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Surreal Random MMS Texts for a Mother, a Sister and a Wife Who Longs for You: Landscape with Figures

Original Title: Surreal Random MMS Texts para ed Ina, Agui tan Kaamong ya Makaiiliw ed Sika: Gurgurlis ed Banua

200815m
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

2008

Runtime

15m

Storyline

A short film in the indigenous Filipino language of Pangasinense. Gozum is a Filipino migrant worker in the Middle East, this film is a visual diary composed of images he took using a Nokia cell phone, and snippets of an eye surgery. Mixed with narration from a Pangasinan-translated poem by Carlos Bulosan called Landscape with Figures, as well as messages Gozum sent to his family residing in Pangasinan province.

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Status
Released
Runtime
15m
Oct 18, 2008
Director
Christopher Gozum
Christopher Gozum
Production
Sine Caboloan
Sine Caboloan
Production Countries
Philippines

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