THE MORTICIAN OF MANILA

THE MORTICIAN OF MANILA

25 min

Filipino mortician Orly manages and lives at a 24-hour funeral home, where he has a sobering perspective on the lives impacted by President Duterte’s “war on drugs.”

Director: Leah Borromeo
Executive Producer: Katharine Round
Producer: Leah Borromeo, An Al Jazeera Witness production with Disobedient
Cinematographer: Joshua Reyles
Editor: James Scott
Music: Jamie Perera
Language: Tagalog, English
Country: United Kingdom, Qatar
Year: 2019

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