaker from Bulacan, Philippines.
She started The DistantPlay
Project, a platform for actors to continue practicing during the
Covid-19 lockdowns and depict
the plight of Filipinos during the pandemic, that received a story
fellowship grant from Better
Engagement Between East and SouthEast Asia in 2021. Cruz is
a SEAPitch 2021 participant and Busan Asian Film School 2022
fellow.

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Director Statement

I have been reading about hoarding disorder, a condition that is rampant in Filipino households
but we rarely take notice because we grew so used to it that we consider it as normal. At the
same time, it made me ask the question: “Do hoarding parents also hoard their children?”
In LEAVING THE RAVEN’S NEST I wanted to narrate a subjective interaction of a mother and
son in a particular space; and how such space influences their relationship. I hope that it can
inspire self-reflection towards living a life free from emotional weights from our individual pasts.