"Filipiñana": Dark Satire Takes Aim at Inequality & Structural Violence in the Philippines
Filipino filmmaker Rafael Manuel discusses his debut feature film "Filipiñana," which explores inequality, colonialism, structural violence and patriarchy at an upscale golf country club outside Manila. The film won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Creative Vision at Sundance and opens in New York at Film Forum.
Filipino filmmaker Rafael Manuel discusses his debut feature film "Filipiñana." Set at an upscale golf country club outside Manila, the film explores inequality, colonialism, structural violence and patriarchy. "Filipiñana" premiered at Sundance where it won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Creative Vision. It opens in New York at Film Forum on Friday.