Two films will play in this showcase:
CALAMITY
20 min. | Narrative | Belgium
w/English subtitles, (GIFF guide: contains adult content)
France meets her son’s girlfriend for the first time. She loses control.
CALL HER GANDA
93 min. | Documentary | Philippines, US
w/English subtitles, (GIFF guide: contains adult content)
When Jennifer Laude, a Filipina transwoman, is brutally murdered by a U.S. Marine, three women intimately invested in the case–an activist attorney, a transgender journalist and Jennifer’s mother)–galvanize a political uprising, pursuing justice and taking on hardened histories of US imperialism.
For more information please visit: https://www.guamfilmfestival.org/category/2018-block-52/
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The mission of the Guam International Film Festival is to provide free film education, promote cultural understanding throughout our communities, and assist in establishing the local industry of motion picture. GIFF achieves this through community outreach, education through festival workshops & teaching various courses. In addition, our efforts extend to build awareness for social responsibility through our film programming.