Festival Note
Katrina and her father Leon leave the city to visit her late grandmother Gare’s wake. Upon arrival, Katrina feels aloof and develops a connection with Infanta’s landscape more than her distant relatives. Night falls, and the rest of the household goes to sleep. In the middle of the night, Katrina wakes up in a daze and heads out to where Gare’s casket lies. There, she sees a dark entity crawl out of the property. The next day, the whole town is abashed at finding Gare’s casket empty. This prompts an all-out search for the missing body with the police, headed by Leon. In her isolation, Katrina treads between realms and unconsciously starts her own investigation on finding her grandmother.
Rocky Morilla is a UPFI graduate based in Marikina.
She focused on cinematography in university, working as part of the camera department for films such as CinemaOne Origina’s Asuang and QCShorts 2019 Best Film Judy Free.
She co-founded Pothos collective in 2020, a group that explores emancipative and novel approaches to filmmaking cultivated by the community’s lived experiences and struggles. With the collective, she directed Ang Pagsuyo sa Paru-Paro ng Gabi (2021) under FDCP’s first-ever International Silent Film Festival. She also won the 2021 Gawad Sining Award for Best Cinematography for her work in Nang Maglublob Ako sa Isang Mangkok ng Liwanag (2021).