Organizers: Sulo: The Philippine Studies Initiative at NYU; NYU Espacio de Culturas; NYSEAN

Type/Location: In Person / New York, NY

Description:

Sulo: The Philippine Studies Initiative at NYU and the NYU Espacio de Culturas are pleased to present an evening of films by acclaimed indie writer/director/composer Glenn Barit, as part of the Visions/Panawin film series.

This film screening is free and open to the public. Registration is required.

Cleaners (2019, 1h 18m)

That unusual experimental film that’s also warmly accessible, CLEANERS follows the often hilarious coming-of-age of a group of high school students tasked to clean the school after class hours.   Set in the director’s northern provincial town of Tuguegarao, the students try to navigate ethical contradictions in school and in the larger world.

Shorts:

“Maybe Aliens” / “Aliens ‘Ata” (2017, 7m) — Cinemalaya– NETPAC Jury Award; Sinag Maynila – Best Short Film; FAMAS – Grand Jury Prize

A film shot entirely with a drone, two young brothers try to understand and cope with loss and separation.

“Who Rents There Now?” / “Nangungupahan” (2018, 12m) — a Cinemalaya finalist

An experimental film that interweaves the lives of tenants who occupy a small studio apartment through different points in the apartment’s existence.

“Before Life Happens” / “Yung Huling Swimming Reunion” (2023, 20m) 

Cleaners’ cast of characters meet for a swimming reunion after their first year of college.

Registration Link:

To attend the event in person, please register here.