COMING SOON.

 

IN THE SLUMS OF MANILA, DEVOTION TO BASKETBALL VERGES ON SACRED. MAKESHIFT HOOPS STAND AT EVERY STREET CORNER AND IMAGES OF NBA ICONS COMPETE WITH IMAGES OF CATHOLIC SAINTS FOR SPACE ON THE WALLS. OVER THE COURSE OF A DAY, THIS EXPERIMENTAL DOCUMENTARY SHADOWS TWO BALLERS AS THEY RUMINATE ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STREETBALL AND NEIGHBOURHOOD PRIDE. BUT IT IS AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF UNDAS (THE FILIPINO DAY OF THE DEAD), THAT THE FILM’S THEMES COME INTO FOCUS. 'ANG RITWAL' IS ABOUT THE POWER OF COMMUNAL RITUALS — SACRED OR PROFANE — AND THEIR ROLE IN CREATING A SENSE OF IDENTITY AND BELONGING FOR THOSE ON THE CITY'S FRINGES.

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