FILM TITLE

NETPAC Award Winners. Iti Mapukpukaw/The Missing

18+

12th March 2024 | 09:00 PM
Stein Auditorium

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Image-Description
Country
Philippines
Genre

Animation, LGBT, Drama, Fantasy

Language
Tagalog, Ilocano, English
Duration
90 mins
Director

Carl Joseph E. Papa

Festival And Awards

Cinemalaya Film Festival - Best Film, NETPAC Jury Award, Best Supporting Actress; Palm Springs International Film Festival;  International Film Festival Rotterdam; Queer Screen Mardi Gras Film Festival; Osaka Asian Film Festival

Synopsis

Eric lives a rather normal life working as an animator in the Philippines. One thing glaring about Eric, though, is he does not have a mouth, literally. He has a nice but dirty apartment and a good-paying job, and the guy (Carlo) That he likes seems to like him as well. 

One day, he receives a call from his mother, Rosalinda, asking him for a favor. Eric’s uncle, Rogelio, seems to be missing, and Rosalinda has the last known address. Eric agrees to check up on his uncle, only to find out that his uncle has been dead for days. Later, while still in shock, a familiar Alien arrives, wanting to take Eric away from Earth.