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Basaan

Philippines

Luigi Gonzalez Screenwriter/Teacher

Asian, Drama, Short, queer, no film school
  • Added 9 years ago to SNEAK PREVIEWS

    A closeted gay man returns to his hometown for Basaan, the annual water festival.

    There, he runs into an old friend who challenges him to come out and take his life back.