Daang Dokyu Film Festival 2020: Everything you need to know

NOTE: This article is an updated version of last March's Daang Dokyu Film Festival guide last March. The festival is now geared up for its online version, which is happening from September 19 to November 5, 2020.

Dubbed as a "Festival of Philippine Documentaries," the Daang Dokyu Film Festival 2020 is set to showcase numerous documentaries by Filipino filmmakers from the early days of Philippine cinema and television to contemporary times.

Daang Dokyu is organized by the FilDocs (Filipino Documentary Society), an organization comprised of Filipino documentarians aiming to "elevate the appreciation of documentaries and push documentary filmmaking in the Philippines." Its founders, filmmakers Kara Magsanoc-Alikpala, Baby Ruth Villarama, Jewel Maranan and Monster Jimenez, also serve as Festival Directors of the festival.

Festival run and venue

Daang Dokyu Film Festival opened last September 19 with "Martial Law, Never Again", a section highlighting Filipino documentaries about the Martial Law. The festival will run until November 5, 2020.

The first edition of Daang Dokyu will be available for viewing online, an updated effort from its original theater set-up last March. In lieu of a physical cinema, Daang Dokyu will have a virtual venue (daangdokyu.com/watchnow) for its audience which will be available starting October 2.

Martial Law, Never Again — September 19 to 21, 2020

Daang Dokyu A Rustling of Leaves Inside the Philippine Revolution

A Rustling of Leaves Inside the Philippine Revolution (1988)

Marcos: A Malignant Spirit (1986) by ABS-CBN News
Mendiola Massacre (1987) by Lito Tiongson
A Rustling of Leaves: Inside the Philippine Revolution (1988) by Nettie Wild
Imelda (2003) by Ramona Diaz
Alunsina (2020) by Kiri Dalena

Reality Check: Panel discussion with Miguel Reyes, Kiri Dalena, Joel Lamangan, Atty. Chel Diokno, and Ed Lingao (Moderator)

Ang Lahat Ng Bagay Ay Magkaugnay — October 2 to 8, 2020

Bullet-laced Dreams (2020)

Native Life in the Philippines (1914) by Dean Worcester
Glimpses of the Culion Leper Colony and of Culion Life (1929) by Merl La Voy
Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux IV (2017) by Kidlat Tahimik
Pagbabalik Sa Tribo (1999) by Howie Severino
Sabangan (1983) by Jose Cuaresma, Frederico Espiritu, B.Libres, R. Gruta, and L. Fisher
Dam Nation (2019) by Grace Simbulan
Siyanan (2017) by Summer Bastian
Pinatubo: Pagbangon Mula sa Abo (2011) by ABS-CBN News
Balud (2014) by Franics Solajes
Ang Pagpakalma sa Unos (2020) by Joanna Arong
Tungkung Langit (2013) by Kiri Dalena
The War We Were Not Taught About (1994) by Jin Takaiwa
Bird Hunt (2019) by GMA Network
Bullet-laced Dreams (2020) by Kristoffer Brugada and Charena Esccala

Reality Check: Panel discussion with Kidlat Tahimik, Isagani Tapang, Neen Sapalo, Francis Solajes, and Howie Severino (Moderator)

Perception is Real, Truth is Not — October 9 to 15, 2020

Aswang (2019)

Aswang (2019) by Alyx Arumpac
Yanan (2013) by Mae Caralde
May Istorya nga Tayo, Patay Naman Tayo (2001) by Howie Severino
Sa Mga Mata ng Balita: The Birth of Philippine TV, The News and Many Firsts, Unos at Puntos sa Bagong Milenyo (2003) by Ricardo Trofeo
Tupada '92: The Philippines in the Year of the Elections (1995) by Fruto Corre
A Rustling of Leaves: Inside the Philippine Revolution (1988) by Nettie Wild
Mendiola Massacre (1987) by Lito Tiongson
Marcos: A Malignant Spirit (1986) by ABS-CBN News
Maid in Singapore (2004) by Clodualdo Del Mundo, Jr.
Queer Transnational Love in the Time of Social Media and Globalization (2017) by Adrian Alarilla
Delano Manongs: Forgotten Heroes of the United Farm Workers Movement (2014) by Marissa Aroy

Reality Check: Panel discussion with Prof. Bomen Guillermo, Clodualdo Del Mundo. Jr., Ramona Diaz, Nicole Curato, and Boy Abunda (Moderator)

Off The Record: Health and Identity — October 16 to 22, 2020

Dreaming in the Red Light (2019)

All Grown Up (2018) by Wena Sanchez
Dreaming in the Red Light (2019) by Pabelle Manikan
Dory (2017) by Beverly Ramos
Oliver (1983) by Nick Deocampo
Invisible (2019) by ABS-CBN (Docu Central)
Mga Batang Mandirigma (2004) by Cheche Lazaro
Documented (2013) by Jose Antonio Vargas - Streaming for 72 hours only until October 19 (9AM)

Reality Check: Panel discussion with Naomi Fontajos, Shamaine Buencamino, Prof. Ma Regina Hechanova, and Chiara Zambrano (Moderator)

Dagat ang Pagitan — October 23 to 29, 2020

A House in Pieces (2020)

A is For Agustin (2019) by Grace Simbulan
Wang Rape sa Bontok (2014) by Mark Lester Valle and Carla Pulido Ocampo
Gilubong ang Akon Pusod sa Dagat (2011) by Martha Atienza
Himarusak (2017) by Francis Solajes
Ang Pagbabalik ng Bituin (2012) by Sherbien Dacalinio
Budots: The Craze (2019) by Jay Rosas and Mark Limbaga
Panicupan (2016) by Bagane Fiola
A House in Pieces (2020) by Jean Claire Dy and Manuel Domes

Reality Check: Panel discussion with Tito Valiente, Bagane Fiola, Jay Rosas, Keith Deligero, Teddy Co, and Dr. Mike Tan (Moderator)

Ganito Tayo Ngayon, Paano Sila Bukas — October 30 to November 5, 2020

Alunsina (2020)

Alunsina (2020) by Kiri Dalena
For My Alien Friend (2019) by Jet Leyco
Beastmode: A Social Experiment (2018) by Manuel Mesina III
We Still Have to Close Our Eyes (2019) by John Torres
Retrochronological Transfer of Information (1994) by Tad Ermitano

Reality Check: Panel discussion with Jet Leyco, Manuel Mesina III, John Torres, Nica Dumlao, and Mae Paner (Moderator)

Industry Talks

Industry Sessions

Sundance: Filmmaking in the Time of COVID - September 26, 2020 (9:30AM)
TokyoDocs & In-Docs on International Co-Production - October 16, 2020 (3PM in Manila)