Meet filmmaker Grace Simbulan and learn stories behind her critically acclaimed documentary feature, A is for Agustin with Q&A moderator, Alex Villafuerte, Executive Director of Pac Arts Movement.
Living on a remote Philippine island, Agustin, an Indigenous man who loves to sing, never learned to read or write. After being repeatedly cheated by his boss, 40-year-old Agustin enrolls in grade 1. Filmed in an immersive style, the film invites the audience to share Agustin’s hopes and dreams, highlighting the fragile optimism of many Indigenous peoples.
Grace Pimentel Simbulan is a transnational Filipina scholar-activist and filmmaker dedicated to the life and struggles of Indigenous, Black, and Brown people. Her documentary, A IS FOR AGUSTIN, funded by the Philippine and South Korean governments, was featured in CNN Philippines’ Top 10 Filipino Films of 2019. She is a contributor to the book “Indigenous Futures and Learnings Taking Place,” exploring dreams as a way to document and pass on Indigenous knowledge.
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