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War Baby

Meet Duewand Collier Jr.—Male, 68 years old, American Citizen, a child conceived in the backdrop of the Philippines-American Mutual Defense Treaty, born and raised with Catholic guilt. He has made peace with his past and now tells his story—a story of love.

  • Dennis Empalmado
    Director
    Neither man nor Beast, Nilalang, Pandanggo, Darkroom, Eldest Among the Seven, Jones, If It Gets Dark
  • Dennis Empalmado
    Writer
    Neither man nor Beast, Nilalang, Pandanggo, Darkroom, Eldest Among the Seven, Jones, If It Gets Dark
  • Roy Empalmado
    Executive Producer
    Neither man nor Beast, Eldest Among the Seven, Jones, If It Gets Dark
  • Dennis Empalmado
    Producer
    Neither man nor Beast, Eldest Among the Seven, Jones, If It Gets Dark
  • Owen Suerte
    Producer
    Eldest Among the Seven, Jones, If It Gets Dark
  • Dennis Empalmado
    Camera Operator
    Eldest Among the Seven, Jones, If It Gets Dark
  • Owen Suerte
    Camera Operator
    Eldest Among the Seven, Jones, If It Gets Dark
  • Owen Suerte
    Editor
    Eldest Among the Seven, Jones, If It Gets Dark
  • John Guiller Abarcar
    Original Score
    Eldest Among the Seven, Jones, If It Gets Dark
  • Jerico Torres
    Original Score
    Neither man nor Beast, Eldest Among the Seven, If It Gets Dark
  • Jerico Torres
    Sound Designer
    Neither man nor Beast, Eldest Among the Seven, If It Gets Dark
  • Duewand Collier Jr.
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    37 minutes 53 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 7, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    Philippines
  • Country of Filming:
    Philippines
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Dennis Empalmado

Dennis Empalmado was born and raised in San Pablo City, Laguna, Philippines where he currently resides with his wife and two sons. One of his advocacies is to impart film knowledge and incline people who aspire to be filmmakers. With that in mind, he also established a basic filmmaking workshop in San Pablo City.

Dennis Empalmado studied filmmaking at the MOWELFUND FILM INST. His work experience runs the gamut from sounds recordist/sound designer to writer/director of short, feauture length films and documentaries. His work is influenced by Filipino counterculture of the 1970s and 1980s.

His current works were screened at local and international film festivals. He has also worked with some notable independent and mainstream film makers and film scholar at GOETHE-INSTITUT (German Cultural Center).

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Director Statement

Duewand and I met at the wake of my mother-in-law, we proceeded to converse and somewhere along the line I started to see him in the screen. It was a quick decision for me as a filmmaker to do this into a documentary based on Duewand's life which was a roller coaster ride complete with every elements of human interest. Immediately after our conversation, it became my goal for others to experience it.