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Filipiñana

Friday, September 25, 2026 · SIFF Film Center
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Filipiñana
Filipino filmmaker Rafael Manuel's "Filipiñana" screens at SIFF Film Center on September 25—a Silver Bear-winning short that examines class and colonial legacies through the lens of a beauty pageant. The 90-seat arthouse venue on Seattle Center is built around salvaged seats from the historic Cinerama Theatre, making it an apt setting for a film about what gets preserved and what gets discarded.

Lineup

  • Rafael Manuel

    Rafael Manuel is a Filipino filmmaker currently based in between London, Amsterdam, and Manila. Among numerous awards and prizes across festivals around the world, his latest short film ‘Filipiñana’, won the Silver Bear Jury Prize at the 70th Berlinale International Film Festival and was nominated for the Best British Short Film at the British Independent Film Awards 2020.

    Official site
  • Jorrybell Agoto

Venue

SIFF Film Center
167 Republican St, Seattle, WA 98109, USA · Queen Anne, Seattle
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Videos

Filipiñana trailer
Filipiñana trailer

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