When you look into your mothers eyes, you know that this is the purest love you could find on this earth.
This is not Mia's reality. In her world, a mothers love is weaponized - used as a reward and taken away as punishment. It's a world where the person who is supposed to keep her safe from harm is the one causing it.
Mia's culture dictates that it is her responsibility as the child to love her mother unconditionally... except, isn't it supposed to be the other way around?
This is where we open Anak.
Awards
Emerging Filmmaker Pitch Competition, Gimli Film Festival 2021
Selections
OurToba Film Fest: Short Films by Prairie Filmmakers 2022
Fascinasian Film Festival: Prairie Shorts Program 2022
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Key Film Credits
Director: Joanne Roberts
Screenwriter: Joanne Roberts
Producer: Joanne Roberts
Funding: RBC, Gimli Film Festival, Manitoba Film & Music
Lead Cast: Denise Samaniego, Hannah Zoë Schaeffer, Gelian Fernandez, Tricia Magsino Barnabe
Director of Photography: Alexander Decebal-Cuza
Production Co: The Ordinary Film Co
Composer: Dexter Artates
Specs
Year of Release
2021
Runtime
00:07:40
Language
English & Tagalog
Press
Actress discusses Womxn's Film Festival - CTV News (2022)
Local filmmaker’s ‘Anak’ plays at film festival - CTV (2021)
Ace Burpee's Top 100 - iHeartRadio (2020)
Bridgwater filmmaker wins pitch contest - Winnipeg Free Press (2020)
Virtual film festival a success - Winnipeg Free Press (2020)
Filipina actress wins Gimli Film Festival's emerging filmmaker award - CBC News (2020)
Emerging Filmmaker Wins $10,000 at Gimli Film Festival - ChisD.ca (2020)
Mary Galloway and Joanne Roberts win at Gimli Film Festival - NSI News (2020)
Mary Galloway and Joanne Roberts win at Gimli Film Festival - NSI News (2020)
2020 filmmaker pitch include local finalists - Winnipeg Free Press (2020)