Delikado
- Library Hall
Delikado takes place in the Philippines on the island of Palawan, admired by both local and international tourists for its natural beauty, as a UNESCO World Heritage site with one of the oldest, largest and most diverse rainforests in the world. It is the country’s “last ecological frontier”, but one of the deadliest places for land defenders in the world, next to Brazil, the Congo and Colombia. The film by director Karl Malakunas follows three magnetic leaders Bobby, Tata and Nieves – a charismatic lawyer, an ex-illegal logger, and a fearless politician – as they work with indigenous communities trying to save their increasingly valuable natural resources from being plundered. Malakunas provides viewers with a first-hand look at the economic and political forces that profit from “paradise.”
Delikado also offers a unique exposé of then-Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs,” which claimed thousands of lives – showing it was used as a tool for Duterte and his allies to maintain economic and political power.
Delikado made its world premiere at the 2022 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in Toronto. The film won the Sustainable Future Award at the 2022 Sydney Film Festival, the Special Jury Prize: Best Documentary Feature at the 2022 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, the Special Jury Mention: Best International Feature at New Zealand’s 2022 Doc Edge, and was nominated for the Tim Hetherington Award at the 2022 Sheffield International Documentary Film Festival. Delikado was an 2022 official selection of CAAMFest (San Francisco), Human Rights Watch Film Festival (New York), MountainFilm (Telluride), Melbourne International Film Festival, Cinemalaya Philippine Film Festival, DMZ International Documentary Film Festival (Korea), International Documentary Festival Visioni dal Mondo (Milan), Take One Action (Scotland), Newburyport Doc Film Festival and the Inconvenient Films (Lithuania).
This event is a collaboration with POV, the award-winning nonfiction film series on PBS: www.pbs.org/pov
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About POV
Produced by American Documentary, Inc., POV is public television’s premier showcase for nonfiction films. Since 1988, POV has been the home for the world’s boldest contemporary filmmakers, celebrating intriguing personal stories that spark conversation and inspire action. Always an innovator, POV discovers fresh new voices and creates interactive experiences that shine a light on social issues and elevate the art of storytelling. With our documentary broadcasts, original online programming and dynamic community engagement campaigns, we are committed to supporting films that capture the imagination and present diverse perspectives. POV films have won every major film and broadcasting award including 36 Emmys, 20 George Foster Peabody Awards, 12 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Broadcast Journalism Awards, three Academy Awards®, two George Polk Documentary Film Awards and the Prix Italia.
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