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Weeraya “Min” Vichayaprasertkul, producer and director of the short film Digital Rights Lab, discusses her transition into impact production, focusing on a topic that is new to her and most of the youth in Thailand.

From May 3 to 14, catch 14 documentary films delving into social issues in Philippine society on Cinemata as part of its partnership with the Far Eastern University Department of Communication.

This eye-opening analysis of the Tech Tales Youth film 'Digital Rights Lab' by Weeraya "Min" Vichayaprasertkul exposes the thriving criminal ecosystem built around the exploitation of personal data and the alarming lack of safeguards.

This issue analysis of the Tech Tales Youth film 'On Our Own Time' by Kat Catalan casts a critical eye on the much-touted gig economy and its realities of precarious labour.

The Tech Tales Youth film 'This is How Her House Was Built' by Jaime Morados shows how twisted narratives can distort reality, fuelling disinformation and historical revisionism and contributing towards the erosion of democracy.

This issue analysis of the Tech Tales Youth film 'Nanay' (Mama) by KC Sulit and JV Sangalang spotlights the vulnerabilities faced by the digitally illiterate and the systemic loopholes that enable financial exploitation.

This analysis of the Tech Tales Youth film 'Black Hole' by Patipat Oakkharhaphunrat explores the impact of data privacy violations and generational trauma, and underscores the urgency of empowering youth to advocate for accountability.

The films by Filipino students will be screening exclusively on Cinemata from March 29 to April 5, 2024.

Cinemata, a video platform for social issue films about the Asia-Pacific region, has released a helpful new feature for emerging filmmakers and video activists: password protection for content.