Zagreb Film Festival

HITO

  • Stephen Lopez
  • Philippines
  • 2023
  • 22'

– Available at kinoeuropa.hr from 7 Nov, 10:00 until 12 Nov, 23:00

Teenager Jani lives in a dystopian world of nuclear reactors and military curfews, oppressively devoid of empathy. After getting beaten up in an altercation, Jani meets Kiefer, a talking catfish rescued from a lab. Jani and her new slimy friend decide to strike back and break free from the repressive system. HITO won Best Film in the Fiction and Documentary International Competition at Vienna Shorts and screened at the Berlinale. 

Subtitles: EN

Stephen Lopez

Stephen Lopez (Philippines, 1991) graduated from the University of Santo Tomas in 2012 with a BA in nursing before deciding to take up a career in filmmaking. Since then, he has lived and worked in Manila as a freelance production sound recordist, sound designer and screenwriter for films and commercials.

HITO

Director
Stephen Lopez
Screenplay
Stephen Lopez
Cast
Kyrie Allison Samodio, JunJun Quintana, Bor Ocampo, Edwin Barrios Serrano, Ina Azarcon-Bolivar, Ben Alias, Maricel Sombrio
DOP
Akie Yano
Editing
Stephen Lopez
Producer
Sheka Ong, Jan Pineda
Production
Sound Goat Films, Anima Studios
Festivals & Awards
Vienna Shorts – Fiction&Documentary Int'l Competition – Vienna Short Film Award; Berlinale

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