SARA SINTAS I CLOSIING FILMS
Bakunawa Festival 12 closes with a powerful trio of films! Hur Bum-Wook’s Pig That Survived Foot and Mouth Disease (Southeast Asian premiere), Seb Valdez’s Si Sir Kag ang Gamay nga Bata, and Gerardo Maravilla’s Enseñame Como Morir (Show Me How To Die) making its Asian premiere); each confronting survival and mortality through distinct cinematic voices from Republic of Korea, the Philippines, and the United States. Together, these works offer resonant final images as Bakunawa Fest 12 concludes its run in Manila.
구제역에서 살아 돌아온 돼지
(Pig That Survived Foot and Mouth Disease) by HUR BUM-WOOK (2024) Republic of Korea
Fantasy, Animation I Southeast Premiere
Having survived foot-and-mouth disease through sheer will, “Pig H” vows to become human so he will not die as trash—fully human in body and face, no matter the cost. Meanwhile, after a life of relentless harassment, Choi Jeong-Seok swears to abandon his cursed human existence and live like a beast, ruled only by instinct, ready to give up everything.
Si Sir Kag Ang Gamay nga Bata (Sỉr and the Little Kid)
by Seb ValdezWhammy (2025) Philippines 15 min
Fantasy, Drama, Comedy I Iloilo/Manila Premiere
Sir takes a young recruit under his wing, teaching him the rules of the supernatural world. But as they journey together, they come to a chilling realization; the real threat isn’t what lurks in the dark, but what hides in plain sight.
Enseñame Como Morir (Show Me How To Die) by Gerardo Maravilla (2025) USA 14min
Surreal, Drama, Sci-Fi, Horror I Asian Premiere
After her grandmother passes away, a grieving Mexican-American woman becomes fascinated with learning what it feels like to die, believing it will allow her to feel close to her grandma in death in a way she never felt in life. Her grief leads her to “The Death Lab”, a mysterious medical facility that claims to recreate the sensation of dying without actually killing you. Here she embarks on a surreal and deeply personal journey that stretches beyond the confines of life itself.