TheObscuredHistoriesandSilentLongingsofDaguluan’sChildren

Like the seasonal drying and the flooding of the river, the constant rhythm of arrival, departure and waiting characterizes the lives of the people of a remote fishing village in Southern Philippines amidst the foreboding of an armed conflict. Shot over a three-year period starting in 2009, mixing myth and reality, documentary footage and dramatized scenes, the film draws the experience of villagers from Tuldok, a 12-year-old boy, who has lost interest in coming to school; Raihana, a domestic helper in Kuwait, who returns home to a cold, indifferent husband; Junayla, heavy with yet another child.