Cinemalaya 2008 Entries | ANGAN-ANGAN

This short film (the title of which means “Dreams”) focuses on a nine-year-old girl named Satra who has been mute for as long as she could remember. Her determination to secure a good education reverberates clearly amid the strictness of her Yakan culture. The Yakan are one of the 13 Moro groups in the Philippines. They mainly reside in Basilan, Mindanao.

Sheron Dayoc is an independent filmmaker, editor, cinematographer, photographer, painter and writer. He has developed several documentary films, short feature films and audiovisual presentations for various international and local NGOs, government institution, and other private line agencies. He has special interest in documenting the lives of people in the grassroots level, particularly the marginalized people and different tribes in Mindanao.

Source: http://www.starmometer.com/2008/07/03/2008-cinemalaya-film-festival-short-film-entries/