Cover Fifth Wall Fest announces this year's lineup of film, dance, and everything about movement (Photo: Fifth Wall)
Fifth Wall Fest announces this year's lineup of film, dance, and everything about movement (Photo: Fifth Wall)
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Sound installations, movement classes, and more. Here’s what to expect at this year’s Fifth Wall Fest
Fifth Wall raises the curtain again for its fifth annual edition, gathering from October 19 to 20. Titled Edition V: The body is home, this year’s iteration is due to take place at the historic residence of filmmaker Narcisa “Doña Sisang” V Buencamino-de Leon in New Manila, Quezon City. Dubbed the ‘FIFTH WALL HOUSE’ for its two-day run, the venue takes the festival back to its ‘at-home’ format, having begun as a completely online celebration in 2020.
Initially dubbed the country’s first film festival catering to the art of dance film, Fifth Wall has evolved into a multidisciplinary platform, creating and promoting an impressive range of art forms. A yet-to-be-named tactile photographic piece by Wawi Navarozza is ready to enthral attendees, as are sound installations by Corinne De San Jose and original artworks by Aze Ong, Lyle Nemenzo Sacris, Renzo Navarro, and Carl Jan Cruz.
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The entirety of ‘FIFTH WALL HOUSE’ will transform into an unconventional stage for a multitude of art mediums. Attendees will learn more about the setting’s importance in Filipino film history through guided walking tours led by Archivo 1984. Every room will offer a surprising feature to discover, centred around the theme of the body as a home.
This year’s Fifth Wall promises to be radically different from last year’s version, which took place over several days at multiple locations.
Founder Madge Reyes comments, “Each iteration of our festival has been a step forward, but Edition V feels particularly special. It’s more than a milestone; it’s a reflection of how far we’ve come and a celebration of the body as home—not just as a place but as a feeling that exists within and between us.”
The event highlights the Asian premiers of internationally lauded films, such as Table for One, Please by Samantha Shay, and DuEls by Jonas Åkerlund with Damien Jalet & Erna Ómarsdóttir.
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