Private Project

Sa Taguangkan sang Duta

As the relentless heat of El Niño parches the land, Elena faces a critical decision: to leave her toxic workplace and reunite with her husband Andoy, or to prioritize her career ambitions over her own family. Struggling with the dilemma of freedom versus sacrifice, she grapples with the land’s urgent need for care.

  • Emmanuel Lerona
    Director
    Patok (The Mountain Carvers)
  • Emmanuel Lerona
    Writer
  • Julie Prescott
    Producer
  • Alyanna Cortum
    Key Cast
  • Barry Matthew Namo
    Key Cast
  • Ruperto Quitag
    Editor
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    22 minutes 22 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 26, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    Philippines
  • Language:
    Other
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Emmanuel Lerona

Emmanuel A. Lerona is a researcher, multimedia practitioner, and a lecturer at the University of the Philippines Visayas. He wrote and directed the documentary film Pátok (The Mountain Carvers) (2019) about the Antique Rice Terraces and the Iraynon Bukidnon community. He is the cinematographer of the short films De-Lata (2022), Baboy Talunon (Wild Boar, 2021), Bukog (Fish Bones, 2020), Isla (2016), and the full-length films Daan Patungong Tawaya (Road to Paradise, 2019), Lugta Ke Tamama (Land from God, 2018), and Ang Mga Aswang (2012). He is also the sound designer for the films Bulawan nga Usa (2023), Waiting Shed (2023), Dog Eaters (2022), Solo (2021) and Sa Pagpula sang Lawod (When the Ocean Bleeds, 2021).

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