Cleaners

Cleaners (Debut Feature Film, 2019)

Synopsis:
Cleaners is an absurd coming-of-age anthology film about high school students who each struggle with the standards and pressures of being pure, proper and clean while also discovering that the world they are boxed in is dirty and superficial to begin with. Imagine a film with 30,000 frames printed, photocopied, colored with highlighters, before being assembled back again digitally. A nostalgic trip to simpler days of self-discovery and social awakening.

Festivals and Awards:

QCinema International Film Festival 2019:
Best Film, Best Screenplay, Audience Choice Award

Young Critics Circle 2020:
Best First Feature, Best Achivement in Sound and Aural Orchestration

FAMAS 2020:
Best Screenplay

Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino 2020:
Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, Special Citation for Ensemble Performance, Best in Production Design, Best in Musical Score

Official Selection:
QCinema International Film Festival 2019
Busan International Film Festival 2020
Torino Film Festival 2020
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2020
Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival 2020
Luang Prabang Film Festival 2020
Oulu International Children’s and Youth Film Festival 2020
Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino 2020
Malaysia International Film Festival 2021
Jaffna International Cinema Festival 2021
Vicoli Corti (Italy) 2021
Asian Film Archive – Releases (Singapore) 2021
Helsinki Cine Aasia 2021

Reviews and Articles:

https://cnnphilippines.com/life/entertainment/film/2019/12/06/cleaners-glenn-barit-interview.html

https://www.sindie.sg/2019/11/review-cleaners.html

https://asianmoviepulse.com/2019/10/film-review-cleaners-2019-by-glenn-barit/