Water Sports
Synopsis
Two students, Jelson and Ipe, prepare for life in their hyper-stylized world ravaged by climate change through feats of physical strength and endurance. However, the force that binds them together and makes their post-climate crisis life worth living isn’t strength, it’s love.
This film screens as part of Shorts Program 10: Outré.
Film Credits
- Alemberg Ang, Mara Ravelo Bernaldo
- Whammy Alcazaren
- Carlo Francisco Manatad
- Berhil Cruz
- Elijah Canlas, John Renz Javier, Ricky Davao, Bon Andrew Lenteja
- Caloy Soliongo, Sage Ilagan, obese.dogma777
- Eduardo Lejano, Jr., Manet Dayrit, Liza Diño-Seguerra, Adnan Al Rajeev
- Daluyong Studios
- https://squareeyesfilm.com/shorts/water-sports/
CineYouth Program
Friday Night Frights
Synopsis
An array of frights await in this assortment of horror films. These shorts from around the world tap into our most primal fears and darkest secrets in unique, uncanny, and inventive ways.
Please note: Films in this program contain themes, images, and language that may not be suitable for all ages.
Films
Artist on the Go! (DS Advanced Unreleased Gameplay)
A surreal, nightmarish game in which the player (or the viewer) is confronted with abstract and frightening tasks to complete.
The Body
An abstract tone poem, which uses the human body as a landscape for a variety of sensations and processes.
Rat King
A young boy’s affinity for a dead rat brings dire consequences to himself and his local community.
The Veiling of a Heart
Devout Catholic Miriam is forced to choose between forbidden romance and religious obligation.
AMPM
An obsessive workaholic pits his wits against a loud drummer in a battle for peace and quiet.
CineYouth Program
Chronically Online
Synopsis
Can you stomach the seedy underbelly of the web? Take notes from a generation born and dying on the internet, as they confront memories of cringe, arrogance, and obsession.
Please note: Films in this program contain themes, images, and language that may not be suitable for all ages.
Films
Basura
A compilation of strangers’ deleted phone videos paints a moving portrait of contemporary life.
Too Much Sand
As a toxic substance slowly ravages a celebrity’s body, the question left to ask is, how far would you go for the advertising money?
I, Chinese
An influencer’s racist commodification of his culture leads to an uncomfortable confrontation– with consequences that he never saw coming.
Ibex rebirth
Through pixelated and saturated images, an entity constantly surveys the world. Before it drifts off to sleep, it imagines a novel future.
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