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Lumad documentary 'Bullet-Laced Dreams' bags UNICEF prize in Japan
A documentary on the struggle of Lumad children has won the UNICEF Prize at the recently concluded Japan Prize.
"Bullet-Laced Dreams," co-directed and co-produced by award-winning independent filmmakers Kristoffer Brugada and Cha Escala, was honored for being “an excellent work that promotes understanding of the lives of children in difficult situations.”
"This recognition is not just for the indigenous people in the Philippines, but in the whole world, whose struggles and challenges are rarely shown on mainstream media," Brugada said in his acceptance speech.
"This film is our way of giving them the platform to speak about their struggles and show their courage in facing everything that threatens their rights as humans,” he added.
"Bullet-Laced Dreams" follows 14-year-old Chricelyn Empong and her fellow Lumad children as they are forced to move from one place to another to continue their schooling.
The short documentary sheds light on the indigenous Mindanao tribe's plight amid armed conflicts between the government and communist rebels.
It first premiered as part of the Daang Dokyu film festival, and premiered globally at the DMZ International Documentary Film Festival in South Korea. It was awarded Best Documentary by the Mindanao Film Festival and Best Short Film by the Society of Filipino Film Reviewers.
It also won the Best Pitch Award at the Colors of Asia Tokyo Docs International Pitching Forum; the If/Then Southeast Asia Prize sponsored by the Tribeca Film Institute; and In-Docs in the Docs by the Sea International Documentary Pitching Forum Bali, Indonesia. —JCB, GMA News
