Editing Serum

Mansos, G. M. (2014). Serum, Unpublished Undergraduate Thesis, University of the 
Philippines College of Mass Communication 

Serum tells the cyclical story of Namo, a law enforcer in a dystopian society that bans the existence of the homosexuals. In his society, there exists a serum that allegedly 
normalizes these homosexuals. Despite him being a closet gay and while hiding his gay 
lover inside their abode, he continues to be the law enforcer who will soon face a bitter 
reality not only for himself, but also for those like him. 
 
The film is about the unending battle between religion and sexuality. This battle always rages towards the cycle of arguments, doubts, contemplation and compromise. It 
is mainly associated with the intrapersonal perspective, molded by a governing 
institution, such as the church. Yet, at the same time, it captures the inevitable decision 
that social norm will always break its way into the ideals of the closet - usually forcing 
the closet open with the person inside brought to unknown. 
 
The film takes the form of a cyclical narrative, with the experimentation on sound 
and editing in order to achieve a phenomenological play of the senses, in order to disrupt 
the audience from the film, and feel the filmmaker's motive towards the overall theme. 
Keywords: Queer, Speculative Cinema, Gender Power Relation

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