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“I believe that the only reason why PMOS (PCOS) still doesn’t have a cure is because it’s a disease that only affects women… and I hope that a tender awakening raises awareness about this.”
- Asian Shorts 3 Talkback, 28th Seoul International Women’s Film Festival

I’m still over the moon that our little film about PMOS had its international premiere at SIWFF 2026 last month.

Sharing this experience now feels especially meaningful as September draws to a close for PMOS Awareness Month.

My heart is full knowing that so many people from different parts of the world were able to feel what it’s like to live inside a body that no longer belongs to you because of chronic illness—even if just for a few minutes inside the cinema.

There may not be a cure for PMOS, but I am hopeful that one day there will be one. For now, there must be art.

PS: Also really happy that I was able to share this experience with my mom. taken in 서울 - Seoul by @naiadvisuals

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3 days ago

a tender awakening screening and talkback schedule at the world’s biggest women’s film festival: the 28th Seoul International Women’s Film Festival 🌀

August 22, 2026
MEGABOX Sinchon 7
16:40 - 18:17

August 25, 2026
MEGABOX Sinchon 8
12:30 - 14:07

Thank you so much to the wonderful and talented PMOS (PCOS) performers and crew who made this film happen. This film will not stand here today if it weren’t for the all women production cast and crew 🤍

See you in Seoul! 🇰🇷 taken in Seoul, South Korea by @naiadvisuals

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2 months ago

a tender awakening is part of @worldsthroughminds ’ group show, Radical Tenderness, in Penang, Malaysia. 🇲🇾

Presented at Blank Canvas from 13–16 August in collaboration with the Penang Arts District.

I’m delighted that our little film is included in an exhibition alongside artists from around the world, whose works engage with themes of collective action, grief, environmental change, solidarity, memory, love, cultural preservation and history.

If you’re in Penang, I hope you’ll have the chance to visit ◡̈ taken in Penang Malaysia by @naiadvisuals

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2 months ago

a tender awakening goes to Australia! 🇦🇺

I’m delighted to share that my experimental short about PMOS (Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome, formerly known as PCOS) is part of the official lineup for FELTcinema 2026: FELTcinema II – ACE Collab.

The program will be presented on 1 August 2026 at 5:00 PM at The Mercury Cinema, Adelaide.

A huge thanks to @feltspace and @ace.gallery.adelaide for making this possible.

More about art and film here: daphneeferrer.art taken in Adelaide, South Australia by @naiadvisuals

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a tender awakening is heading to Seoul for its international premiere 🇰🇷

Honored to be among the finalists for the Asian Shorts Competition at the 28th Seoul International Women’s Film Festival, taking place from August 20–26, 2026.

A full circle moment for a film that started its development in South Korea.

More about art and film here: daphneeferrer.art taken in Seoul, South Korea by @naiadvisuals

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3 months ago

Body Hair (2024)
by @daphneeferrer
8-page mini zine
2.75 by 4.25 inches

Women living within patriarchal societies are often made to feel ashamed for simply existing, and body hair has long been treated as something women must hide or remove. Growing up, I carried deep insecurities about my own body hair, only to later discover that many of my friends from different cultures experienced the same shame. Despite coming from different backgrounds and countries, the expectations imposed on women remained strikingly similar.

Through this work, Filipina, Brazilian, and Colombian women reclaim ownership of their bodies by rejecting the shame attached to body hair. I photographed my Brazilian and Colombian friends for this project, incorporating scanned images of real female body hair to confront societal standards of femininity, beauty, and acceptance.

Made with dear friends @marcellafelicec @caamiilalala

2025 a tender awakening exhibit, Likha Adarna, Ishmael Bernal Gallery, University of the
Philippines Film Institute, Manila, Philippines

2024 Open Studio, Department of
Photography, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, South Korea

More information at daphneeferrer.art by @naiadvisuals

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Two years ago, I started my journey of developing an interdisciplinary visual art series about a chronic condition that has long been affecting my quality of life since I entered young adulthood.

