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Into the forest, across streams and rivers, and up and down hills
An Aeta in Barangay Villa Espina in Lopez, Quezon. —GEM SUGUITAN FB PHOTO
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October 3, 2022October 3, 2022Diversity, Film/TV

Into the forest, across streams and rivers, and up and down hills

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I went back to the remote Barangay Villa Espina in Lopez, Quezon, one Tuesday morning. At 6:30 a.m. after insufficient sleep the night before, I jumped into a decrepit jeepney—only one unit plies the route twice daily if the weather is fine—bound for the barangay (village). It was sunny, unlike the first time I embarked...

Filming in the boondocks on a shoestring budget
Talent manager, director and cameraman Mathoy Samonte (left), visual artist Bon Labora (right, with umbrella) and some moms of showbiz newbies —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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September 9, 2022September 9, 2022Film/TV

Filming in the boondocks on a shoestring budget

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The short documentary was supposed to be about the indigenous language of the Aeta in the remote, hilly village of Villa Espina in Lopez, Quezon. It was my intended entry to the 2022 Kota Kinabalu International Film Festival (KKIFF) in Sabah, Malaysia, on Sept. 17-25. But a tight production schedule and a looming deadline for...

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