Hito
Between nuclear reactors and military curfews, 14-year-old Jani lives in a dystopian world oppressively devoid of empathy. Together, she and her slippery new friend Kiefer the talking catfish gear up to strike a surreal blow for freedom.
- Philippines
- 2023, 22 min
- Director: Stephen Lopez
- Director of photography: Akie Yano
- Screenplay: Stephen Lopez
- Music: Myles Hilado
- Sound: John Daryl A. Libongco, John Michael Perez
- Cast: Kyrie Allison Samodio, JunJun Quintana, Maricel A. Sombrio, Bor Ocampo, Ina Azarcon-Bolivar, Edwin Barrios Serrano
- Art Director: Iks Icay, Erwin Villareal
- Producer: Sheka Ong
- Production: Sound Goat Films
Stephen Lopez
Stephen Lopez graduated from the University of Santo Tomas in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in nursing but decided to become a filmmaker instead. He is an alumnus of the NAFF Fantastic Film School and has survived in the dystopian cyberpunk city of Manila as a freelance production sound recordist, sound designer, and occasinoal writer for various films and commercials.