This documentary film tells the story of the decades-long struggle for land rights in Sicogon Island in the Philippines highlighting the challenges faced by local communities.
- Speaker
- Date
- Wednesday 8 Jul 2026, 16:30 - 19:30
- Type
- General
- Spoken Language
- English
- Room
- Room 3.14
- Location
- International Institute of Social Studies
On 8 July 2026, the International Institute of Social Studies will be showing 'Wash Out', the story of how a group of landless farmers in Sicogon (the Philippines) came together and stood up against a corporate behemoth.
The documentary follows how they came so close to victory – and how they were betrayed, and continue to be betrayed, by a government that claims to be on their side.
Following three women whose lives became intertwined in the course of this long struggle, the documentary reveals the lengths that those in power go to in order to undermine reforms and prevent wealth redistribution.
It sheds light on the role played by the state in land grabbing, and exposes the more sophisticated tactics corporations now use to break resistance to dispossession. But more than just a story of how the powerful always get their way, the documentary is also a story of how, against all odds, the disempowered fight back.
