Roland Cartagena
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Biography
Roland Cartagena (b. 1998) is a Filipino filmmaker born in Zamboanga, Philippines. He studied at the University of the Philippines Film Institute and completed his degree at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. He primarily works with short form and traverses both live-action and animation filmmaking.
Known For
While hunting for pitcher plants, a taciturn poacher encounters an unexpected object in the middle of the forest and finds himself listening to someone grieving about their hair.
Old World
A subdued worker serves a swollen man bound in an endless cycle of simultaneous consumption and defecation. A series of unprecedented events follow after the worker is forcibly laid off.
Flush
A pensive man wearing an empty ID jacket and a broken watch drifts through public spaces on the way home.