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CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE
​TO DIE

​​​​by Sam Manacsa

17min | Philippines | 2023

Mila struggles as she remains unpaid at work and finds comfort in a love interest through his constant phone calls. But a promise of hope may also lead to tragedy
and sad love songs.

Year of production 2023
Length 17'
Country Philippines
Shooting Format 4K, Digital
Aspect Ratio 1:78:1
Dialogue Tagalog
​
Director Sam Manacsa​
Producers Chad Cabigon, Carlo Francisco Manatad
Executive Producers Roberto Manacsa Jr., Antonitte Celeste Manacsa, Mara Bernaldo
Screenwriter Sam Manacsa​
Cinematographer Martika Ramirez-Escobar
Editor Carlo Francisco Manatad
Production Designer Whammy Alcazaren
Sound Design and Mixing Sum-Sum Shen, Ilya Selikhov 
Colorist Yov Moor
Line Producer Noni Abao
​Cast Jorrybell Agoto, Aje Candelaria, Vincent Pajara, Rexon Anyayahan, Carla Zarcal

Festival selections
​​​​Venezia 80 - Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica, Orizzonti Short Films Competition 2023, Italy - World Premiere
Orvieto Cinema Fest 2023, Italy - SNCCI Award
Kaohsiung Film Festival 2023, Taiwan - Jury Award
​Stretto Film Festival 2023, Italy - Best Short Film Award
Leeds International Film Festival 2023, UK - Louis Le Prince International Short Film Competition (Best Short Film Award)
​PÖFF Shorts (Black Nights Film Festival) 2023, Estonia - Best Short Film Award
Kurzfilmtage Winterthur 2023, Switzerland
​QCinema 2023, Philippines
Cinemaforum Film Festival 2023, Poland
Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival 2023, Indonesia
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Zubroffka Film Festival 2023, Poland
Singapore International Film Festival 2023 - Best Director Award
Bosphorus Film Festival 2023, Turkey
Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival 2023, Thailand - Best ASEAN Short Film Award
​El Gouna Film Festival 2023, Egypt - El Gouna Golden Star for Short Film
Hainan Island International Film Festival 2023, China - Best Short Film Award
​
Minimalen Short Film Festival 2024, Norway
​Festival du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand 2024, France
​Pragueshorts Film Festival 2024, Czech Republic - Special Jury Mention
​ZOOM - ZBLIZENIA International Film Festival 2024, Poland
Glasgow Short Film Festival 2024, Scotland
​
Festival Regard, Festival international du court métrage au Saguenay 2024, Canada - Grand Prix
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Festival Cinematográfico Internacional del Uruguay 2024
Hong Kong International Film Festival 2024
​Akbank International Short Film Festival 2024, Turkey
Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival 2024, Vietnam
​
20minmax International Short Film Festival 2024, Germany
​
FICCI - Festival Internacional De Cine De Cartagena De Indias 2024, Colombia
​Curta Cinema - Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival 2024, Brazil - Best Director Award
​
​Busan International Short Film Festival 2024, South Korea
​
Dallas International Film Festival 2024, USA
Format Court Festival 2024, France
Ennesimo Film Festival 2024, Italy
Vienna Shorts 2024, Austria - Honorable Mention
Muestra de Cine Internacional de Palencia 2024, Spain
Officine Social Movie 2024, Italy​
FILMAY Short Film Festival 2024, Republic of Macedonia - Best Director Award
Festival Internacional de Cine de Huesca 2024, Spain - Special Mention
Leiden Shorts 2024, Netherlands
​
Adriatic Film Festival 2024, Italy
​​The Norwegian Short Film Festival 2024, Norway 
Philosophical Film Festival 2024, Republic of Macedonia
Rooftop Films 2024, USA
​Palm Springs International ShortFest 2024, USA
​Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival​ 2024, Spain
​​​FEST - New Directors/New Films Festival 2024, Portugal
​​
Art Film Kosice 2024, Slovakia - Special Mention
​Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2024, Czech Republic
