The Philippines - USA - Taiwan | 2022 | Color | Observational Documentary | 120 min
DCP | Filipino | 24 fps | 16:9 | Dolby 5.1
SYNOPSIS
Divine Factory is a city factory in Metro Manila. Built as a labyrinth with multiple levels and buildings, it offers unsafe handcraft jobs to self-employed workers. There, the outcasts of the Filipino society fill their lungs with chemicals. Chabi and Maja, a lesbian couple with an 8 year-old son try to finance their new house. Chelsea and Rhea, two joyful lady-boys, deemed unlawful as online-sex-employees by the government, have become miniature painting experts. Their religious figurines will soon be bought, blessed and worshiped by Christians all over the world.
FESTIVALS
- International Leipzig Festival 2022
International Competition
- RIDM 2022, Panorama
Horizons
- Singapore IFF 2022
Horizons
- One World Human Rights & Doc FF 2023
WORK / MIGRATION
AWARDS
CAST & CREDITS
Director
DoP
Editor
Sound Designer
Sound Recordist
Visual Effects
Colorist
Production Manager
Associate Producers
Creative Producers
Producers
Production
Co-Production
With the participation of
With the support of
International Sales
Joseph MANGAT
Albert BANZON
Ilsa MALSI
Joseph MANGAT
TU Duu-Chih
Dennis PAYUMO
John Kenneth PACLIBAR
Yihsun CHIANG
Benward E. MAGALLANES
James QIU
Andrea NIEVERA
Mary-Grace NIEVERA
Teresita QUITALIG
John TORRES
Isabelle GLACHANT
Maria A. RUGGIERI
Alemberg ANG
Stefano CENTINI
Daluyong Studios (The Philippines)
Volos Films (Taiwan)
The Film Development Council of the Philippines
Film Philippines
International Emerging Film Talent Association
National Commission for Culture and the Arts
The Tan Ean Kiam Foundation – SGIFF Southeast Asian Documentary Grant
Taicca
Cannes Docs - Marché du Film
Talents Tokyo
First Cut Lab
Union Docs
Asian Shadows
- San Diego Asian Film Festival
George C. Lin Emerging Filmmaker Award