Active Vista Center – Human Rights Education

True revolution begins in the imagination.

Active Vista is a human rights education institution that strives to empower every citizen to be an agent of social change. Our vision is a society where the rights of all are upheld, and where each of us enjoys the freedom to live and be. We dare you to dream with us that future.

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Active Vista Human Rights Festival

The Active Vista International Human Rights Festival is an annual event that celebrates rights, freedoms, and dignity held on the Martial Law Anniversary commemoration week in the Philippines. Active Vista brings attention to stories of human struggles through a plethora of films, exhibits, performances, forums, and events aimed to engage the public in discourses and conversations on important social issues, and to develop a critical citizenry that supports initiatives for the promotion of human rights and democracy.

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Climate Story Lab

The Climate Story Lab offers an opportunity for creatives and climate advocates to make films that move people to act.

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11,103

A documentary featuring survivor stories of state-sponsored violence during the Martial Law years of the dictator, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. In 2013, the Philippine government officially recognized these atrocities and mandated compensation for the victims. 11,103 victims were given compensation as a result of the law.

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DELIKADO

DELIKADO follows Bobby, Tata and Nieves, three magnetic leaders of this network, as they risk their lives in David versus Goliath-style struggles trying to stop politicians and businessmen from destroying the Philippines’ “last ecological frontier”.

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PANATAG

Talking about the West Philippine Sea Dispute in the Philippines is tricky. Assumptions and arguments arise. This PANATAG Film Discussion Guide will help you as a facilitator to engage in meaningful conversations about the issue.

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Aswang

When Rodrigo Duterte is voted president of the Philippines, he sets in motion a machinery of death to execute suspected drug peddlers, users, and small-time criminals. Aswang follows people whose fates entwine with the growing violence during two years of killings in Manila.

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The Kingmaker

Centered on the indomitable character of Imelda Marcos, The Kingmaker examines, with intimate access, the Marcos family's improbable return to power in the Philippines.

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Isang Harding Papel

Isang Harding Papel tells the story of what it was like during the time of Martial Law where blind-obedience is discipline and discipline means progress. But mostly it is a story about hope - in a country grasped by an authoritarian rule - hope between a mother who was detained for standing up for her beliefs and her young daughter who longs to be with her, learning and understanding the world, in the midst of distress.

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SCREENINGS.
Active Vista screens films that matter. We bring these screenings in schools, communities, public theaters, and alternative spaces to bring attention to stories of human conditions.

FORUMS.
Active Vista creates safe spaces for discourse among audiences. We encourage dialogue by asking questions rather than just providing answers to arrive at a shared process of seeing, understanding, and taking strategic actions that create social impact.

STUDY GUIDE.
Active Vista provides learning tool kits to promote education through films. We encourage innovative and creative pedagogical approaches to teaching utilizing art, media, and popular culture.

Film Outreach

Active Vista presents dynamic ways of seeing the world through the lens of humanity. Through the power of the creative form as modes of education in shaping critical thought and fostering spaces of discourse towards transformative learning, it provides access to socially relevant films to raise awareness, spark reflections and conversations, and encourage meaningful actions.

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Calling all Filipino creators with a passion for storytelling and the environment!

The Climate Story Lab offers an opportunity for creatives and climate advocates to make films that move people to act.

If you’re an aspiring or practicing Filipino director or producer with a story to tell about climate change and its impacts, this is a sign for YOU to join the lab!

APPLICATION DEADLINE IS ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2023, WEDNESDAY.

For inquiries, contact info@activevista.ph.

The Heroes Hub Youth Fellowship Program is a FREE youth leadership empowerment and advocacy development program that aims to empower Filipino youth to be agents of social change. In a series of training, mentoring, and solidarity-building sessions, 30 young fellows learn from one another and work together to build our capacities for making change.

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DIGIBAK: Digital Activism

DIGIBAK empowers advocates in using digital platforms and technologies for social advocacies. It aims to effectively integrate technology in advocacy work and to engage strategically in the digital space.

FILM AND MEDIA LAB

A series of filmmaking workshops and learning sessions on media literacy, video production, visual design, copywriting, and media engagement in the context of human rights and social change advocacy.

IBANG KLASE: Alternative Education Courses

Curated thematic learning sessions on advocacy issues through social consciousness formation courses integrating human rights and democratic values.

True revolution begins in the imagination.

Film Outreach

Calling all Filipino creators with a passion for storytelling and the environment!

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