Magnetic Letters (in post-production)
feature documentary film
A left-behind daughter confronts her distant relationship with her father by interweaving personal and collective memories from cassette tapes recorded by Filipino overseas workers in the 80s and 90s.
Produced by Tahana Prod., Archipelago, Dynamo Production, Seera Films
Project Selections
• Asian Project Market, Busan, South Korea
• Cannes Docs, France
• Vision du Reel Industry, Nyon, Switzerland
• Taiwan Creative Content Fest, Taiwan
• Cinema at Sea Forum, Japan
• Docs by the Sea (DBTS) Storytelling Lab, Bali, Indonesia
• Berlinale Docs Station Lab, Germany
• FDCP International Film Conference Pitching (IFIC), Philippines
Awards
• Cannes Docs Award
• DBTS Seesaw Pictures Award
• DBTS Al Jazeera Award
• IFIC Unitel Award
• IFIC Best Pitch Award
Supported by
• Doha Film Institute Film Fund
• IDFA Bertha Fund
• Al Jazeera Documentary
• DMZ Docs
• Purin Pictures
• Tarzeer Pictures
• FDCP CreatePH
Estimated completion
Early 2027
What We Long For (in development)
extended cinema exhibition
Featuring an informal archive of cassette tape recordings from overseas Filipino workers and their
families back home from the 1980s and 1990s. These tapes were sent between family members to bridge the distance through communication. But beneath these recordings lie the emotional struggles, hopes and dreams of every individual, a longing for something that is beyond them.
Currently exploring how the visual medium, sound and space can interplay through an exhibition.
Initially presented at Objectifs Centre for Photography and Film in 2025.
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