A young Filipina filmmaker attempts to overwrite a painful memory of her mother with a perfect narrative.
Narrative Short, 12 min, English and Tagalog
Director + Co-writer: Minerva Navasca
Editor + Co-writer: Chen Sing Yap
Producer: Asa Kazerani
DP: Laura King
Editing Awards
Canadian Cinema Editors Student Merit Award 2023
Best Editing & Best Screenplay (Open Youth), Singapore Youth Film Festival 2024
Merit: Best Edit (Fiction), Alpavirama International Youth Film Festival 2024
Sheridan Screen Arts Award for Best Editing
Sheridan Screen Arts Award for Best Narrative Production
Sheridan Screen Arts Award for Best Screenplay
Reviews
The performances, particularly Nasato’s, fuel the short,
but it’s the impeccable editing by Yap that helps it cross the finish line.
Jericho Tadeo, The Asian Cut
Select Festivals
Cleveland Film Festival
Reelworld Film Festival
TIFF Next Wave
SCAD Savannah Film Festival
Singapore Youth Film Festival
Cordillera Film Festival
Currently in festival run. Watch us on AMC or request a viewing link via contact form.
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