as if nothing happened
director, writer, editor
2020 | 13 mins. | digital | filipino x english | color x black and white | 9:16
synopsis
This is for Kyle. We don’t see him. Max journeys as an unsent letter is being read. Images of bridges and random places that seem familiar. Clips from Max’s phone. Shots of people crossing who weren’t able to cross over. Fireworks that ended and started new meanings. People fighting for democracy. Peace that is nowhere to be found. All in fragments and fragile memory—as if nothing happened.
awards / screenings / nominations
Official Selection, XPOSED Queer Film Festival — Berlin, Germany
Official Selection, Queer Asia — London, United Kingdom
Special Mention, Pelikulaya International LGBTQIA+ Film Festival — Philippines
Official Selection, Asia Rising — Singapore
Official Selection, London Short Film Festival — London, United Kingdom
Official Selection, up-and-coming Int. Film Festival Hannover, Germany
Official Selection, Les Maines Gauches 2021 — Marseille, France
Best Cinematography, Films Under Severe Experiment — Karlovac, Croatia
2nd Best Film, Gawad Sining Short Film Festival 2020 — Philippines
Best Screenplay, Gawad Sining Short Film Festival 2020 — Philippines
Best Editing, Gawad Sining Short Film Festival 2020 — Philippines
Nominated for Best Director, Gawad Sining Short Film Festival 2020 — Philippines
Nominated for Best Cinematography, Gawad Sining Short Film Festival 2020 — Philippines
Official Selection, Cinema Rehiyon 2021 — Philippines
press & review
The best Filipino films of 2020
As If Nothing Happened (2020): The City Symphony of a Pandemic Cinema
credits
producers
ma. sophia sibal
freecut productions
director, writer, editor and narrator
jt trinidad
cinematographers
anne valmeo
joel andrei “andy” ramirez
sound designers
buddy sibal
ma. sophia sibal
animated by
isobel mariano
nicole basco
joel andrei “andy” ramirez
anne valmeo
ma. sophia sibal
marketing materials by
nicole basco
isobel mariano
ma. sophia sibal
cast
dean valmeo
vincent montero
various strangers in the streets
translated by
bela balais
joel andrei “andy” ramirez
myra joanna arce
press kit available upon request freecutproductions@gmail.com
