Over 6,000 people make their home among the tombs of Navotas Cemetery, located in the Philippines on the shores of Manila Bay. Serving as a trustworthy guide, the smiling and talkative Pastor Jon leads us through the unimaginable world of ‘The Cemetery People’, where families live, sleep and even play among the graves.

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SCREENINGS AND AWARDS

Open Air Filmfest Weiterstadt
Weiterstadt, Germany - August 2010

Addis Ababa International Festival
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - March 2010

Reelworld Film Festival
Toronto, Canada - April 2010

Addis Ababa international Film Festival
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - March 2010

Cortodorico Film Festival
Ancona, Italy - December 2009
TARGET 2015 AWARD

Chicago Film Festival
Chicago, USA (Program Without Frontiers)
Online Juried Screening

Sedici Corto International Film Festival
Forly, Italy - October 2009
BEST SHORT EXPRESS AWARD

15 Short Film Festival
Charlotte, North Caroline - October 2009
BEST DOCUMENTARY

Potenza Short Film Festival
Potenza, Italy - September, 2009

Portobello Film Festival
London, UK - September 2009

Circuito Off Film Festival
Venezia, Italy - September 2009

Festival Salento FiniBus Terrae
San Vito Dei Normanni BR, Italy - July 2009
SPECIAL JURY MENTION: HUMAN RIGHTS

Ischia Film Festival
Ischia, Italy - July 2009

San Sebastian Human Rights Film Festival
San Sebastian, Spain - April 2009

MIT’s Short Film Festival
Massachuset, USA - April 2009
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE

Stranger Than Fiction Documentary Film Festival
Dublin, Ireland - February 2009

Galway Film Fleadh
Galway, Ireland - July 2008
WORLD PREMIER