Watch the interview with the Filipino filmmaker Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan about his short film The Headhunter’s Daughter selected in the 2022 International Competition (I3 programme).
Interview with Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan, director of The Headhunter’s Daughter Can you tell us a bit about your inspirations and the story behind The Headhunter’s Daughter? What inspired you the main character?My main inspiration for The Headhunter’s Daughter is the cultural landscape of my hometown of La Trinidad, Benguet and the greater Cordilleran region. Populated by diverse northern tribes (Igorots), the region […]
Watch the interview with the Filipino filmmaker Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan about his short film Hilum selected in the 2021 International Competition (I7 programme).
Interview with Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan, director of Hilum (Remedy) Can you explain the choice of title? Hilum means two different things in our language. In the Tagalog language, “hilum/hilom” means “remedy”, while in the Visayan language it means “silence”. I grew up in Manila where we speak Tagalog, while my mother grew up in the Visayan region where they speak Bisaya – […]
