Sunburnt is pleased to be in collaboration with Composite for a special screening of Anak (2021) Dir. Caleb Ribates.

Masculinity, race and boyhood simmer in this stylish slow-cinema debut about a Filipino-Australian father and his six-year-old son, who are navigating a family divorce.

Doors - 6pm
Screening - 7-8:30pm
Q&A - 8:30-9pm
Live Q&A with Caleb Ribates (Writer/Director) & Tavis Pinnington (Cinematographer)

Exploring the complexities of family, society and culture that shape young Filipinos, this feature debut from filmmaker Caleb Ribates depicts the tender relationship between an immigrant father and his young son as they deal with being abandoned by the boy’s mother.

Offering a rare, unblinking insight into the struggle of Filipino-Australians within the socio-racial landscape, this micro-budget feature is at once visually striking and emotionally affecting.

Film Details:

Duration: 90 minutes
Language: Tagalog and English
English subtitles

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We acknowledge the Wurundjeri and Woiwurrung peoples of the Kulin Nation which lands this event will be held on. We pay our respect to the long lineage of storytelling practices that are present today. Sovereignty was never ceded.

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