Karl Malakunas | AUSTRALIA/PHILIPPINES/HONG KONG/USA/UK
94 min | Partial Subtitles
Co-presented by Guelph Civic Museums
***IN-PERSON ONLY***
Palawan appears to be an idyllic tropical island. Its powder-white beaches and lush forests have made it one of Asia’s hottest new tourist destinations. But for a tiny network of environmental crusaders and vigilantes trying to protect its spectacular natural resources, it is more akin to a battlefield.
Land defenders are being killed in record numbers trying to save natural resources from being plundered by corporations and governments, as Bobby, Tata and Nieves risk their lives in David versus Goliath-style struggle to stop politicians and businessmen from destroying the Philippines’ “last ecological frontier.”
Delikado offers a story of courage and resilience to inspire others into action.
Time: 11:30am
Venue: Guelph Civic Museums
Tickets: $12/PWYC
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Karl Malakunas
Karl is a filmmaker and journalist who has been based in Asia—covering environmental issues, conflict, natural disasters and political upheavals—for two decades. Karl is the Asia-Pacific Deputy-Editor-In-Chief for Agence France-Presse based in Hong Kong. He is a Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program Fellow and a recipient of the SFFILM Vulcan Productions Environmental Fellowship. After living in the Philippines for eight years while working as Manila Bureau Chief for AFP, Karl has drawn on his experiences, contacts and deep inside knowledge of the country to make Delikado, his first feature film. His environmental reporting around the world has included covering the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference in Paris, the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan in the eastern Philippines, and the coal-powered rise of China’s economy.
