FILM SCREENING
Tuhog (Larger Than Life)
After being raped at the hands of her grandfather, young Floring agrees to let a film company turn her story into a tasteful movie.
FESTIVAL OPENING
(with [insert partners name])
- Date: September 19, 2024
- Time: 4:00 - 9:00 PM
- Location: UPFI Film Center, UP Diliman, Quezon City
SCREENING SCHEDULES
- Date:
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- September 21, 2024
- 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
- UPFI Film Center, UP Diliman, QC
- Date:
- Time:
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- September 25, 2024
- 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
- Philippine Science High School Auditorium
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- October 1, 2024
- 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Lyceum of the Philippines University - Manila
Empty Closets | On Queer Liberation
(with ASEAN SOGIE Caucus, Co. Lab)
September 26 | 7 PM – 9 PM
Co. Lab
This forum gathers narratives of love, survival, and resistance, reminding us that queer stories are not margins, but essential threads of our collective fight for human rights.
Ain’t I A Woman? | On Women’s Empowerment
September 28 | 6 PM
Sine Pop, Quezon City
This forum listens to stories that challenge patriarchy and affirm women’s place at the center of shaping just and equal futures.
Not on Our Watch | On Freedom of Expression
(with Engage Media, Co. Lab)
September 27 | 1 PM – 3 PM
Sine Pop, Quezon City
This forum spotlights stories of courage from those who dare to speak truth to power, affirming that the freedom to create and express cannot, and must not, be silenced.
Grasping at the Root | On Climate Justice
(with Alyansa Tigil Mina, Co. Lab)
September 28 | 2 PM
Sine Pop, Quezon City
This forum digs deep into the roots of the environmental crisis, centering communities who resist destruction and reimagine futures where both people and planet can thrive.
The Fires We Inherit | On Labor
(with Mayday Multimedia, Philippine Labor Movement Archive, and Co. Lab)
September 28 | 4 PM
Sine Pop, Quezon City
This forum reflects on labor’s unfinished battles and the collective fires we must carry forward.
One Death is Too Many | On Extra-Judicial Killings
(With College of St. Benilde – Center for Social Action, MCAD, PAHRA)
September 19 | 12 PM – 2 PM
MCAD Multimedia Room
Through film and dialogue, this forum confronts the narratives that justified violence and asks how to resist forgetting, preserve truth, and seek justice.
I’m Still Here by Walter Salles
October 4, 2025 | 3:00PM
UPFI Film Center
FREE ADMISSION
Bunso by Ditsi Carolino
[POSTPONED] - New schedule to be announced soon
UPFI Film Center
PhP200.00 Regular
PhP150.00 Student, PWD and Senior Citizen
Food Delivery: Fresh From the West Philippine Sea by Baby Ruth Villarama
October 4, 2025 | 6:00PM
UPFI Film Center
PhP250.00 Regular
PhP200.00 Student, PWD and Senior Citizen
Naila and the Uprising by Julia Bacha
[POSTPONED] - New schedule to be announced soon
UPFI Film Center
FREE ADMISSION
11,103 by Jeannette Ifurung and Mike Alcazaren
September 24 | 9 AM – 12 PM
UST Central Lab Auditorium
11,103 by Jeannette Ifurung and Mike Alcazaren
September 22 | 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
FEU
11,103 by Jeannette Ifurung and Mike Alcazaren
September 22 | 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Miriam College Henry Sy. Innovation Center
Delikado by Karl Malakunas
September 20 | 8 PM
Online via Kinema
Join us in discovering what these places are and why they were made so at the online screening of Delikado by Karl Malakunas, followed by a live Q&A with Bobby Chan, Karl Malakunas, and Tata Balladares, moderated by Julian Etienne.
Filipino Shorts Competition
September 20 | 6 PM – 8 PM
Sine Pop, Quezon City
This year’s FRAMES short film competition is focused on discovering and supporting young filmmakers from the Philippines who are deeply committed to human rights.
