Manila, A Weary City
6 mins, 2024
Filmed, Edited, and Directed by Naoki Shibamiya
This short film is an unintentional by-product of a year and a half of my fieldwork studying climate movements in the Philippines. While walking around Manila, I carried my smartphone with me, trying not to miss a chance to capture a moment that meant something to me, even if I could not articulate their significance at the time. As I am still struggling to grasp my entire experience in the Philippines, I revisited the randomly captured videos and followed my instincts to montage them into a series of images, hoping that this would help me to process and evolve my thoughts. I think that a certain aspect of the Mega City, which is usually out of people's sight, is depicted in this film.