Hito

Philippines202322 minEnglish, Cebuano, and Tagalog with English subtitles

Between nuclear reactors and military curfews, 14-year-old Jani lives in a dystopian world oppressively devoid of empathy. Together, she and her slippery new friend Kiefer the talking catfish gear up to strike a surreal blow for freedom.

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Directors Bio

Stephen Lopez

Stephen Lopez graduated from the University of Santo Tomas in 2012 with a degree in nursing. But due to the glut of underpaid health-care professionals in his country, he decided to be broke on his own terms and become a filmmaker instead.

Rating

CONTENT WARNING: Depictions of bullying, blood and violence

This film is part of the Shorts Presentation: HERE WE ARE shorts programme.

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