In the slums of Manila, devotion to basketball verges on sacred. Makeshift hoops stand at every street corner and images of NBA icons compete for space on walls with images of Catholic saints, a hallmark of the country’s Spanish colonial legacy. This experimental documentary shadows two ballers over the course of a single day, immersing us in the local streetball scene. But it is against the backdrop of Undas (the All Souls’ Day celebration when filipinos visit their ancestral graves), that the film’s themes come into focus. ANG RITWAL is about the power of communal rituals — sacred or profane — and the role they play in creating a sense of identity for those on society’s fringes.
2024 1.4 AWARDS NOMINATION - BEST PERSONAL FILM
CAST - JEFFERSON GARCIA RANOCO & JOHN PATRICK BUGTONG
DIRECTOR/DP - ALEX TIERNAN
PRODUCER - LESLIE ANN TAN
EXEC. PRODUCER - JEREMY GOOLD / YOU ARE HERE PRODUCTIONS
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER - SANOU DIOUF
SERVICE PRODUCTION - BULLET MANILA
PROD. MANAGER - AILEEN ILUMIN
PRODUCTION DESIGN - OLD MAN TARO
1ST AC - VIC ONG
MANILA CREW - SINE DE ORO
LOCATIONS - ZEUS / BULLET MANILA
PROD. ASSISTANT - ELEYN MEDINA
MUSIC & SOUND DESIGN - VITTORIO GIAMPIETRO & BIANCA LOFFREDA
POST PRODUCTION - TENTHREE EDITING
EDITOR - LIAM BACHLER
GRADE - COMPANY 3
COLOUR EXEC. PRODUCER - ELLORA SORET
COLOURIST - YOOMIN LEE
SPECIAL THANKS - MIKE SWIFT & JACOPO BROGIONI
