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by @daphneeferrer
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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.

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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! 🇰🇷

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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 ◡̈

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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

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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

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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/

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"The Escapism of Elyse" by VÊTUE Designs
The runway, but reimagined.

Media
Creative Direction: @kimtansangil
Cinematography: @daphneeferrer
Assistant Videographer: Milby Ligan
Gaffer: Theng De Jesus
Drone Operator: @j.nery_aguilar
Production Assistant: @usercurrentlyunattended
Makeup: @miki_makes
Hair: @ms.merletteyane
Models: @monarqagency

All Rights Reserved, 2026.

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Sampung natatanging tinig.
Sampung magkakaibang pananaw.
Sampung maiikling pelikulang humahalughog sa samot-saring hulma ng buhay, pag-ibig, at pangarap na pilit kinakamit.

Lahat ng ito, hinubog ng imahinasyon, tapang, at sensibilidad ng mga Manlilikhang Pilipino.

Ngayong gabi, ipinagmamalaki naming ilantad ang opisyal na disenyo ng mukha ng mga obrang magbibigay-saysay at magbibigay-kulay sa Pinilakang Tabing: Isang Selebrasyon ng Pelikulang Pilipino sa darating na Biyernes, ika-20 ng Pebrero, sa CED Teacher’s Hall.

Mula sa mga entabladong nagluwal ng mahuhusay na likha gaya ng SineKabataan, Puregold CinePanalo, Manila Film Festival, at UPFI Thesis Films, bitbit nila ang mga kuwentong may tumitindig at may kanya-kanyang liwanag.

Handa na ang mga pelikula. Nag-aabang na lamang silang mapanood, mapakinggan, at maramdaman.

Ikaw, handa ka na ba?

#ArtsMonth2026
#CineastesGuilde
MalayangPagpepelikula
#PinilakangTabing

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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!

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“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

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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

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a tender awakening — a thesis film exhibit

“For the first time in my life, I felt betrayed by cinema when it failed to give me solace on my hardest days.”

The exhibition, a tender awakening, centers on Daphnee Ferrer’s struggle with PCOS – a chronic hormonal disease she was diagnosed with five years ago. Through clay and sculpture, paper and text, images and sound, Daphnee tells of her search for the representation of her body and struggles.

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By working with fellow PCOS Warriors and performers: Franchezka Abby Fabregas, Janna Talampas, and Maria Grasya P, the cold gaze of the camera and the totalizing scanning of the medical gaze is pierced by re-presentings of the female body and experiences. This experimental film, video installation, and exhibit not only articulates Daphnee’s personal struggles, but also attests to the encountering and witnessing of other women’s struggles with PCOS. An illness that is not suffered in isolation, but rather collectively, and is therefore not meant to be faced and carried alone.

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

Beautiful text by @frncne_
Amazing photos by @clarybeans @shotbyclary

Our exhibit and thesis defense have been a success in the past two days. In case you missed it, we’re excited to announce that it has been extended.

You can still experience a tender awakening — a thesis film exhibit (along with the Philippine Labor Movement Archive's week long exhibit) until May 26, 2025! Visit us at the UPFI Film Center, Workshop Area (beside Videotheque, 2nd Floor, from 9:00 AM to 6 PM.

More on daphneeferrer.com soon!

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