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5.12 MIN   |   EXPERIMENTAL   I  NO DIALOGUES   |   THE PHILIPPINES   I   2007 

ang bayan kong payapa

(my peaceful country)

ang bayan kong payapa

my peaceful country

Cast: Jeralyn Woo, Eden Valen, Reymer Salvador, Michael Laurente, Mars Adriano
written, produced, photographed, designed, edited & directed by Elvert Bañares
production team: Michael Laurente, Ed Montalban, Kenneth Cobarrubias, Karlo Oliquino
post-production in-charge: Orville Chua, Gian Carlo Mawo

Synopsis:
Originally presented as a 2-channel video installation for a group exhibition at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, this video is a protest piece where five anonymous people represent the Filipino nation, spanning five government regimes (from the dictatorial regime of President Ferdinand Marcos to the administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo), and their experiences (echoing problems of rampant corruption, extreme poverty, social injustice among others). The numbness and, ironically, the voices of the suffering silent majority are all summed up into this quiet video as the current state of the Filipino nation.

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