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Rafael Manuel on Why the Golf Course in ‘Filipiñana’ Is a Metaphor for Inequality in the Philippines

Rafael Manuel’s new indie feature “Filipiñana,” which opens Friday in New York, is set against a backdrop of oppressive heat and drought. The narrative follows Isabel, a 17-year-old from the provinces of the Philippines, who gets a job at a prestigious golf resort. Manuel felt the golf course was the perfect setting for the film […]

Rafael Manuel on Why the Golf Course in ‘Filipiñana’ Is a Metaphor for Inequality in the Philippines

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