Puttnam School of Film & Animation

BA (Hons) Film

Bahay - Bahayan

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The Philippines has one of the biggest diaspora of overseas workers in the world. The term Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) is well-known due to this. While the media has always acknowledged the big sacrifices that OFWs make in order to provide for their children an opportunity to live a better life than what they were given, no one talks about the perspective of the children who are left behind, having to grow up and face life without the presence of their parents.

This film features Joanna, a Filipina in her mid-20s who has little to no connection left with her OFW mother. As she faces adulthood, she must decide if she wants to let go of her past. Bahay - Bahayan follows Joanna as she looks back on her past through memory and nostalgia.

Film type: Short documentary
Genre: Documentary
Aspect ratio: 4:3
Runtime: 00:10:11

Country: Phillipines
Language: Tagalog, English

Director/Editor: Marienne Louise
Producer: Muhammad Raihan Bin Mohammed Rasul        
Cinematographer: Jean Pierre Pillay (JP)
Audio mixing: Caganap Janna
Soundtrack: Ngiam Teo