"Filipiñana": Dark Satire Takes Aim at Inequality & Structural Violence in the Philippines
Podcast: Democracy Now! AudioPublished On: Thu Aug 27 2026
Description: Filipino filmmaker Rafael Manuel discusses his debut feature film Filipiñana. Set at an upscale golf country club outside Manila, the film explores inequality, colonialism, structural violence and patriarchy. Filipiñana premiered at Sundance, where it won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Creative Vision. It opens in New York at Film Forum on Friday.
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