Tumandok

Philippines | DCP, Color, 88 minutes | Filipino, Tagalog.

Directors: Richard Jeroui Salvadico, Arlie Swett Sumagaysay.

Six-year-old En-en, whose father is the "tribal chief," leaves his mountain village and travels to the city when his father's health deteriorates. His mission is to obtain a document that formally recognizes the rights of the Ati people to their ancestral lands. However, this journey becomes a difficult struggle in the face of bureaucratic obstacles and external forces threatening the region. The film, which blends documentary and fiction, tells the story of the Ati community, one of the indigenous peoples of Western Visayas, and their fight to reclaim their land, told directly through their own experiences. The film's cast is almost entirely composed of members of the Ati community, who perform their roles in the Inati language. Tumandok.It's a simple, heartfelt, and powerful film that places the people it represents at the center of the narrative.