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Festival 2024
Asog
Multiple origins, 2023

DocumentaryFeature
Directed by
Seán Devlin
Running time
90 mins
DocumentaryFeature

This screwball tragicomedy stars a cast of real-life survivors of Super Typhoon Yolanda, focusing on the adventures of Jaya, a non-binary schoolteacher and comedian. Picking up the pieces in their life, Jaya decides to travel across the Philippines in the hopes of winning a drag beauty pageant. But a chance encounter with bereaved student Arnel complicates their plans, and as they head on a journey together, the unlikely duo find themselves forever changed by the people and places they encounter. Featuring outstanding performances from its non-professional cast, Seán Devlin’s unconventional road movie is a riotously funny crowd-pleaser: both an empowering queer fairytale and a profound, politically-charged ode to the power of solidarity in the face of tragedy. 


Tickets


Sat 27 April, 3:30 PM
Event Past
Fri 8 November, 6:00 PM
Thu 14 November, 6:00 PM
Director Bio



Seán Devlin’s debut feature When The Storm Fades earned him two jury prizes at the Vancouver International Film Festival. His films have been presented at Cannes Docs, Tribeca, Cairo, Sao Paulo and London Film Festivals, and he is an alumnus of the Rotterdam Producers Lab. 

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