DOCUMENTARIES: THE FILIPINO
The Last Coastal Frontier
Glenn Barit, Jhayle Meer, Bernadette Espino
THE LAST COASTAL FRONTIER is a documentary about the Las Piñas–Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area. The area houses hectares of mangroves, fishing areas and a key spot for migratory and resident birds. Although a key biodiversity area and a globally recognized important wetland, it is mired by pressing conditions such as heavy load of waste in its shores and a plan for reclamation that may damage the natural flow of its ecosystem. It tackles on the importance of this coastal area to the community it serves and nourishes.
GLENN BARIT is a 25-year old filmmaker based in Mandaluyong City, Philippines. He has worked in various short films as a director, cinematographer and scorer. His narrative short, Bundok Chubibo, was awarded Best Short Film at the 40th Metro Mania Film Festival in 2014. His most recent work, Aliens Ata, won as Best Short Film in Sinag Maynila Independent Film Festival 2017 and also won the NETPAC Special Jury Prize in Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival 2017.
DOCUMENTARIES: THE FILIPINO is a collection of documentaries directed by documentary students and filmmakers of the UP Film Institute of the University of the Philippines.
