Perfumed Nightmare

Perfumed Nightmare 1979

7.20

Kidlat, a Filipino jeepney driver, is fascinated by the idea of the American space programme and by Western society as a whole. When he moves to Paris, disillusionment sets in as his dreams are gradually shattered.

1979

Who Invented the Yoyo? Who Invented the Moon Buggy?

Who Invented the Yoyo? Who Invented the Moon Buggy? 1979

7.00

Stuck in the German lands of “Yodelburg,” our hero Kidlat dreams of space and muses on humanity’s endless capacity for creativity, whether on the moon or at home in the Philippines. A delightful, self-proclaimed “third-world space spectacle.”

1979

Turumba

Turumba 1981

5.40

Kadu, a boy from Pakil, Laguna, experiences the dissolution of tradition as it gives way to capitalism in the form of Madame, a foreigner who initially came to their village as a customer during the Festival of Turumba.

1981