About

Rachelle Miranda

When I was attending my master’s class in Ateneo De Manila University, one of our field works led me the “Disiplina Bignay Village”, which I for me is a symbol of Filipino resilience. I realized from then the crucial role of governance in prioritizing people living at risk and the importance of “perspective” and “aspirations”. Preventing disasters is also linked to providing a better chance to life, a better quality of life. Reducing disaster risk uplifts the living of the people most vulnerable to disasters. And I think, above all, this is the goal, to provide equal opportunities and access. We scheduled a one day filming in Disiplina Bignay Village, a 14 hectare land area. It was a little challenging to go around the village but the houses and the areas are very accessible by electronic tricycles. I was assisted by Mores and King in the video. We interviewed a local leader, a community member, a member from the Local Government and a urban farmer. It was a fulfiiling day for me because I learned a lot from their experiences and they were able to share their dreams in the village. Meanwhile, Rain and Jireh helped me in the editing of the film. We used adobe premier and used DSLR camera and drone. It is my first actual experience to direct a film. I mostly write the script and content but this is the first time that I was hands on from start to finish. It was a challenge on my part because we got a lot of good material in the interview. But we are limited to a certain time.