Immaculada: A short feature film
Date of Publication
2018
Document Type
Bachelor's Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts Major in Communication Arts
Subject Categories
Communication
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department/Unit
Communication
Defense Panel Member
Clodualdo Del Mundo, Jr.
" Neil Sherwin Burdeos
"Mikee Inton
Jose Javier Reyes
Abstract/Summary
Immaculada is a 16-minute film that tackles the topics of blind faith/following, fanaticism, and religious devotee culture in the Philippines through the story of Anna Concepcion and her daughter, Rosa Concepcion's unexpected pregnancy. The plot revolves around the maternal relationship between the mother and daughter as Anna frames Rosa's pregnancy as the second coming of Christ.
Preparing for Rosa's grand ceremony as the new Virgin Mary, Rosa tries to persuade Anna to stop the religious antics as Rosa has been forced to perform fake religious acts and miracles to fool the people living in their nearby community. Anna does not want to stop doing these antics as they make fame and fortune from this religious deception. Tension arises as Rosa becomes resistant in continuing on with deceiving the community as she wants to live a normal life with her unborn child and its father, Joseph. As Rosa physically rebels against Anna, they get into a fight to which Rosa loses. Compelled, Rosa proceeds with the grand ceremony as she is intimidated by Anna to save their reputation. Due to the violence and stress she experiences during the fight, Rosa encounters a miscarriage in the middle of the ceremony exposing her and her mother's fake act.
Through the genre of satire, Immaculada aims to show the flaws within religious communities in the Philippines and how they can be blinded by their devotion to faith. It also aims to highlight religious fanaticism and familial suppression found within the Filipino culture. Immaculada is a call out to the hypocrisy, bigotry, and the underlying issues within the members of religious communities.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TU17325
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
26 leaves ; 28 cm.
Keywords
Short films--Philippines; Short films--Production and direction--Philippines
Recommended Citation
Moralde, J., Poticano, C., & Tiu, H. (2018). Immaculada: A short feature film. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/8856
