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OctoGod

An elusive graphic designer, who steals and retouches photos for his website, finds himself in another dimension after updating his website's content.

  • Shievar Olegario
    Director
  • Shievar Olegario
    Producer
  • Shievar Olegario
    Writer
  • Anna Miguel Cervantes
    Assistant Director
  • Shievar Olegario
    Key Cast
    "Karl"
  • Kiana Kimberly Flores
    Cinematographers
  • Joshua Caesar Medroso
    Cinematographers
  • Shievar Olegario
    Cinematographers
  • Shievar Olegario
    Editor
  • Joshua Caesar Medroso
    Production Designer and Assistant
  • Kit Janbren Aque
    Sound Designer
  • Shievar Olegario
    Sound Designer
  • Kit Janbren Aque
    Musical Scorer
  • Project Type:
    Experimental
  • Runtime:
    23 minutes 49 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 21, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    Philippines
  • Country of Filming:
    Philippines
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Ngilngig Asian Fantastic Film Festival
    Davao City
    Philippines
    October 27, 2019
    Philippine Premiere
    Film Camp Film
  • Salamindanaw Asian Film Festival
    General Santos City
    Philippines
    December 5, 2019
    Golden Durian Prize for Best Mindanao Short
  • Mindanao Film Festival
    Davao City
    Philippines
    December 8, 2019
    Showcase Film
  • PUP Mindanaoan Festival of Best Shorts
    Manila
    Philippines
    February 24, 2020
  • Cinema Rehiyon 12
    Naga City
    Philippines
    February 27, 2020
  • Cinemalaya 2020

    Philippines
    August 7, 2020
    Philippine Premiere
    Exhibition Film - Indie Nation Shorts
  • Binisaya Film Festival 2020
    Cebu City
    Philippines
    October 10, 2020
    Best Film - Binisaya Shorts
Director Biography - Shievar Olegario

Shievar Olegario is a multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker. His works revolve around motion design, still, performance art, and film.

His filmmaking career started by being a fellow of the 2019 Story Development Camp of Ngilngig Asian Fantastic Film Festival.

He then made his debut short, “OctoGod” which bagged the Golden Durian Prize for Best Mindanao Short at the Salamindanaw Asian Film Festival 2019 and also won the Best Short Film during the Binisaya Film Festival 2020. The film also exhibited in several film fests such as Cinemalaya 2020 and Cinema Rehiyon 2020.

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Director Statement

The film explores how a digital artist uses an online platform to detach oneself from the harshness of reality. Brought by self-doubt and the demands of his work, the need to receive validation through recreating his life virtually became an obsession.

The film portrays how our generation operates on immediate gratification forgetting the notion that great things take time. We must the accept reality of disappointment and failure, but never lose infinite hope