Moonrise Environmental Documentary Film Festival
| Start: | Aug 18, '05 |
| End: | Aug 21, '05 |
| Location: | Gateway Mall, Cubao |
Know these people…
Hear their voices…
Listen to their stories.
FILMS IN COMPETITION
AGNO
The Agno river that provides the irrigation of farm fields and sources to low-scale gold miner is threatened once more as San Roque Dam is set for construction. The government’s authorization has roused the sentiments and fury of the tribal communities as they have personally witnessed the damages that previous hydroelectric dams have done to the Cordillera region.
This Ibalois have set their foot further into protecting what their forefathers have begun. Armed with institutional and international organization supports, the government and the company behind the San Roque Dam will face a much difficult time in getting what they want.
Erlyn Ruth Alcantara
Cordillera People’s Alliance & Southern Tagalog Exposure
BUHAY DAGAT
People residing within the surrounds of nature have turned to her as the source of livelihood and income. This has also been the case in urban communities such as in Barangay Gulod. And in return, the sea has influenced the simplicity of life in these communities. Apart from offering so much to the lives of the people residing along its banks, it has also been a source of vigor for residents to go on living despite the hardships in life.
Florey Lopez
ENVIRONMENTAL ART
There is a gallery of colorful, different species under the sea waiting to be seen. It is a journey worth taking. The picturesque and breathtaking scenes below our shores are a feast to the eyes and a delight to the senses.
Environmental Art is an experience that would last in everyone’s memories.
Lili Arivara
FISHING FOR HOPE
The Philippines has been described as the birthplace of cyanide fishing. The Isla Verde-Batangas experience is but one example showing that the Philippines is also the birthplace of the solution to destructive fishing practices.
Directed by Mabel Batong
HEADHUMNTERS’ SHADOW
The rich culture and tradition of the Bugkalot are washing down the drain. Christianization has made this group turn their backs on their own beliefs. Their livelihood and land are taken away from them. The once promised employment to this tribe has now ceased. The courting was over; Casecnan dam has started their operation. The promised access road for the Bugkalots has now been less used as there are no more crops to market in the town with the Italian village standing over where a vegetation field used to be. The Bugkalots have nothing else to turn to but back to hunting. Now with their identity lost, they turn to anyone who could possibly be their light of hope.
Milo Paz
Philrights
ILOG/ TAGA ILOG
As it had been useful during the height of the Galleon trade, Pasig River still boasts of its functionality less its grandeur. Dwellers, sports enthusiasts, and “human porters” attest to that. A film that tells the story of the river as seen through the eyes of the people whose lives revolve around it.
Directed by Leo Valencia
Guinea Piglet productions
JANITOR FISH
Long before the water is infested with pollution, the Marikina River grosses an average number of tourist visits. However, today, one can hardly see any reason to marvel at this long stretch. The fault was pointed to industrialization and the profuse increase of squatters along the river, thereby resulting to garbage and toxic deposits in the river. The residents and local government of Marikina however, saw another major problem of the lifeless river - the immediate increase of Janitor Fish in the area.
Adrian de Vera
LEGACY
Showcased in this landmark documentary are the Tubbataha Reef Marine Park, the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, the Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras, the historic town of Vigan, and the
4 Baroque Churches of Paoay, Santa Maria, Miag-ao, and San Agustin. Shot in breathtaking and panoramic images, offering Filipinos an opportunity to rediscover the wealth of their country’s patrimony and to feel immensely proud about their heritage.
Butch Nolasco
National Commision for Culture and the Arts
LIWASANG BAYAN
Plaza Miranda has gone through all that there is. It has been a hot spot for political rallies, a paradox of beliefs and practices, and home to wanderers and circus acts. Liwasan ng Bayan relays the importance of knowing the past of Plaza Miranda and see how its strategic location has contributed to our history and culture and its legacy perpetuated into our current situation.
Katrina Encanto
MOVING MOUNTAINS
Moving Mountains tackles the destructive effects of large-scale mining on the lives, culture, and environment of communities in Cordillera. After playing host to these mining companies they remain poor, their resources depleted and their place destroyed. In contrast, small scale mining in Balbalan, Kalinga is being effectively managed by the Banao tribe.
