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Short Films by Filipino Women and Where to Watch Them

     MUD Studios, a subsidiary company of Clayshop Inc., launched its website on July 2021. www.mud-studios.net serves as an alternative content platform that offers independent movies, festival entries and original content. MUD Studios is also set to open their Three Shots Film Festival that aims to showcase the creativity of Filipino student filmmakers. Among the titles in the website that are readily available after signing up for free includes these short films from Filipino women:


1. Digma (Dir. Elai Eleria, Janella Tan, and Aira Dimaano)

     Digma reveals the lives of three women of varying ages prior and during their imprisonment. This experimental documentary is based on actual accounts gathered from women inmates in one of the most congested jails in the Philippines. Aside from the dire conditions and failure to rehabilitate, Digma also tells of the wrongdoings in law enforcement. 

    Digma takes viewers into intimate reenacted interviews shot at close proximity that made the subjects appear as if they are sitting right in front and asking their stories to be heard clearly. The camera angles also seem to state that the directors did not only intend to recreated the interviews but they also aimed to recreate their own experience during their research.

Watch Digma at: https://www.mud-studios.net/films/digma



2. Malaya (Dir. by Amanna Avena)
     Malaya is a character-driven film about teenage pregnancy. In this film, Avena presents the internal and external factors affecting the character's choice. And more importantly, she was able to visually express the ordeals of deciding to terminate pregnancy. 

      In a country where abortion is illegal, the film can stand as a medium to promote awareness, empathy or perhaps shed a different perspective towards the said topic.

       The father-daughter relationship in the film is also an interesting choice and somehow gives an assurance that men can be allies and supporters of women-specific social issues. 



3. Muli (Dir. Hanz Shayne)
      In Muli, Shayne gives viewers a non-linear story of a couple slowly drifting away from each other and their silence becomes a powerful tool to keep the viewers asking why. 

     Shayne's treatment displays a high sensitivity and observation of real-life relationships particularly in the Asian culture where emotional truths are usually hidden in regard for others' feelings. The editing also complemented the story as it ensured viewers are invested enough in the question before the film revealed the answer. 
      
       Muli is also a reminder that acceptance doesn't mean being absolutely free from distress and sadness but more of a validation of the desire to be better and re-orientation to the reality at hand.


      
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