Together apart / written and directed by Maren Wickwire ; produced by Manifest Media.

[Place of publication not identified] : Manifest Media, [2018]

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This documentary is an intimate family portrait of two Igorot women from the Cordilleras, who left the Philippines to seek work abroad. As the most eastern outpost of the European Union, Cyprus has one of the lowest wages for migrant domestic helpers, but still recruits large numbers of workers. Guil Ann, a twenty-five-year-old woman from the Cordilleras in the Philippines follows her mother Carren to the other side of the world. Only months after mother and daughter reunite in Cyprus, unexpected events lead to Carren's departure. After being abroad for almost two decades, Carren has to adjust to a new life in the Philippines. Guil Ann realizes that if she is lucky, she might be able to return sooner to her family, but until then, everyone is relying on her income. Shifting between the temporary present and future imagination of serial migrants, the film contemplates notions of selfhood, belonging, and care, sharing insights into the complex web of transnational migration beyond the stereotypical narrative of victimization and sacrifice.

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English; Tagalog

May 10, 2023

Cinematography, Maren Wickwire ; editor, Iara Rodriguez Vilardebó.

Carren Pacuyan, Guil Ann Simeon, Alejandra Pacuyan, Constantin Pacuyan, Pacuyan family [and many others].

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