Kaaway

  • Run time: 13 min
  • Premiere: 2019. May 26.

"Kaaway," which means enemy in a couple Filipino dialects, is a story set in the mid '90s of the U.S. and focuses on two 11-year-old Filipino boys. Jonathan was born and raised in the U.S., while Calag was born and raised in the Philippines. After getting into a fight at school, they are forced to spend the day at the same house and the discord is inescapable. The film's central themes are assimilation, shame, and masculinity.

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Art

Jasmine Monzon

Art Direction

Nancy Ramos

Assistant Art Director

Antonio Sanchez

Leadman

Camera

Colvin Ang Wei Song

Director of Photography

Amber Lane

First Assistant Camera

Noe Valenzuela

Second Assistant Camera

Zheng Khai Khoo

Best Boy Grip

Darren Teh

Grip

Andrew Melendez

Grip

Costume & Make-Up

Jiyoung Park

Makeup & Hair

Sam Tenorio

Wardrobe Coordinator

Crew

John Clifton

Post Production Consulting

Dorothy Demandante

Catering

Ramon Demandante

Catering

Dorothy Demandante

Craft Service

Ramon Demandante

Craft Service

Directing

Wester Demandante

Director

Jiyoung Park

First Assistant Director

Josef Alejandro

Second Assistant Director

Bogart Levesque

Script Supervisor

Editing

Wester Demandante

Editor

John Clifton

Color Grading

Colvin Ang Wei Song

Color Grading

Lighting

Yoann Cifuentes

Gaffer

Production

Kamali Gilbert

Producer

Gretchen Ariate

Production Designer

Nikolas Bizub

Production Assistant

Lukas Dimayuga

Production Assistant

Mark Huerta

Production Assistant

David Hughes

Production Assistant

Sound

Cameron Arnett

Sound Mixer

Emile Trudeau

Assistant Sound Designer

Cameron Arnett

Boom Operator

Writing

Wester Demandante

Writer

Sam Tenorio

Story Consultant

Aaron Gallardo

Story Consultant