Diwa 2026 Shorts Program 4: The Specters Within (with Filmmaker Q&A)

What specters remain from displacement, colonialism, and generational trauma? What specters remain from displacement, colonialism, and generational trauma? With English subtitles. Films include: • Children Shouldn’t Use Knives by Shirley Camia (2023, Canada, Experimental Animation, 6 min, English) • Busaw by Randal Kamradt and Malou Kamradt (2025, Philippines, Narrative, 10 min, Tagalog & Waray) • Ang Pagbabalik ni Max Buaya (The Return of Max Crocodile) by John Luke Bagtas Miraflor (2025, Philippines, Narrative, 20 min, Tagalog) • Broken Mosaic by Alexandra "Lexie" Orr (2024, United States, Experimental Animation, 4 min, English, Japanese & Tagalog) • The Red Banca by Nena Jane (2025, Philippines, Narrative, 10 min, Cebuano) • Lenora by Muymuy Gregorio (2026, United States, Narrative, 16 min, English & Tagalog) • Buo by Adrien Daranciang (2026, Canada, Narrative, 5 min, English & Tagalog) • Diwata by Shea Formanes (2026, United States, Narrative, 16 min, English & Tagalog) FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE! For full festival information, click here.