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2018 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

KILLINGS

PATAYAN

Directed by Joseph Mangat

Shorts Competition / USA / 2017 / Experimental, Human Rights / 10 mins / Filipino with English subtitles / Los Angeles Premiere

Plays In:
The No Spin Zone

Downtown Independent
Saturday | May 5, 2018 9:00 pm

Description

Through a series of killings, PATAYAN examines the wearisome violence plaguing the country and questions the amalgam of murder with impunity, along with the public’s apathy for the dead. Without narrative or characterization, choosing only to depict the act of killing itself, the film confronts the violence head on.

Director's Bio

Joseph Mangat is a filmmaker born in Manila, Philippines and based in Brooklyn, New York. He received his BA in Visual Arts at the University of California, San Diego. He holds a MA in TV, Film and New Media from San Diego State University. His short films have screened at multiple festivals and showcases. He is currently finishing his first feature documentary film, HOLY CRAFTS.

Credits

Director: Joseph Mangat

Plays in

  1. The No Spin Zone

    Shorts Programs / 96 mins
    Spinning a tale. Spinning a scandal. Spinning out of control. No matter how you spin it, go watch these films. - Kirby Peñafiel

    In This Program: AMERICAN DREAMING, THE DUWENDE, HAIRCUT, IRONY, KILLINGS, THE LOST, XIN, YOUR MOTHER

Dates & Times

Plays In:
The No Spin Zone

Downtown Independent
Saturday | May 5, 2018 9:00 pm