ALIMUOM

SYNOPSIS

In the future, farming is banned on Earth due to the toxic environment and all agriculture is done off-world manned by Outerspace Filipino Workers. A scientistinvestigates the appearance of mutated grains and discovers the seeds of rebellion are being sown in the barren wastelands of the Philippines.

Directed by Keith Sicat.

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

Silver Award, FACINE Film Festival
Outstanding Visual Design, FACINE Film Festival
Special Citation, Outstanding Direction, FACINE Film Festival
Special Citation, Outstanding Cinematography, FACINE Film Festival
Special Citation, Outstanding Aural Design, Music, FACINE Film Festival
Special Citation, Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actress, FACINE Film Festival
3rd Best Film, ToFarm Film Festival
Nominated, Best Adapted Screenplay, FAMAS Awards
Nominated, Outstanding Achievement in Visual Effects, FAMAS Awards

REVIEWS

“Alimuom… relocates the Filipino farmer in a world combining Blade Runner and Mad Max: Fury Road; the state-of-the-art (for the Philippines anyway) digital effects were surprisingly impressive though not as impressive as the focus on seed banks and corporate monopolies – an uncommon subject in today’s SF movies.”
Noel Vera, Business World

“Alimuom is a film that has a palpable scope that is not thwarted by economic constraints… eager to tackle many pertinent issues, from the troubling culture of Filipinos leaving their homes for better opportunities abroad, to the corrupt and incompetent government overreaching its powers… it is that very audacious ambition that becomes the film’s most impressive achievement.”
Oggs Cruz,, Rappler

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