Wednesday, January 7 at 7:30: Sneak preview + Q&A with star Gael García Bernal moderated by Dave Fear
Thursday, January 8 at 6:30: Sneak preview + Q&A with star Gael García Bernal moderated by Kelli Weston
Thursday, January 8 at 9:00: Sneak preview with extended intro by star Gael García Bernal
Saturday, January 10 at 6:20: Post-screening Q&A with director Lav Diaz
Sunday, January 11 at 2:30: Post-screening Q&A with director Lav Diaz
Sunday, January 11 at 6:20: Extended intro by director Lav Diaz
Gael García Bernal stars as Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who, at the dawn of the modern era, navigated a fleet of ships to Southeast Asia, attempting the first voyage across the vast Pacific Ocean. On reaching the Malay Archipelago, the crew pushed to the brink of madness in the harshness of the high seas and overwhelming natural beauty of the islands, Magellan's obsession leads to a rebellion and reckoning with the consequences of power. A vast, globe-spanning epic from Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz (Norte, the End of History), MAGELLAN presents the colonization of the Philippines as a primal, shocking encounter with the unknown and a radical retelling of European narratives of discovery and exploration.
Official Filipino submission, Academy Awards
Official selection: Cannes, New York Film Festivals
"Stunningly mounted, politically rigorous...confronts any viewers hoping for a sweeping biographical romp with a frank post-colonial perspective." - Variety