Key Points
- 'Anak', Caleb Ribates' first full length film was screened in Melbourne International Film Festival in 2022.
- 'Lakbay', his second film was screened at the 2023Melbourne International Film Festival
- Both films narrate the migrant's experience in navigating relationships with their parents and multicultural Australia.
Ribates is currently filming 'Boom, Bap Attack', the story focuses on the hyper-masculine world of break dancing. His story has evolved from a child's relationship with the parents and navigating their way through multicultural Australia to an individual finding identity and self-worth.
The migrant story is part of the larger umbrella of history here in Australia and of the world. People may say, you create art for art's sake but there's a true significance to what we make. It depicts our culture our story, at the moment. In ten years, there will be material, in film or music that reflects our social values at this given time.Caleb Ribates on the significance and value of creating migrant stories
LISTEN TO
"Anak" is the story of a migrant child's search for identity
SBS Filipino
25/07/202210:51
LISTEN TO
Lakad: Filipino -Australian filmmaker's second Melbourne International Film Festival entry
SBS Filipino
07/08/202311:57
