11,103

by Jeanette Ifurung & Miguel Alcazaren

Documentary | 86 min | 2022 | Philippines

Language: English, Filipino
Subtitles: English

Screening Schedule

About the Film

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 which 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.

Want to bring the film to your community?

Want to support the sustainability of our film outreach program and make it possible for more people to see films?

Other films we are screening

Ain’t I A Woman? | On Women’s Empowerment

Women’s bodies and voices have long been sites of struggle, contested, and controlled, yet continually resisting. This forum listens to stories that challenge patriarchy and affirm women’s place at the center of shaping just and equal futures.

Grasping at the Root | On Climate Justice

Climate disasters are not curses; they are consequences of greed, negligence, and systemic failure. 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.

Magellan

by Lav Diaz | The Philippines’ official entry to the 98th Academy Awards

A portrayal of Ferdinand Magellan and Beatriz Barbosa's 1517 marriage in Seville, focusing on their brief time together before his departure on the Spanish crown's expedition.

Tipping the Scales

Southeast Asian Short Films Exhibition and Discussion

You are invited to Tipping the Scales and discover Southeast Asia through its cinema and find in its stories echoes of our own.