GAMU-GAMO

"In the Philippines, legends say that when someone dies, the spirit roams the earth as a moth before moving on to the afterlife."

While struggling to write her dissertation, a young filipino grad must reunite with her family following the death of her lola—and consequently faces the truth she’s been kept in the dark from for so long.

Eccentric Artists Production | Dir. Jemsen Yumico Bollozos | Filipinx Gothic Short Film

ECCENTRIC ARTISTS
PERSONAL STATEMENT

The birth of Gamu-Gamo came from a very personal place for us. A year or so ago now, Jem approached me with the idea of making a short that centers around the theme of family but also individuality. Since we are both Filipino, naturally the script features a Pinay protagonist. We not only find our main character, Liezel, struggling between maintaining her independence while facing the expectations of our culture, we also see how that struggle strains her relationship with her mother. A lot of the characters and situations in Gamu-Gamo are drawn from shared experiences between the two of us and our families. That being said, however, we hope everyone—no matter what your ethnic or cultural background may be—can relate to the struggle of staying true to oneself while weighing the balance of family and all the baggage that sometimes comes with that dynamic.

- NADINE-GABRIELLE NATIVIDAD

EARLY DONATIONS

Phase Three

Eccentric Artists’ very first short film as a collective, Gamu-Gamo, a Filipino Gothic story, is now open for EARLY DONATIONS via Zelle. Our team is excited and has been working diligently to bring this project to life, with the official crowdfunding kickoff scheduled for early 2025. Any support you can offer will mean a lot to us and help make this vision a reality.