Under the dictatorship of President Ferdinand Marcos (in office 1965–86), martial law was declared in 1972, leading to severe repression. Student activist Edgar Jopson (EDJOP) led student demos demanding Marcos's resignation, but he was captured and shot to death in 1982. His eldest daughter, Joyette, is a triathlete in modern-day Philippines; she harbors deep resentment toward her father, who she never met, for leaving without a second thought for his family. EDJOP parallels the lives of father and daughter, separated by half a century. Elijah Canlas as EDJOP is a popular actor known for About Us But Not About Us.
Katski Flores was born in 1979 in Manila, the Philippines. A Filipino writer, director and producer with over 20 years of experience in film and television, she debuted her first feature, Still Life, at the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival in 2007. She co-founded The Mad Goats Inc and created and directed the pilot of the first Filipino anime series "Barangay 143"(2018～2021), produced with Synergy88 and TV Asahi Japan.
From Tokyo International Film Festival 2026, No. 39
