Paraíso is a "direct cinema" documentary film that follows the lives of child survivors one month after the tragedy of the strongest typhoon ever recorded on earth, Super Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. We will see their struggles as they live on and rebuild their lives in what was once their Paraiso, which is but a memory of tragedy and great loss.
Specifications
Completion Date: February 21, 2015
Country of Origin: Philippines
Film Language: Waray, Tagalog
Subtitles: English
Screening Format: DCP, MOV
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Country of Origin: Philippines
Film Language: Waray, Tagalog
Subtitles: English
Screening Format: DCP, MOV
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Film Color: Black and White
Staff
Producer: Victor Villanueva
Editor: Ronnie Gamboa Jr.
Music: Miguel Lorca
Director: Nash Ang
Producer: Victor Villanueva
Editor: Ronnie Gamboa Jr.
Music: Miguel Lorca
Director: Nash Ang
Director Statement
Paraíso is a moving and intimate documentary about the children survivors of typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda). It captures the day to day activities of the survivors and how they cope up and rebuild their lives 1 month after the tragedy. Inspired by the documentary technique of direct cinema, we want the docu to have a real and authentic feel, as we follow their lives, like an observer.
When we made the documentary, we heard many stories both heartbreaking and inspiring. Paraíso is our message in a bottle; we want to share these stories of the child survivors to the world. We hope to touch and inspire many viewers with the documentary especially the international community, to encourage them, a call to action to help and reach out to these children. Paraíso might not be able to change minds, but it changes hearts.
Screenings
Opening Film
Singkuwento International Film Festival 2015
Manila, Philippines
Closing Film
Transcultural Network Festival 2015
Seoul, South Korea
BEST FILM
Cine’Eco Festival Internacional de Cinema Ambiental da Serra da Estrela 2015
Seia, Portugal
PLANETA.doc 2015 Festival Internacional de Cinema Socioambiental Santa
Catarina, Brazil
ECOCUP Green Documentary Film Festival 2016
Moscow-Saint Petersburg, Russia
Sine Bughaw 2016
Manila, Philippines
Cinema Planeta Festival Internacional de Cine y Medio Ambiente de México 2016 Cuernavaca, Mexico
9th Ecozine Film Festival 2016
Zaragoza, Spain
Environmental Film Festival in Albania 2016
Tirana, Albania
Smaragdni Eco Film Festival 2016
Hrvatska Kostajnica, Croatia
Diwa Filipino Film Showcase of Seattle 2016
Seattle, United States
Filmambeinte Film Festival 2016
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
MASS MEDIA JURY AWARD
15th Baikal People and Environment Film Festival 2016
Irkutsk, Russian Federation
SPECIAL FESTIVAL AWARD
15th Pyongyang International Film Festival 2016 Pyongyang
North Korea
Paraíso is a moving and intimate documentary about the children survivors of typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda). It captures the day to day activities of the survivors and how they cope up and rebuild their lives 1 month after the tragedy. Inspired by the documentary technique of direct cinema, we want the docu to have a real and authentic feel, as we follow their lives, like an observer.
When we made the documentary, we heard many stories both heartbreaking and inspiring. Paraíso is our message in a bottle; we want to share these stories of the child survivors to the world. We hope to touch and inspire many viewers with the documentary especially the international community, to encourage them, a call to action to help and reach out to these children. Paraíso might not be able to change minds, but it changes hearts.
Screenings
Opening Film
Singkuwento International Film Festival 2015
Manila, Philippines
Closing Film
Transcultural Network Festival 2015
Seoul, South Korea
BEST FILM
Cine’Eco Festival Internacional de Cinema Ambiental da Serra da Estrela 2015
Seia, Portugal
PLANETA.doc 2015 Festival Internacional de Cinema Socioambiental Santa
Catarina, Brazil
ECOCUP Green Documentary Film Festival 2016
Moscow-Saint Petersburg, Russia
Sine Bughaw 2016
Manila, Philippines
Cinema Planeta Festival Internacional de Cine y Medio Ambiente de México 2016 Cuernavaca, Mexico
9th Ecozine Film Festival 2016
Zaragoza, Spain
Environmental Film Festival in Albania 2016
Tirana, Albania
Smaragdni Eco Film Festival 2016
Hrvatska Kostajnica, Croatia
Diwa Filipino Film Showcase of Seattle 2016
Seattle, United States
Filmambeinte Film Festival 2016
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
MASS MEDIA JURY AWARD
15th Baikal People and Environment Film Festival 2016
Irkutsk, Russian Federation
SPECIAL FESTIVAL AWARD
15th Pyongyang International Film Festival 2016 Pyongyang
North Korea
