Date of Publication

7-12-2022

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts in Communication

Subject Categories

Film and Media Studies

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Communication

Thesis Advisor

Edward Delos Santos Cabagnot

Defense Panel Chair

Maria Angeli R. Diaz

Defense Panel Member

Lilibeth Dy-Liaco
Rica Leticia I.Arevalo
Danzen S. Katanyag

Abstract/Summary

Kubmalay is a 13-minute fictional psychological horror film that examines the subjects of loneliness, familial trauma, emotional detachment, and isolation. It features Oscar, an estranged member of his family, who begins experiencing paranormal hauntings as he is tormented by an unknown entity, just after reading a letter from his recently deceased father. The film was executed with the intention of providing commentary on corporal parenting exhibited in some Filipino households, as it aims to effectively illustrate the long-term mental and psychological trauma corporal parenting leaves behind on individuals. In addition, the film also aims to serve as an examination of the sentiments of loneliness, isolation, and mental health issues experienced by many during the early onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine restrictions. That being said, the thematic inspiration for the short feature was mainly taken from the proponents’ friends and their own personal experiences of the pandemic negatively affecting their mental states. With COVID-19 and quarantine regulations in mind, the proponents centered their conceptualization process around a story that was feasible enough to be produced within the confines of proponent 1’s household. The entire material was shot purely at proponent 1’s household during quarantine lockdown. The film does not intend to generalize all aftermaths of corporal parenting, but rather, it aims to provide an opportunity to raise concerns and awareness of the possible long-term detrimental effects corporal parenting can have on individuals in traditional Filipino households.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Electronic

Physical Description

36 leaves

Keywords

Horror films—Production and direction; Fiction films; Loneliness

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7-11-2022

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