What We Do

We believe in the power of stories to shape culture and drive social progress.
Through dynamic screenings and hands-on workshops, we aim to ignite change by presenting new perspectives on humanity—empowering creatives to craft narratives that resonate and inspire.

SOCIAL IMPACT FILM OUTREACH

By screening films that address critical social issues, we create cultural moments that encourage dialogue, foster empathy, and inspire action. Each film is carefully selected to reveal, investigate, spotlight, and humanize issues.

DELIKADO by Karl Malakunas

Documentary | 94 min | 2022 | Philippines

Language: English, Filipino
Cast: Atty. Bobby Chan, Tata Balladares, Nieves Rosendo, Kap. Ruben Arzaga

LOGLINE

DELIKADO follows environmental defenders Bobby and Tata of the Palawan NGO Network Inc and former El Nido mayor Nieves. They risk their lives in David versus Goliath-style struggles, stopping politicians and businessmen from destroying the Philippines’ “last ecological frontier.”

FESTIVALS AND AWARDS

ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS

Karl is a filmmaker and journalist who has been based in Asia—covering environmental issues, conflict, natural disasters and political upheavals—for two decades. Karl is the Asia-Pacific Deputy-Editor-In-Chief for Agence France-Presse based in Hong Kong. He is a Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program Fellow and a recipient of the SFFILM Vulcan Productions Environmental Fellowship. After living in the Philippines for eight years while working as Manila Bureau Chief for AFP, Karl has drawn on his experiences, contacts and deep inside knowledge of the country to make DELIKADO, his first feature film. His environmental reporting around the world has included covering the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference in Paris, the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan in the eastern Philippines, and the coal-powered rise of China’s economy.

11,103 by Jeanette Ifurung & Miguel Alcazaren

Documentary | 86 min | 2022 | Philippines

Language: English, Filipino
Subtitles: English

SYNOPSIS

A documentary featuring survivor stories of state-sponsored violence during the Martial Law years of dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Thousands were jailed, tortured, raped, and killed while communities were massacred in the crossfire between state forces, Maoist rebels, and Muslim separatists. In 2013, the Philippine government passed a landmark law that officially recognized these atrocities and mandated compensation for the victims, funded by the illegally-acquired wealth of Ferdinand & Imelda Marcos, hidden in their Swiss Bank accounts. 11,103 victims were given compensation as a result of the law.

FESTIVALS AND AWARDS

ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS

Jeannette Ifurung is the Co-Founder of Storytellers International Inc. and Director of various content for Television. She has produced several Martial Law-themed documentaries including The Fall of a Dictator – History Channel Asia (2011), The Housewife Who Led A Revolution – History Channel Asia (2011), The Assassination of Ninoy Aquino – History Channel (2010) and Batas Militar (1997), the most extensive documentary on Martial Law and the dictatorship of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. to date which has been the highest rated independent documentary broadcast on Philippine television. The documentary swept all major awards in the Philippines and was a finalist at the International Documentary Festival in Amsterdam and the New York Festival. She was a Producer for CNN International, Channel News Asia, The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, and the Probe Team.

Miguel Alcazaren is a veteran advertising director who began his career heading the award-winning animation group Alcazaren Bros. in 1989. In 2007, he won first place in the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature for his screenplay Prisoner Alpha, a bio-pic about the incarceration of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Sr’s biggest opponent, Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino. In 2013, he wrote, produced and directed his first feature film Puti (“White”), an art house thriller featured in the Orbit Competition of the 32nd Brussels International Festival of Fantastic Film, Belgium. His latest creative work is a comic book series Patay Kung Patay (Death Be Damned); a political series about a zombie revolution in a remote hacienda.

ASWANG by Alyx Arumpac

Creative Documentary | 85 min | 2019 | Philippines

Language: English, Filipino

SYNOPSIS & LOGLINE

When Rodrigo Duterte is voted president of the Philippines, he sets in motion a machinery of death to execute suspected drug peddlers, users, and small-time criminals. Aswang follows people whose fates entwine with the growing violence during two years of killings in Manila.

FESTIVALS AND AWARDS

ABOUT THE FILMMAKER

Alyx Ayn Arumpac is a Filipina documentary filmmaker. She received a Master in Documentary Filmmaking from the Docnomads Erasmus Mundus Master Course (Portugal, Hungary, Belgium) and a Bachelor in Film at the University of the Philippines. She directs and produces short documentaries for the top TV network in Manila.

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LABS AND WORKSHOPS

We provide platforms for filmmakers, artists, and creatives to learn how to embed social impact strategies into their work. These avenues delve into the intersection of art and advocacy, offering tools and insights to help participants create stories that not only captivate audiences but also contribute to social change.

ACTIVE VISTA FILM WORKSHOPS

Active Vista Film Workshops are designed to nurture and amplify the storytelling skills of filmmakers and content creators, where they can explore innovative ways to craft impactful narratives that address human rights and social issues, culminating in the development of projects ready to inspire change and engage audiences on critical human conditions.

CLIMATE STORY LAB

The Climate Story Lab is a film and media production workshop that empowers creatives to produce social-impact films or videos that connect audiences globally using transformative storytelling of climate change impacts that lead the public into strategic and meaningful actions to address climate change challenges in the Philippines.

FILM TALKS

Active Vista Film Workshops are designed to nurture and amplify the storytelling skills of filmmakers and content creators, where they can explore innovative ways to craft impactful narratives that address human rights and social issues, culminating in the development of projects ready to inspire change and engage audiences on critical human conditions.