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Ghosts of Future Past

Southeast Asian Short Films Exhibition and
Discussion On Martial Law

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  • Date:
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  • September 19, 2025
  • 4 PM
  • Street Kohi, Quezon City
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  • Date:
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  • September 20, 2025
  • 1 PM – 3 PM
  • Sine Pop, Quezon City
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Short Films

Silent Spaces

By Jazrene Gonzales Maculada

Documentary | 2024 | 15 mins | Philippines

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At 76, Danilo Dela Fuente, a Martial Law torture survivor, looks back on the places that once held his silence and suffering as he continues his lifelong fight for justice and accountability.

Recipe for Change

By Alfredo Ruzol

Documentary | 2024 | 11 mins | Philippines

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Through the memories of former political prisoner Christopher “Perry” Sorio, this documentary relives a time where food became both a weapon and an act of resistance.

Alingawngaw

By Jade Oraa

Documentary | 2025 | 23 mins | Philippines

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Five activists from Quezon province articulate their narratives of persistence which reverberate local struggles and generational sociopolitical issues amid Duterte and Marcos Jr.’s administrations.

Brigada Nueve

By Maricon Montajes

Documentary | 2021 | 13 mins | Philippines

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‘Brigada Nueve’ (Cell No. 9) is a film on the collective experiences of former female political prisoners in the Philippines. Here, they share their struggles, the truth of living inside prison walls, and how they fought for their freedom.

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Other films we are screening

Aswang

by Alyx Arumpac

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.
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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.
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Empty Closets | On Queer Liberation

To be queer is to live in defiance of closets imposed by fear and prejudice. 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.
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FRAMES: Filipino Short Film Competition

This year’s Active Vista Human Rights Festival: TRESE proudly presents the selected films of FRAMES, our short film competition platform amplifying new voices that confront the urgencies of our time revealing stories on different frames of human struggles.
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