Social Justice Social Justice Short Films

During the Marcos Dictatorship in Negros Island, Philippines of 1985, the Magbuelas family and the Dumaan farmers face a brutal threat from the mythical creature called the Amomonggo. It is said to be the culprit behind the series of killings. One day, a corpse was again found having sustained brutal mauling. The community is forced into submission and solitude for their safety while in a non-violent struggle to protect their rights.

A young boy who grew up with folk beliefs attempts to find out the truth behind the new girl in town.

Busy with her duties as a housewife, Suwini, mother of three, makes eyelashes for a living. Suwitno—her husband—climbs 21 rented palm trees twice a day to collect their sap, in order to make sugar. Despite all their hard work, they still find it impossible to make ends meet.The price of sugar, after all, is not as sweet as its taste.

Siew Fang, a girl with big dreams but with even bigger responsibilities towards her family. She is faced with the ultimate test when she has to choose between her studies and her family.This short film was based on a true story, and was made for the OrangeAid Future Development Programme by NTUC Income.

Jason discovers that a video of him having an outburst at a café has gone viral. Netizens have started calling him “Masher” to poke fun in the way Jason screams “My Shirt!” Although Jason initially brushes off the issue and tries going on with his life, the hate and criticism from hundreds of online comments gets to him, pulling him to paranoia and depression.

This non-linear fiction follows four dynamic characters: a fashion model who is in a coma in ICU; an abused young middle-class housewife who is plotting revenge; an imprisoned political activist during an autocratic monarchical regime; and a young seamstress who longs for her lover. The film pushes the boundaries of cinematic tropes with minimal dialogue, inconceivable attention to sound, and immaculate cinematography. Set within the confining spaces of Kathmandu, the film is as much about breathing as it is about suffocation.

The film tries to deal with the intense emotional turmoil of a mother, who, having realised the odds, finds herself helpless, but still tries to fight It out leading to an unusual resolve.The film talks about the plight of women in the social structure. It is a fight they are constantly fighting against the odd – the male. It is not about the story of Tara and Phool, the characters in the film. They are mere representatives of ‘their’ people.

Meandering the streets of the Red Light District of Angeles City, Pampanga are Erika and Tom, children of transnational relationships between a Filipina and an African-American soldier. They bump into foreigners at every corner. People look down on them because of the color of their skin. The city breathes with danger looming at every corner. However, both are oblivious of it all. Both have grown oblivious of what for them is customary.It was 1991 when the American Naval Base in Angeles City closed its doors. Two decades have already passed and, still, the battle has not yet ended for those who were abandoned and stripped off their rights. Erika and Tom are only two of the more than 52, 000 "Amerasians" who are still hoping and waiting for the time they could claim what is continually being deprived of them by the American government. They are only two of the many who are enraged by the desertion, and dream for that promised return. Today, they will fly paper planes made of their grievances, anger and hope. They are Erika and Tom - few of the many forgotten angels of Angeles City, Pampanga.

A young father and his seven-year-old son face serious challenges after he loses his job. As things at home become more and more dire, Kamsani finds himself struggling to defend the moral and religious beliefs he holds dear.

An immigrant worker decorates his home–a container–with the found trash of other people’s lives. The man prides himself on the upkeep of his modest home. After he’s evicted from his illegal abode he secretly returns, but it’s no longer his shelter. A resonant look at the life of an immigrant worker in Korea through the eyes of a Bangladeshi director.

A boy is troubled by bullies at school, until he finds a reason to finally break his silence.

This is a social satire with the backdrop of farmer suicides in rural India, comments on the class divide in India between the privileged few and the many poor. Even so, it shows the downtrodden enjoying the moments of happiness they can afford.