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Rafael Manuel
Rafael Manuel is a Filipino filmmaker currently based between Amsterdam, London, and Manila. His short film 'Filipiñana' won the Silver Bear Jury Prize at the 70th Berlinale Inter…
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Rafael Manuel is a Filipino filmmaker currently based between Amsterdam, London, and Manila. His short film 'Filipiñana' won the Silver Bear Jury Prize at the 70th Berlinale International Film Festival and was nominated for the Best British Short Film at the British Independent Film Awards 2020. Its feature-length adaptation won the Special Jury Award for Creative Vision at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival and was selected as the Philippine entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 99th Academy Awards.
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2026
Filipiñana
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2024
looking she said I forget
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2024
102 Narra
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2023
A Bird Called Memory
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2021
after a room
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2020
Filipiñana
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Dogeater
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After the Night, the Night
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