film

The Nightcrawlers

2019

Completed

BFI Doc Society: Made of Truth

Director

Alexander Osei-Bonsu

Producer

Doireann Maddock

Producer

Joanna Natasegara

 

Production support

 

Film Details

Format: Short film

 

Doc Society Involvement

Docsoc helped with Production

 

With unprecedented access, The Nightcrawlers, is an unflinching exposé of Filipino President Duterte’s war on drugs, in which some claim over 20,000 people have been killed. R.L., a former staff photographer for a prominent newspaper, leads the Manila Nightcrawlers, a small group of determined photojournalists on a mission to expose the true cost of the violent campaign. In covering both sides of the conflict, The Nightcrawlers reveals a harrowing twist behind Duterte’s deadly crusade.

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Subjects

Politics Society

Awards & Festivals

Awards

Best Short - International Documentary Association () (2019)
Outstanding Short Documentary - Emmy Awards () (2020)
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in a Nonfiction Film or Series for Broadcast - Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US () (2021)
Short Film - One World Media Awards () (2020)

Festival Screenings

Hamptons International Film Festival (2019) Documentary Short
Hamptons International Film Festival (2019) Courageous Filmmaking
Camden International Film Festival (2019) Best Short Film

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