Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan won at Sundance with his previous film, The Headhunter's Daughter, with which he visited Valladolid. In the aftermath of an earthquake, the police find a man in the woods. A zoologist, a sound recorder, and a news team grapple with the truth that he may be the cause of all the natural disasters that devastated this small mountain town.
Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan
Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan is a filmmaker from the Philippines. Eblahan’s works explore themes of trauma, spirituality, and nature, told through the cosmic lens of post-colonial spac- es and Indigenous identities. His short filmThe Headhunter’s Daughter was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. He is currently developing his debut feature film, Hum, which has participated in the 2023 Rési- dence du Festival, the 2023 Locarno Academy, and the 2024 Berlinale Script Station.