A year ago, I defended my thesis film exhibit with an experimental film made in collaboration with fellow PCOS warriors and artists. Titled ‘a tender awakening’, the series was presented as a solo exhibit in the Philippines, featuring an experimental film of the same title produced locally, alongside an artist book, sculpture, zine, and installation that were first developed while I was living in South Korea. With my thesis, I hypothesized that the reason why we still don’t have a cure for PCOS is because of gendered structural violence.

We live in a system that continuously neglects women’s health. The lack of research funding for a disease that affects 1 in 8 million women worldwide is a clear violation of women’s rights and welfare. We should refuse to live in a world built without women in mind.

This year, the PCOS community had a historic win that changes everything. PCOS or polycistic ovary syndrome has now officially been renamed to Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS). This shift does not only aim to more accurately reflect the chronic condition that women suffer from, but PMOS validates that what we PMOS/PCOS warriors go through is not only an isolated ovarian issue, but it is a complex, hormonal, metabolic disorder that affects our daily lives.

There may still not be a cure for PCOS/PMOS, but I recognize that this is a huge development for PMOS research that took 14 years and 22,000 surveys. I am hopeful that this renaming will help women get closer to a PMOS-free life. For more info, check here: https://www.endocrine.org/news-and-advocacy/news-room/2026/pcos-name-change

With this, I’d love to share my website that showcases my selected works, which also helped develop a tender awakening. A collaborative labor of love to let my fellow PMOS warriors/cysters know that we are not alone in this suffering. Check it here: https://www.daphneeferrer.art/ by @naiadvisuals

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Thrilled to share that our little film, a tender awakening, is one of @rollingstoneph’s best Filipino films of 2025.

From video installation to a cinema screen, I am forever indebted to everyone who made this film possible. ‘a tender awakening’ was born out of the collective plight of Filipina women living with a chronic disease, Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and my personal struggle with the ongoing lack of representation of PCOS warriors in art, film, and the media. I hope a tender awakening stands as a small offering toward closing this gap and honoring the women left unseen.

A huge thank you to film critics Lé Baltar (Rolling Stone Philippines: first for the Hall of Fame Issue) and Jason Tan Liwag (Rolling Stone Philippines, Digital Issue) for the recognition and review of this film.

Check the digital issue here: https://rollingstonephilippines.com/editors-picks/features/best-filipino-films-of-2025/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOzGPFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeHVi-PbUn8vCikfrMUoNCwWmF0LsQTR3Uo9Y1ihAS_5YNvxjpNoukb3BFz2g_aem_7dafaVFA5zwteQpnBQalDA

Long live films made by women, for women! by @naiadvisuals

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9 months ago

In a world built without women in mind, a chronic illness born of structural violence persists—leaving them with a condition that could otherwise be curable.

September is PCOS awareness month. Polycystic ovary syndrome affects women worldwide, with up to 70% of cases remaining undiagnosed.

Thank you to Gawad Alternatibo for giving us the space to share our film made by women, for women.

a tender awakening is an official entry to the 37th CCP Gawad Alternatibo: Experimentalll Category. Catch our screening on October 7, at 2 PM in Cinema 3, Shangri-La Plaza!

@gawadalt by @naiadvisuals

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a year ago

“There may be no cure for PCOS, but there must be art.”

sharing some behind-the-scenes snaps from our all-women experimental film shoot back in april, and daphnee’s thesis exhibit back in may!

@daphneegail’s a tender awakening is an official entry for the 15th Binisaya International Film Festival under the Horizons Category, taking place from August 17 to 24, 2025, in Cebu.

Catch a tender awakening at Robinsons Galleria Cebu at 10 AM tomorrow, August 23, 2025 ❤️‍🔥

Photos by yours truly

#filmbts #btsphotography #btsphotographer #shortfilm #experimentalfilm #indiefilm #philippinecinema #womeninfilm #pcos #pcosawareness by @naiadvisuals

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“There may be no cure for PCOS, but there must be art.”

a tender awakening is an official entry for the 15th Binisaya International Film Festival under the Horizons Category, taking place from August 17 to 24, 2025, in Cebu.

Daghang Salamat, @binisaya! by @naiadvisuals

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a year ago

The most intimate and most fun film shoot and art production team that we’ve ever experienced, with an all-women crew!

BTS by @shotsbyclary @clarybeans
for a tender awakening (2025)

Soon on daphneeferrer.com by @naiadvisuals

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