The prestigious Sydney Film Festival (SFF) which is scheduled from June 7th to June 18th will be showing the three films MOTHERLAND, ORDINARY PEOPLE and THE WOMAN WHO LEFT from the Philippines,
Brief description and schedule of showing are as follows:
Motherland
A vibrant Sundance award-winning Filipino documentary filmed in the busiest maternity hospital in the world, that reveals an overcrowded, hectic and yet profoundly humane environment.
Thurs 15 Jun 10:00 AM – State Theatre
Sat 17 Jun 4:10 PM – Event Cinemas George Street
Ordinary People
Winner of the People’s Choice award at Venice, this humanist drama follows two destitute teenage parents whose baby is kidnapped on the chaotic streets of Manila.
Sat 10 Jun 4:15 PM – Dendy Opera Quays
Tue 13 Jun 8:10 PM – Dendy Opera Quays
The Woman Who Left
The Venice Golden Lion-winning epic from Filipino master Lav Diaz (From What Is Before, SFF 2015) explores a woman’s quest for revenge following her unjust 30-year incarceration.
Sun 11 Jun 11:15 AM – Dendy Opera Quays
Sat 17 Jun 10:00 AM – Dendy Opera Quays