CORRUPTION.
INTIMIDATION. MURDER.
WHAT ARE CANDIDATES WILLING TO WAGER IN ORDER TO WIN
THE PHILIPPINES'MID-TERM
ELECTIONS?
Death or Glory follows a small group**
of Australians, Swedes and Filipinos from the ÒCompact
International Election ObserversÓ as they travel
around the Philippines province of Neuva Ecija observing
a compelling yet dangerous circus which is the May
2007 Philippines mid-term election. With energy
and naivety, this small group soon discover that
life in Philippines' politics is a dangerous place
for anyone who gets involved. Politicians, journalists,
union representatives, social workers, and even
clergy - no one it seems is safe - not even foreign
observers! Things start going terribly wrong for
our small band of comrades when the violence, intimidation
and fraud they came to survey reaches into the group
itself.
This highly energetic and tense
documentary aims to open the eyes of the western
world to the highly contradictory world of modern
Philippines. Using the humour, spontaneity and friendship
of the modern road trip genre, the viewer will join
the group as they have afternoon tea with warlords,
meet the dead mother of an incumbent mayor and be
witness first-hand to the seizing of illegal fire
arms and money for vote-buying. As the intensity
rises, the group gets caught up in a deadly game
of cat-and-mouse with two local politicians who
are not afraid to let their guns do the talking.
With all the playfulness of Mike
Moore and attentive insight and compassion for the
Filipino struggle, Death or Glory will be
a documentary viewers will not soon forget.
** The group
consisted of Jason, Woody (Australians) and Lars
(Sweden), Iona, Meg and Whackie (Filipinos)
Dramatic initial footage was shot
on location in June 2007 and has been incorporated
into the teaser trailer that you will find linked
on this page below. We believe that this shocking
film is a must-see for all audiences and addresses
serious concerns corrupting the world around us.
We are currently seeking financing
to help complete this film.
VIEW
THE TRAILER:
Click
here to view the 1 minute trailer for the film.
(Quicktime
7 format - Windows and Mac)
Jason Bray, Director, on Death
or Glory: info to come
About
the Director: Ever since I left home and high
school in 1990, my passion has been to learn more
about the people that I share this world with. From
the country football fields in Western Queensland
to the city slums of Manila in the Philippines,
I have met people of all walks of life and heard
incredible stories of both strength and weakness,
failure and success. I have came to the conclusion
that these stories need to be told to a broader
audience. For humanity to remain compassionate and
merciful, it needs to know what is happening in
the hearts of those around them – near and far.
View information, photos and a trailer
from Jason's first documentary film, Breathless.
When not working on docos, Jason
is a youth worker at the Centenary Uniting Church
in Middle Park (Brisbane), Queensland, Australia.
Red
Earth Film Productions is a growing film company
producing high-quality and unique films for the
Australian and international markets. Read
more about us on our website and see what we've
currently got going on...
About
the Director: Ever since I left home and high
school in 1990, my passion has been to learn more
about the people that I share this world with. From
the country football fields in Western Queensland
to the city slums of Manila in the Philippines,
I have met people of all walks of life and heard
incredible stories of both strength and weakness,
failure and success. I have came to the conclusion
that these stories need to be told to a broader
audience. For humanity to remain compassionate and
merciful, it needs to know what is happening in
the hearts of those around them – near and far.
Red
Earth Film Productions is a growing film company
producing high-quality and unique films for the
Australian and international markets.