Boyette Rimban
Philrights
MT. MANABO
An excursion of family and friends to Mt. Manobo. This documentary captures the beauty and innocence of the mountain.
Climbing and conquering a mountain results to a state of speechlessness for some— captivated by the beauty and perhaps brought by exhaustion.
Rom Camagun
TAMARAW QUEST
Endangered and threatened with extinction, the tamaraws are sought by two hopeful students to learn more about this species who also happens to be the symbol of their University. Leaving Manila behind with purpose of returning back to shed light to fellow FEU students, the pursuit of the elusive and feral animal begins.
Tamaraws are endemic to Mindoro. Being its natural habitat, it is surprising to know that residents there have not even spotted one. Profuse hunting expeditions, and slash-and-burn farming in the forests leave these tamaraws no shelter. And it is only through consensus effort of a few and the Mangyans that these species can live long enough for the next generation to see.
Milo Paz
Far Eastern University
SAGKA
Sagka tells the story of local fishermen’s unfortunate situation as aquaculture companies deprive them of the once lucrative livelihood. Fenced vast areas of the sea are now exclusive to big companies exporting shrimp.
Local fishermen now turn to these companies to bring food to their tables.
With a competition like this, it is always the local small-scale fishermen that are at the losing end. This is the plight of the underdogs.
Randy Nobleza
Tambuyog Development Center
SUNRISE IN ORIENTAL MINDORO
Mindoro is a different place to anyone. It is a getaway for some, with stretches of beaches to choose from, an adventure haven for climbing enthusiasts, and a place blessed with rich crops, fruits and spices. The warmth of Mindoreños is contagious. People empowerment has been a major contributing factor to the economic progress of this province.
Rom Cumagun
WAILING OF PARADISE
Despite the strong opposition of the Mindoreños against mining, the national government believes that it is the key to progress. But whose progress is on target? A documentary film for the care of the environment, culture, and life of Mindoreños.
Fr. Romeo Villavicencio
Communication for Evangelization and Development Center
WINNING THE WAR ON GARBAGE
Winning the War in Garbage is a documentary on real-life success stories of communities that have set up and operated their own sustainable waste management systems and facilities through the help of Mother Earth Foundation.
Joe Cuaresma
Mother Earth Foundation
FILMS IN EXHIBITION
Children of the Mountains
Imagine what the Philippines looked like centuries ago. Practically the entire archipelago almost completely forested. Mountains teeming with wildlife, rivers, and oceans full of fish and shrimp.
Meet the Agta. One of the last hunter gatherer tribes in the world. The original forest dwellers have lived peacefully with the land since time immemorial. They are the first people to have come to Philippine shores and have lived a peaceful existence living on the beaches and forests of the Sierra Madre Mountain range.
Boyd Pickup
Jukka Holopainen &
Apocalypse Point Productions
Plus other exhibition films...
All films have been reviewed by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board and rated G and PG1-13.
“Where is the balance between development and taking care of the needs of people especially those displaced by development?
… these are informative documentaries to make everybody aware of their responsibilities…
… commend CEAE for highlighting these problems. All audiences may be properly informed of problems brought about by progress.”
- Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB)
Please visit www.moonrisefilmfest.org
for screening schedules, to download wallpapers and for other details.
Presented by the
CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENSS AND EDUCATION
and APOCALYPSE POINT PRODUCTIONS
In cooperation with:
FORD MOTORS CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS
FOUNDATION FOR THE PHILIPPINE ENVIRONMENT
BUREAU OF FISHIRIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES – FRMP
UNILEVER PHILIPPINES
GATEWAY MALL
PHILIPPINE INFORMATION AGENCY
With media partners:
GMA 7
Manila Bulletin
Discover Philippines Magazine
Yehey.com
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3A Gilmore Heights 18 Granada St.
Valencia, Quezon City 1100
tel (+63 2) 721 73 60
fax (+63 2) 533 37 12
Email: communications@ceae.org
Web: www.moonrisefilmfest.org
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