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THE PHILIPPINE ONLINE PREMIERE

Extended online screening until December 31, 2020
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SYNOPSIS

Aminodin’s father always smiles because he says that “happy people live longer.” That is why, at eight years old, Aminodin puts on his best smile while working at the Papandayan dumpsite, where he lives with his family.
His cousin Aliman, on the other hand, lost his smile when bombs fell from the sky in his hometown of Marawi City. As Aliman spends his days sad and crestfallen in a refugee camp, Aminodin devises a plan to make him smile again.

ABOUT THE INVISIBLE MONSTER

The film is a story of the Filipino spirit finding hope and happiness amidst poverty, loss, war, and hunger. It stars two children: Aminodin who lives and works in a landfill; Aliman who lives in an evacuation camp. Through these two boys, we see that happiness and hunger cannot always be seen by the naked eye.
Directed in part by Oscar-nominated Director Javier Fesser, the 32-minute film was shot in Marawi City whose inhabitants are still experiencing the after-effects of the 5-month siege that transpired from May to October, 2017. All the “actors” in the film are not professional and are actual residents who lived through the siege. The film intends to mobilize people against the extreme form of hunger – malnutrition, a disease that affects 4 million Filipino children.

THE DIRECTORS

Javier Fesser

JAVIER FESSER

Winner of six Goya awards, Spain’s equivalent to the Oscars, the prestigious filmmakers works include The Miracle of P. Tinto, Camino, and Oscar-nominated Binta and the Great Idea. His 2018 film, Campeones (Champions), was the highest-grossing Spanish language film in Spain for that year. Committed to social issues, Javier has directed audio visual projects linked to non-profit organizations such as UNICEF and the Organization of Ibero-American States.

Guillermo Fesser

GUILLERMO FESSER

Well-known in Spain for his radio show Gomaespuma alongside Juan Luis Cano, Guillermo works as a writer and correspondent in the America. His multifaceted career includes the direction of the film Candida, a story based on his bestselling biography of a cleaning lady, and the publication of several innovative interactive books for children specifically for tablets and mobile phones.