Tipping the Scales

Southeast Asian Short Films Exhibition and Discussion

Schedule

Short Films

Notes from the Periphery

By Tulapop Saenjaroen

Documentary | 2021 | 13 mins | Thailand, UK

LOGLINE

Commissioned by the Abandon Normal Devices (AND) Festival as an exploration into the globalised shipping networks, liminal territories and spaces of trade and labour that converge on the port city of Laem Chabang in Thailand.

February 1st

By Leila Macaire, Mo Mo

Documentary | 2021 | 12 mins | Myanmar, France

LOGLINE

February 1st 2021 : the military staged a coup in the republic of Myanmar. Through the portraits of two women filmmakers, one Burmese the other French, who have both witnessed the country in a very different light, this visual documentary explores through a travel diary their reflection toward art, revolution and freedom

Brownout Capital

By Pabelle Manikan

Documentary | 2024 | 14 mins | Philippines

LOGLINE

In the outskirts of Palawan, a man hunts for ice after dark while a woman struggles to keep her ice business afloat amidst erratic electricity. “Brownout Capital” delves into the lives of locals  coping with the constant power outages in their hometown.

The River Runs Still

By Mai Huyền-Chi

Documentary | 2024 | 15 mins | Vietnam

LOGLINE

A stateless woman preparing to leave her houseboat faces a defining moment when her husband returns with devastating news and falls into the water.

Headhunter's Daughter

By Don Eblajan

Fiction | 2021 | 15 mins | Philippines

LOGLINE

Leaving her family behind, Lynn traverses the harrowing roads of the Cordilleran highlands to try her luck in the city as a country singer

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Other films we are screening

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.

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.

Not on Our Watch | On Freedom of Expression

When art, media, and dissent are suppressed, democracy itself is under siege. 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.

11,103

by Jeannette Ifurung and Mike Alcazaren

A documentary featuring survivor stories of state-sponsored violence during the Martial Law years of dictator Ferdinand Marcos.