Sat, 25 Oct, 7.30 pm, CITY 46 Bremen
CAN/PHL/UK 2023 | Documentary | Dir: Seán Devlin | 101 min. | Tagalog OV with German subtitles
On the way to a drag competition for money and fame, the non-binary and overworked 40-plus teacher Jaya is accompanied by a student who wants to move in with his father. On their road trip through the Philippines, the two meet locals from the island of Sicogon who were stripped of their land and rights, in 2013, by the country’s largest real estate company, ALI, after Super Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest and deadliest tropical storms since records began. In their voices and stories, Jaya also learns a lot about herself.
With a cast consisting only of typhoon survivors, a lot of humor, and social portrait realism, the fictional documentary film fights to this day for the rights of the victims. Local performances are still being boycotted by ALI.
Content Notes
Queerphobia, misgendering, alcohol consumption, flickering light