​Basta Fest 2024, Serbia
​New York Asian Film Festival 2024, USA - Best Short Film Award
Svaneti International Film Festival 2024, Georgia
​Guanajuato International Film Festival 2024, Mexico
Toko Film Fest 2024, Italy - Best Cinematography Award for Martika Ramirez-Escobar, Best Actress Award for Jorrybell Agoto
Yerevan Short Film Festival 2024, Armenia
Cinemalaya Film Festival 2024, Philippines - Best Short Film Award, Best Director Award
Inventa un Film 2024, Italy - Best Cinematography Award for Martika Ramirez-Escobar
​La Guarimba Film Festival 2024, Italy - Best Fiction Award
​​Concorto Film Festival 2024, Italy
Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival 2024, Brazil
​Festival Silhouette 2024, France
Mostra Internazionale del Cinema Di Bracciano 2024, Italy
​Drama International Short Film Festival 2024, Greece -Special Mention
​Golden Grape Short Film Festival 2024, Georgia - Best Director Award
​​Bueu International Short Film Festival 2024, Spain
​​OKO - International Ethnographic Film Festival 2024, Ukraine
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Sentiero Film Factory 2024, Italy - Best Director Award
​Kyiv International Short Film Festival 2024, Ukraine
​CUT TO: GENT Short Film Festival 2024, Belgium
​Minikino Film Week 2024, Indonesia
​​Tirana International Film Festival 2024, Albania
​​The Smalls Film Festival 2024, UK
​Jeonju International Short Film Festival 2024, South Korea - Asia Cultural Creativity Institute Award
BRNO16 International Film Festival 2024, Czech Republic
​Filmfest Sundsvall 2024, Sweden
​​IndieCork Film Festival 2024, Ireland
​​Bolton International Film Festival 2024, UK
​ValdarnoCinema Film Festival 2024, Italy - Best Short Film Award
​Linz International Short Film Festival 2024, Austria
​Visioni Corte International Short Film Festival 2024, Italy
PROVINCIALE - Filmfest Eberswalde 2024, Germany
International Film Festival KineNova Skopje 2024. North Macedonia 
​Jakarta Film Week 2024, Indonesia
SeaShorts Film Festival 2024, Malaysia
Tehran International Short Film Festival 2024, Iran
​Lobo Fest, Festival Internacional de Filmes 2024, Brazil - Best International Short Film Award
​Magma International Film Festival 2024, Italy
Interfilm, Berlin International Short Film Festival 2024, Germany - Best Cinematography Award (Martika Ramirez-Escobar)
​FICVI, Festival Internacional de Curtmetratges de Vila-seca 2024, Spain
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​Shorts Not Pants 2024, Canada
​Rabat International Author Film Festival 2024, Morocco
​​
Izmir International Short Film Festival 2024, Turkey
​Kurzfilmfestival Köln 2024, Germany
​
Alternativa Film Awards 2024
Blue Chair Film Festival 2024, Laos
​Séquence Short Film Festival 2024, France
Athens Short Film Festival 2024, Greece - Best Short Drama​ Award
​
​Bangladesh International Short and Independent Film Festival 2024
Smita Patil International Film Festival 2025, India - Jury Award
​Vilnius Short Film Festival 2025, Lithuania - Grand Prix Award 
Winter Apricots-Prilep International Film Festival 2025, North Macedonia
CinemAsia Film Festival 2025, Netherlands
International Short Film Week Regensburg 2025, Germany - BMW Group Award for Social Sustainability
​​Nepal International Film Festival 2025
​Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema 2025, Brazil
​​PORTO FEMME - International Film Festival 2025, Portugal
​​
Beirut International Women Film Festival 2025. Lebanon
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​Director's Statement
There are dire consequences in a culture devoid of empathy and morality. But who will be there to witness it and suffer?
This chronicles a woman in her struggles, of oppression that stems from a semblance of entitlement, and the depths of desperation where it leads to, grasping onto anything that may provide solace.
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