For the very first time, a Filipino filmmaker’s short film has been named a finalist in the International/Global Category of the Nespresso Talents competition. Arjanmar H. Rebata’s “Napamata Ako Sa Sadit Na Kinaban (I Woke Up On A Little Planet)” was selected as a finalist by the international jury for competition, with the winners to be announced on July 9.
Featuring dialogue in Bikolano with English subtitles, Rebata’s short film features a man (Rebata himself) who wakes up on a small planet and, stricken by the situation, tries to escape and make sense of it all. He runs as the planet changes around him, until he discovers that he and the planet are intertwined. You can watch the v…
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