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Wester Demandante

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Wester Demandante is a Filipino-American filmmaker who is very passionate about positively representing groups of people who have been historically underrepresented. He loves (or at least tries) to make people laugh and feel good while exploring topics that don’t typically make us laugh nor feel good. Wester aims to write and direct films for his community, inspired heavily by what Taika Waititi has been able to do for his community with films like Boy and Hunt for the Wilderpeople.  His last project before Puberty for Humans was entitled Kaaway(Enemy). It made its way around several festivals from 2019-2020, including the 42nd New York Asian American International Film Festival, the San Diego Asian Film Festival, and the National Film Festival for Talented Youth.

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Director:
2019  Kaaway
????  Puberty for Humans

Editor:
2019  Kaaway
????  Puberty for Humans

Location Manager:
2019  Kaaway
2022  Sinigang
????  Puberty for Humans

Second Assistant Camera:
2019  Kaaway
2022  Sinigang
????  From Both Ends
????  Puberty for Humans

Writer:
2019  Kaaway
2022  Sinigang
????  From Both Ends
????  Puberty for Humans

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