Part of Heart on Fire, Brain on Ice: Philippine Nonfiction since 2000

Introduction by Migrante New York 

Dir. Christopher Gozum. 2011, 195 mins. Philippines. Digital. A neophyte migrant worker from Pangasinan moves to a bustling Saudi Arabia, searching for his missing wife in the temporary homes, workplaces, and watering holes of eight Filipino expatriates, listening to their travails intently, at great length, in dark rooms. This fictional protagonist guides us through these stunningly photographed, lengthy interviews with real–life migrant workers, each of whom bare their staggering experiences to the camera.