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  • A Is for Agustin (2019)
  • 73 min | Documentary
A Is for Agustin (2019)
73 min | Documentary
Living in a remote corner of the Philippine islands, Agustin is an Indigenous man who loves to sing, but never had the opportunity to learn to read or write. When his boss repeatedly cheats him out of his wages, 40-year old Agustin decides...See moreLiving in a remote corner of the Philippine islands, Agustin is an Indigenous man who loves to sing, but never had the opportunity to learn to read or write. When his boss repeatedly cheats him out of his wages, 40-year old Agustin decides to enroll in grade 1. Over the next six years, Agustin becomes increasingly torn between two realities - the children's world in school, and the increasingly harsh reality of the world outside. As the needs of his family mount, and as food and money become increasingly scarce, Agustin must decide whether to continue his own quest for self-improvement or pass the opportunity on to his son. Filmed and told in an immersive style, the film invites the audience to hope and dream with Agustin, and to understand the harsh reality that makes his optimism and the optimism of many Indigenous peoples ultimately so fragile. See less
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Director
Grace Simbulan (as Grace Pimentel Simbulan)
Producers
Manet A. Dayrit (as Manet Dayrit) | Ed Lejano (as Eduardo Lejano Jr.) | Grace Simbulan
Composer
Francis De Veyra
Cinematographers
Kara Moreno | Grace Simbulan
Editor
Johnny Bassett
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Updated Sep 30, 2019
Release date
Aug 20, 2021 (United States)
Awards
7 nominations

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