A Short Film on the issue of fake news
Mahigit tatlong dekadang diniktahan ni Marga ang kasaysayan ng bansa bilang isang matinik na PR Director. Siya ang dahilan ng ilang kaguluhan, makasaysayang pag-aalsa, mga karangalang nakakamit ng bansa, pagbagsak at maging pagbangon ng ekonomiya. Kilala sya bilang firestarter sa mundo ng pulitika. Pinarami ni Marga ang sarili sa pamamagitan ng paggamit ng mga bayarang "social media influencers" upang lumikha ng mga kasinungalian, baliktarin ang katotohanan at baliin ang moralidad nang masanay ang tao at tanggapin ang bago nilang liderato sa pamahalaan. Matapos manalo, patuloy ang kanyang hanay at boluntaryong nakikidigma sa social media hanggang sa hindi na niya ito mapigilan at abutan sya ng sarili nyang apoy.
OFFICIAL POSTER"Firestarter" has been nominated as one of the top 5 for the "Best Short Film" category out of 60 short film entries in Sinag Maynila. |
THE WRITER & THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCERBernard Umali founded the Saranggola Blog Awards in 2009, an online writing competition aimed towards promoting Filipino literature in the digital age. From blogging, he started producing his first short film, entitled Firestarter, ready to release in a digital media. |
SPECIAL FILM SCREENING AND TALKOn August 22, 2018 (Wednesday), the 4th-year Bachelors in Values Education with the supervision of Professor Nonita C. Marte invited Sir Bernard "Blue" Umali at Philippine Normal University for the screening of the short film and discuss further on the issue of fake news depicted. |
"Firestarter" Official Trailer