BAMBOO DOGS
Dir. Khavn, 2018
The Philippines. 81 min
In Tagalog with English subtitles

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 – 10 PM
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 – Midnight
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 – 10 PM
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26- 10 PM

Based on a real life 1995 execution of a group of prisoners at the hands of the police, BAMBOO DOGS crafts a sharp character study of the victims of this incident, shying away from the abrasive tone common to many of Khavn’s other works without blunting his ability to continually surprise. Set over the course of one long night, the film follows the prisoners as they are shuttled around Quezon City in the back of a police van while under the impression that their release is imminent. Khavn’s real masterstroke comes in the decision to depict this one fateful night as something rather ordinary and mundane, deflating most of the drama in favor of endless banter between criminals and cops about how great it is to be a gangster and the merits of circumcision. This is (not) a film by Khavn though, so expect some hypnagogic dream sequences and one hell of a musical number.

Screening with:

FILIPINIANA
Dir. Khavn, 2016
The Philippines, 13 minutes
In Tagalog with English subtitles

“history is a dead cow in a funnel pretending to be a detuned bassoon serenading the moon halved by expectations not so great that new emperors bow their decapitated heads but 3 cakes are always better than 3 cents in this madly turning world peeking pecking ducktards for a midnight snack on the run.” — Khavn’s description of the film.