October 18 (Saturday) | 6:00 PM | Cinema 3 | Film Screening and Film Talk
Mysterious disappearances of people rise as earthquakes shake Mindanao. 13-year-old Munya investigates the strange phenomenon after her mother goes missing during a solar eclipse. Fantasy and reality blur as the mythical serpent dragon “Bakunawa", devours a seemingly tranquil world.
Philippines | 2024
Director: Carl Joseph Lara
Genre: Science Fiction, Drama
Cebuano with English Subtitles
Duration: 13 mins
Rating: PG
Berlin NewGen Film Festival 2024: Winner, Best Short Film
Carl Joseph Lara
Carl Joseph Lara is a writer, director, and editor. He holds a degree in Fine Arts, majoring in Cinema, from the University of San Carlos. He is a recipient of the NCCA Ani ng Dangal for Cinema. Rumbles of the Earth (2024) is his first fiction short, which won Best Short Film at the Berlin NewGen Film Festival (Germany) and received a Special Mention at Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur (Switzerland). He explores psychoanalysis, cultivating his keenness on the themes of humanity and the mind while transcending folkloric elements.
