Observational documentary / Philippines
Directors: Cha Escala, Wena Sanchez
60 mins
Synopsis
On November 2013, Super Typhoon Haiyan claimed the lives of Nick and Chai Quieta’s four children, leaving them with nothing but each other and a house torn to pieces. Now, four months later, we step inside the Quieta home and witness how they try to cope as they try new hobbies, help their community recover, and give little acts of kindness to their neighbors. What is it really like to lose all your kids all of a sudden? How does one move forward after such a loss?
Official selection Busan International Film Festival 2014 and IDFA (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam); Best Picture QCinema International Film Festival 2014; Official selection Salava International Documentary Film Festival
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Directors
Cha Escala and Wena Sanchez are graduates of the University of the Philippines Film Institute. Cha Escala has been making documentaries since 2007. She also works as an editor and cinematographer for film and TV. Her short documentary ‘Intoy’s Christmas’ won many local awards including Best Documentary at the Catholic Mass Media Awards. Wena Sanchez is the writer/producer of Hiraya Pictures, a video company she co-founded with Cha Escala. She has directed short films including one that was a finalist in a local advocacy film festival. ‘Nick and Chai’ is their first full-length documentary.
Wena Sanchez receiving her award from Nick Deocampo at the Sabah Pitching Forum,
KKIFF 2014
