Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan
2021In 2019, Eblahan attended the 55th Chicago International Film Festival for his short film, Umbilical Cord to Heaven, winning Cineyouth's Best Experimental Film. In 2020, 'Umbilical' was nominated in the Academy Award qualifying 58th Ann Arbor Film Festival.
In 2021, Eblahan's Hilum had its world premiere at the 43rd Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival at Clermont-Ferrand, France where it won the International Student Jury Prize as well as a special mention from the International Jury.
Hilum
Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan
Audrey Alquiroz, Marijoy Cacho
In a rural coastal village in the Philippines, Mona trains under her mother to start working as a professional mourner-for-hire. After a botched performance, Mona retreats from her mother's fury, and seeks out a shaman to cure her inability to cry.
Remedy
Umbilical Cord to Heaven
Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan
Past and present merge through body and land connections to awaken ancient mythologies and spiritualities. Set in the present-day Philippines, the film depicts fairies and gods returning to the land as they are called back and remembered by several individuals, proving the country’s constant connection to its rich, complex history.
Umbilical Cord to Heaven