Aswang by Alyx Ayn Arumpac
(with Photo Exhibit of Raffy Lerma)
September 20 | 9 AM – 12 PM
UP Film Media Center Studio
Climate Story Lab
September 20 | 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Sine Pop, Quezon City
After a year of development and creation, the four grantees of the Climate Story Lab are finally ready for their first screening!
Ghosts of Future Past
Southeast Asian Short Films Exhibition and Discussion (with Talkback)
September 20 | 1 PM – 3 PM
Sine Pop, Quezon City
This year’s festival calls you to gather, remember, and resist, through powerful films that confront the haunting legacies of Martial Law.
Ghosts of Future Past
Southeast Asian Short Films Exhibition and Discussion
September 19, 2025 | 4 PM
Street Kohi, Quezon City
This year’s festival calls you to gather, remember, and resist, through powerful films that confront the haunting legacies of Martial Law.
Tipping the Scales
Southeast Asian Short Films Exhibition and Discussion (with Talkback)
October 10, 2025 | 5:00 PM
Harong Cafe, Quezon City
You are invited to Tipping the Scales and discover Southeast Asia through its cinema and find in its stories echoes of our own.
Tipping the Scales
Southeast Asian Short Films Exhibition and Discussion
September 19, 2025 | 4 PM
Street Kohi, Quezon City
You are invited to Tipping the Scales and discover Southeast Asia through its cinema and find in its stories echoes of our own.
Filipino Shorts Competition Awarding
September 27, 2025 | 6 PM – 7 PM
Sine Pop
This year’s FRAMES short film competition is focused on discovering and supporting young filmmakers from the Philippines who are deeply committed to human rights.
Drag Me to Court!
A Drag show + Open Mic Night with "Tipping the Scales" Film Screening
(with Human Rights and People Empowerment Center)
October 10, 2025 | 5:00 PM
Harong Cafe, Quezon City
With performances by: Pura Luka Vega | Italya | Skinishaaa | Androjenny | Ja Quintana | Gab Cabangon | Sof Carpizo
SA PAGBABA NG LUKSA Art Exhibition
(with College of St. Benilde – Center for Social Action, UE – Buklod Sining, Museum of Contemporary Arts and Design (MCAD), Benilde Arts Management (BeAM) and Silingan Coffee)
September 24, 2025 | 1 PM
The Atrium Lobby, College of St. Benilde
Festival Opening: Magellan by Lav Diaz
(with Black Cap Pictures, Lunchbox, and Red Carpet Cinemas)
September 19, 2025 | 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Shangrila Cinema 3
Kicking off this year’s festival is the Philippines’ official entry to the 98th Academy Awards, Magellan by Lav Diaz.
ABOUT THE EVENT
The 12th Active Vista Human Rights Festival kicks off with a compelling screening of The Editorial Office by Roman Bondarchuk. This powerful film dives deep into the crucial role the media plays in shaping public opinion and protecting democracy. It confronts the perils of disinformation, the corrosive effects of corruption on institutions, and the vulnerability of human rights under oppressive regimes. With its urgent and timely message, the film prompts us to consider the importance of remaining vigilant in defending our freedoms.
The event also features the unveiling of Silingan Coffee’s new coffee on-the-road van, in collaboration with DAKILA, adorned with a theme of “courageous hope”—a hope grounded in bravery and the reimagining of our society.
OTHER AVHRF 2024 PROGRAMS
FILM SCREENING
Ghosts of Kalantiaw
Delving into figures like the pseudohistorical Kalantiaw and President Bongbong Marcos, this documentary is a deep exploration of the post-truth era.
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📣 Active Vista Human Rights Festival is back BIGGER than ever for its 12th year!
Kinoise PH | September 18, 2024
FILM SCREENING
Alipato at Muog
The abduction of Jonas Burgos in 2007 was brazen – done at noontime in a crowded mall.
