REPUBLIKA NG PIPOLIPINAS

REPUBLIKA NG PIPOLIPINAS
(REPUBLIC OF PIPOLIPINAS)
by Renei Dimla

105 MINUTES | Mockumentary

CAST
Geraldine Villamil, Alessandra de Rossi, Kakki Teodoro, Natalie Maligalig, JM Salvado, Bon Lentejas, Lian Silverio, Shun Mark Gomez, Mitzi Comia, Yian Gabriel, Brylle Parzuelo, Sigrid Polon, Sisa Bernardo, Antonio Vasquez, Xiao Chua, Chad Kinis

PRODUCTION
DIRECTOR/SCREENPLAY/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER – Renei Dimla
CINEMATOGRAPHER – Pabelle Manikan
PRODUCTION DESIGN – Donald Camon, James Rosendal
EDITOR – Cha Escala
ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE – Gian Gianan
SOUND DESIGN – Lamberto Casas Jr., Alex Tomboc
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR – Sigrid Polon
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER – Roman Perez Jr.
PRODUCERS – Nini Matilac, Mary Ann Perez, Wilma Hollis

LOGLINE
When the local government threatens to evict her from her own land, a farmer renounces her Filipino citizenship and builds her own micronation.

SYNOPSIS
Cora Vitug, a disillusioned farmer, protests against the government’s plan to take her land and home by renouncing her Filipino citizenship and building her own micronation she calls Republika ng Pipolipinas. Her solitary act of defiance divides people. She inspires some while gaining the unfair judgement of many who question her motives and her sanity. When a new government project hastens her displacement, Cora and the people who believe in her cause set out to reveal the webbed corruption that extends far beyond the confines of the small town. As they work against the clock and with looming threats against their freedom, Cora and the citizens of Republika ng Pipolipinas prove that what truly makes a great nation is not its land nor its history, but the courage of its people.

FILMMAKER’S PROFILE

RENEI DIMLA has over ten years of experience as a writer in film and television. She is a product of Jun Lana’s Screenwriting Mentorship, Bing Lao’s Found Story Workshop, and TBA Studios’ Writers’ Room. She is a recipient of the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature for her first full length screenplay, Katay, and the Gawad CCP Para sa Alternatibong Pelikula at Video for her paint-on-glass animation, Anomi. Republika ng Pipolipinas is her full length film directorial debut.

DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT

Republika ng Pipolipinas is a mockumentary film inspired by the concept of “Micronation”, a pretend independent state that holds no legal or political power like other established sovereign states. It tells the story of a woman who builds a micronation after suffering a life-changing tragedy. Her plight is a David vs. Goliath struggle between an individual fighting for her rights and the state that tries to protect its interests by undermining her at every turn. Ultimately, it asserts that blind patriotism is a disservice to democracy. A nation exists to serve its people and once it fails, the people have the right and the power to safeguard their liberties, united despite the differing colors of their politics.