Filipino-Indonesian Drama Showcased at TCCF Explores Grief, Violence

The Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) is spotlighting “ The Void is Immense in Idle Hours ,” a Filipino-Indonesian co-production examining grief and survival, at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest ( TCCF ) running Nov. 4-7 in Taipei.

Directed by Sam Manacsa and produced by Chad Cabigon and Carlo Francisco Manatad of Philippines-based NextLives, with Yulia Evina Bhara of Indonesian production company KawanKawan Media serving as co-producer, the project centers on 19-year-old Rosemary, who becomes the last person to see a young boy before his disappearance. Finding herself alongside the child’s grieving mother Agnes in the search, Rosemary confronts unspoken grief and forgotten dreams in the stillness of their shared days.

The film emerged from Manacsa’s personal exploration of