This film is a part of the Site of Affect shorts programme
Philippines202027 minTagalog with English subtitlesCanadian Premiere
Set in a rural coastal village in the Philippines, Mona trains under her mother to start work as a professional mourner for hire.
Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan
Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan is an independent filmmaker, musician, and poster designer of Ifugao and Visayan descent. Eblahan’s works explore themes of trauma, spirituality, and nature, told through the cosmic lens of post-colonial spaces and Indigenous identities.