Basurero screens live at the 11th ESFF on Nov 19
We are delighted to share that Basurero is an Official Selection screening LIVE at the 11th Edinburgh Short Film Festival on November 19!
We are grateful to Festival Director Paul Bruce and team for having our film at this magical festival.
Devoted to screening short film from Edinburgh, Scotland and around the world, The ESFF evolved from the Leith Short Film Festival in 2011 and has shown everything – from the first film made in Somalia in 20 years, to Oscar nominated shorts from Australia, the USA and
Ireland, as well as short films smuggled out of China and Iran – and hosted visiting film-makers from China, Russia, Italy, Spain, Germany, Holland and all over the UK.
We have hosted Q&A sessions with Mark Kermode, held pavement cinema screenings at pancake kiosks, hosted a night of Shetlandic shorts with visiting Viking warriors, and we’ve taken some of our best short films on tour to international film festivals around the world, from the Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival to Tokyo’s Short Shorts Film Festival among many others!
Fri 19th November – Programme starts at 7:30pm (GMT), Summerhall, Edinburgh EH1 9PL http://www.summerhall.co.uk/
Box office is now open and tickets often sell out in advance, so check out this link for tickets: https://www.edinburghshortfilmfestival.com/buy-tickets-2/
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Basurero screens at the 14th Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival 2021
Thrilled to be sharing that Basurero is an Official Selection and will be screening at the 14th Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, with a live online Q&A on November 8th. For tickets or details on how to watch online, please visit: https://tickets.paaff.org/2021/
Thank you to PAAFF Festival Director Selena Yip and team for including Basurero this year. We are excited to be seeing all the amazing selections!
Now on its 14th year, the PAAFF has grown to be the largest Asian & Pacific Islander film festival on the US East Coast and the third-largest in the nation.
Since 2008, the PAAFF is proud to have presented dozens of culturally relevant films to broad and diverse audiences through the main festival program each November and year-round screening series.
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Basurero screens at SDFFF 2021 on October 15
Big news for our film from the Philippines!
Basurero is an Official Selection and will be screening LIVE at the San Diego Filipino Film Festival this October 15th.
The San Diego Film Cinema (SDFC) is founded to be the home of the best of the global Filipino films in San Diego. SDFC recognizes the importance of the discovery and exhibition of global Filipino stories and the nurturing of the voice of the emerging Filipino filmmaker to promote a better representation and understanding of the global Filipino experience, cinematic arts, and our shared humanity. SDFC aims to provide unity and pride amongst our Filipino and Filipino American communities, inspiration to young creative artists and thinkers, and a unique cultural experience to the diverse audiences of San Diego.
Details: Oct 15th – 5:30pm: Shorts Program II: Larger than Life — AMC 12 Otay Ranch
For tickets and other details, click here.
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Basurero screens at New York Shorts on Oct 5-31
Basurero an Official Selection and screening all of October 5th-31st at the New York Shorts International Film Festival.
Celebrating 10 years New York Shorts International Film Festival. Over 300 films will be part the 2021 Official Selection, making New York Shorts the largest short film festival in America on the East Coast. The festival has established a tradition of discovering filmmakers who have gone on to receive industry accolades.
New York Shorts is committed to bring the theatrical experience back to New York City. The festival has established a reputation amplifying underrepresented voices in short-form cinema from around the globe.
Here are some words from Asian Movie Pulse by Adam John Symchuk 
“Basurero (Dump) follows an impoverished fisherman named Bong. With a large family to support, Bong becomes desperate for money and turns to dumping a body in the water for pay. However, the grim task does little to alleviate his situation, and he begins to fear a fate similar to the “trash” he has been paid to throw away… It succeeds through avoidance of portraying actual acts of violence and instead focuses on how the human rights violations can affect individuals.”
Check here for tickets and the screening schedule.
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Basurero screens at Buster Film Festival 2021
Basurero will have a special screening and discussion around socio economic effects of climate change at the Buster Film Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark this coming September 29.
What are the Filipino fishermen facing?
The Philippines has one of the most bio-diverse marine ecosystems in the world. With its vast coral reefs, a large coastline area, and highly productive seas, fishing has always been a reliable source of livelihood for Filipinos in the Philippines for centuries. In recent years, Filipino fishermen have noticed a drastic decline in the quantity of their catch — and also the size of their catch.
Among the reasons for the decline in the fishing population are:
climate change
illegal or destructive fishing methods
overfishing
irresponsible tourism
recent territorial disputes with China
Thank you to programmer Mariella Harpelunde Jensen and team for having our short and opening it up for thoughtful and hopefully impactful discussions.
SHORT FILM PACKAGE: CLIMATE AND INEQUALITY
FILMMAKERS : NINA CONSTABLE, EILEEN CABILING
YEAR : 2020, 2021,
DURATION : 66 MIN.
Climate change is putting pressure on our living conditions all over the globe, but the devastating consequences are hitting the world’s poorest countries hardest – among other things. because working with sustainability and reorganizing everyday life is not free! The two films in this short film package shed light in concrete and present form on how economic inequality in the world has a decisive impact on how the climate crisis is handled and humanizes the problem.
Beavers without Borders / Nina Constable / Great Britain / 2020/17 min
Meet a group of volunteers working to release beavers in the south west of England. They hope to recreate the landscapes that will be able to accommodate the increased rainfall in England.
Basurero / Eileen Cabiling / Philippines, USA / 2021/19 min The fisherman Bong from the Philippines is facing a paradoxical and desperate job change. There are no more fish in the bay where he lives, but he has to raise money for his family.
We look forward to welcoming activists from Collective Against Environmental Racism. After the screening, they will introduce us to the concept of climate justice and help us put climate crisis and climate policy in relation to inequality in the global community.
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Basurero screens at RIFF 2021 on September 9
Basurero will be screening on September 9, 7:45 PM, at the Bowtie Theater, during the Richmond International Film Festival 2021 (RIFF 2021). With a Q&A afterward with Direk Eileen Cabiling.
You can get more details about the screening here.
